Seminoles Looking for First Road Win in 3 Years at Louisville
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On November
25, 2023, the Florida State Seminoles notched a 24-15 victory over arch-rival Florida in The
Swamp in Gainesville to cap off an undefeated regular season. Unfortunately for the Seminoles, that was the last
road win enjoyed by the Seminoles.
Since
then, Florida State (3-2, 1-1 in the ACC) has gone 0-11 in road games.
Currently on a two-game winning streak, and playing dominant football, the
Seminoles believe they can bring that road losing streak to an end at
Louisville (2-3, 1-2 in the ACC) on Friday night.
Broadcast
Information
Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Location: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium ,
Louisville Kentucky
TV: ESPN
Betting
Odds: Louisville
-3.5-point favorite
Louisville
Cardinals
The Cardinals’
three losses have been close, each of them by three points. They are on a
two-game losing streak. Louisville fields one of the best offenses in the ACC, however.
They are No. 2 in the conference at 486 yards of total offense per game.
Coach Jeff
Brohm’s offense is triggered by quarterback Lincoln Keinholz, a transfer from
Ohio State. Kienholz has accounted for 15 total touchdowns this season, and has
averaged 278 passing yards per game so far this season.
In the
rushing department, what can the Brown’s do for you? Running backs Keyjuan Brown and
Isaac Brown have combined for 689 yards and five touchdowns at the midway point
of the season.
On the perimeter,
receivers Tre Richardson and former Florida State pass-catcher Lawayne McCoy
will present a significant challenge to a Seminoles pass defense. Florida State
allows their opponents 265 yards per game through the air and has given up nine
touchdowns.
Richardson
leads the Cardinals with 445 receiving yards (3rd in the ACC), and has
scored two touchdowns. McCoy leads the team with four receiving touchdowns and
has averaged over 20 yards per catch (2nd in the ACC).
On defense,
however, Louisville is one of the worst in the ACC and college football. Florida
State will look to take advantage of their leaking sieve of a defense that has
allowed eight passing touchdowns and eight rushing touchdowns.
Florida
State Seminoles
The
Seminoles have found new life over the last two weeks, outscoring their
opponents 72-14. They are coming off a dominant performance, on both sides of
the ball, in a 38-7 win over Virginia.
Quarterback
Ashton Daniels set a school record with five rushing touchdowns against the
Cavaliers. On defense, the Seminoles collected 10 sacks and stymied the Virginia
passing game.
Daniels now has 15 total touchdowns on the season, and ranks
among the top-three nationally in rushing touchdowns with nine.
Running
back Ousmane Kromah continues to bring his tough style of running the football,
and is second in the nation in forced missed tackles with 37, forcing missed
tackles 43 percent of the time.
Kromah has rushed for 477 yards and five
touchdowns, and has averaged 5.89 yards per carry.
The
defense has improved considerably, and is ranked No. 7 nationally in sacks (17)
and No. 19 in tackles for loss (36). That could prove to be a challenge to the
Louisville running backs getting past the first level of an inspired Florida State
defensive front.
Almost three calendar years without a road win is a long time. That kind of negativity can be set
in stone in the football psyche of most teams.
But the Seminoles are playing
their best football right now. If they can continue this upward trajectory, Florida
State has a good chance to get their third consecutive win and their second ACC
victory of the season.
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