Petrino Previews Saturday's BIG EAST Opener Against Cincinnati
October 09, 2006 | Football
Oct. 9, 2006
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville football head coach Bobby Petrino met with members of the media on Monday to review the Cards' 44-17 win at Middle Tennessee last week and preview the upcoming BIG EAST opener against Cincinnati. The Cards and Bearcats will meet on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on Homecoming at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and the game will be televised nationally by ESPNU.
With the win at MTSU last Friday night, the Cards improved to 5-0 on the season, while Cincinnati moved to 3-3 overall following a 20-14 win over Akron last Saturday.
Cards Ranked Seventh in the Nation: UofL enters this week's game against Cincinnati ranked seventh in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Harris Interactive Poll.
GAME FACTS - Louisville (5-0, 0-0) vs. Cincinnati (3-3, 0-1)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Site: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (42,000), Louisville, Ky.
TV: ESPNU will televise the game nationally
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. 130
Polls: Louisville is ranked seventh in this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll, the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Harris Interactive Poll.
Series Info: This is the 46th meeting between UofL and UC with the Bearcats holding a 26-18-1 advantage. However, Louisville has won the last three meetings and seven of the last eight contests... Louisville is 8-11-1 at home in the series, but won the last meeting 70-7 in 2004 at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... UC handed the Cards a 24-14 defeate at PJCS in 2002... Louisville is 3-1 against the Bearcats at PJCS... Last season, UofL won 46-22 at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati... The winner of the annual rivalry game gains possession of the the Keg of Nails Trophy.
