Petrino Previews Saturday's BIG EAST Home Finale Against Syracuse
November 21, 2005 | Football
Nov. 21, 2005
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville football head coach Bobby Petrino and sophomore quarterback Brian Brohm met with members of the media on Monday to preview U of L's upcoming BIG EAST home finale against Syracuse. The Cards and Orange will meet on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Following the Syracuse game, U of L will close out the regular-season at BIG EAST foe Connectict on Dec. 3 at Rentschler Field. The game is scheduled to be televised nationally by ESPN and the game time is expected to be announced in the coming days.
Cards Ranked 17th, 18th in the Nation: U of L enters this week's game against Syracuse ranked 17th in the latest AP Poll and ranked 18th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and Harris Interactive Poll.
GAME FACTS - Louisville (7-2, 3-2) vs Syracuse (1-9, 0-6)
Date: Saturday, November 26, 2005
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Site: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (42,000), Louisville, Ky.
TV: ESPNU will televise the game live
Radio: Paul Rogers and Craig Swabeck will call all the action and Doug Ormay will report from the sidelines on WHAS (840 AM)
Also: SIRIUS Satelitte Radio, Ch. 119
Polls: Louisville is ranked 17th in this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 18th in this week's USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll and Harris Interactive Poll.
Series Info: Syracuse leads the overall series 3-1 ... This will be the fifth meeting between the two schools and the first as members of the BIG EAST Conference ... U of L won the last meeting 30-20 in the Carrier Dome in 2003 ... The Orange won the first three meetings in the series that dates back to 1985 ... Syracuse defeated Louisville 15-9 in their first ever visit to Louisville in 1992.
