Petrino Previews Saturday's BIG EAST Road Game at Syracuse
October 16, 2006 | Football
Oct. 16, 2006
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville football head coach Bobby Petrino, senior defensive tackle Amobi Okoye and sophomore fullback Brock Bolen met with members of the media on Monday to review the Cards' 23-17 win over Cincinnati last week and preview the upcoming BIG EAST road game at Syracuse. The Cards and Orange will meet on Saturday at Noon ET at the Carrier Dome and the game will be televised by ESPN Regional (WBKI-TV in Louisville).
With the Homecoming victory over the Bearcats last Saturday, the Cards opened 1-0 in BIG EAST Conference play and improved to 6-0 overall on the season. Syracuse enters the game at 0-2 in the BIG EAST and 3-4 overall following a 41-17 loss at West Virginia last Saturday.
Cards Ranked Sixth in the Polls, Seventh in BCS: UofL enters this week's game at Syracuse ranked sixth in all three major polls (Associated Press Top 25, USA Today Coaches Poll and Harris Interactive Poll). The Cards debuted at No. 7 in the 2006 Bowl Championships Series (BCS) standings released on Sunday afternoon.
GAME FACTS - No. 6 Louisville (6-0, 1-0) at Syracuse (3-4, 0-2)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006
Time: Noon ET
Site: Carrier Dome (50,000), Syracuse, N.Y.
TV: ESPN Regional will televise the game and it will be available on WBKI in Louisville.
Radio: Paul Rogers and Craig Swabek will call all the action and Doug Ormay will report from the sidelines on WHAS (840 AM)
Also: SIRIUS Satelitte Radio, Ch. 143
Polls: Louisville is ranked sixth in this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll, USA Today Coaches Poll and Harris Interactive Poll. The Cards are seventh in this week's BCS standings.
Series Info: This is the sixth meeting between UofL and Syracuse with the Orange holding a 3-2 lead... Louisville has won the last two meetings between the two schools... The Cards won 41-17 at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium last season in their first season together in the BIG EAST Conference... The Cards won 30-20 in Bobby Petrino's second game as head coach at UofL in 2003... Louisville is 1-1 all-time at the Carrier Dome.
