Petrino Previews Saturday's Regular-Season Finale with UConn
November 27, 2006 | Football
Nov. 27, 2006
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville football head coach Bobby Petrino, senior running back Kolby Smith and senior defensive tackle Amobi Okoye met with members of the media on Monday to preview the Cards' regular-season finale against Connecticut. The Cards and Huskies will meet on Saturday at Noon ET on Senior Day at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
The Cards enter the game at 10-1 overall and 5-1 in BIG EAST play after a 48-24 road win over Pittsburgh last Saturday, while UConn is 4-7 overall and 1-5 in the conference following a 26-23 loss to Cincinnati last Saturday.
Cards Ranked Sixth in the BCS, Sixth and Seventh in the Polls: UofL enters the UConn game ranked sixth in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings released on Nov. 26. The Cards are ranked sixth in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, and seventh in the Harris Interactive Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll.
GAME FACTS - No. 6 Louisville (10-1, 5-1) vs Connecticut (4-7, 1-5)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006
Time: Noon ET
Site: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (42,000), Louisville, Ky.
TV: ESPN 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. 123
Polls: Louisville is ranked sixth in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings, sixth in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, seventh in the Harris Interactive Poll and seventh in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Series Info: This is the third meeting between these two schools in a series that began with a 41-22 win over the Huskies at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in 2000. UofL won last year's regular-season finale, 30-20, at Rentschler Field. Sophomore quarterback Hunter Cantwell made his first career start and threw for 271 yards and a touchdown. Senior running Michael Bush, who missed two previous games, returned to the lineup and ran for 125 yards and three scores.
