We continue to preview the Mustangs upcoming opponents with their first-ever ACC road game
DALLAS – The Atlantic Coast Conference really rolled out the red carpet for SMU’s arrival into the conference. A week after playing the conference’s reigning champion, the Mustangs will face Louisville, a team most prognosticators will probably rank just behind Florida State in their preseason predictions.By the time SMU travels to Louisville, SMU coach Rhett Lashlee will know who the Cardinals quarterback will be. However, here in June, there’s no clear answer.
The Cardinals have eight quarterbacks under center, none of whom are last year’s starter . Harrison Bailey is the only quarterback with experience playing for Louisville and it was one game . One of the seven other quarterbacks is graduate transfer Tyler Shough. Last year with Texas Tech, Shough compiled 746 passing yards, seven touchdowns and four interceptions.
Whoever lines up under center will work with a new running back, too. Last year’s top rushers, Jawhar Jordan and Isaac Guerendo, are in the NFL. The Cardinals also lost their top receiver, but do return Chris Bell and brought in Alabama transfer Ja’Corey Brooks who has 57 receptions, 896 yards and 10 touchdowns in his career in Tuscaloosa.Louisville’s defense may end up being the unit at the end of the season. It’s a defense that returns its top two tacklers from 2023, linebacker T.J.
Phil Steele’s annual College Football Preview magazine has each of the Cardinals’ defensive units ranked in the top five of the ACC. He also has the defensive line and secondary for the Cardinals ranked in his top 25 national rankings and has the linebackers at No. 30.Louisville plays Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. the week after opening its own ACC schedule against Georgia Tech.
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