The Cardinals allowed the second-fewest yards by an FBS team during week one.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville football program is coming off of a 2023 campaign in which they were mostly led by the efforts from their defense. The Cardinals finished 21st in the FBS in total defense and 33rd and scoring defense, en route to posting a 10-4 record in head coach Jeff Brohm's first year at the helm.
"It felt great to see what I've been seeing during camp," defensive end Tramel Logan said. "Coming in, seeing we had a great team and great defense, for us to go out there and solidify that, it was great." The catalyst for this defensive masterclass was a swarming effort from Louisville's front seven against both the pass and the run. The Cardinals collected a whopping seven sacks - from five different players - and 14 tackles for loss. It was the most sacks since the 2022 Fenway Bowl vs. Cincinnati, and the most TFL's since Sept. 23, 2017 against Kent State
"I would say, just as a whole, just being in tune as a defense, everybody being sound, staying in your gaps- like, we work on, run fits every day," Puryear said when asked what translated onto the field from the offseason the most. "Just being close as a team, that's really all it's been. Just building off what we did last year."
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