Petrino Previews Thursday's Showdown at Undefeated Rutgers
November 06, 2006 | Football
Nov. 6, 2006
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville football head coach Bobby Petrino and junior quarterback Brian Brohm met with members of the media on Monday to preview the upcoming BIG EAST road showdown with unbeaten Rutgers. The No. 3 Cards and No. 14 Scarlet Knights will meet on Thursday at 7:47 p.m. ET at Rutgers Stadium and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
The Cards enter the game at 8-0 overall and 3-0 in BIG EAST play after a 44-34 home win over then-No. 3 West Virginia last Thursday, while the Scarlet Knighs are 8-0 overall and 3-0 in the conference following their 24-13 win over Connecticut on Oct. 28.
Cards Ranked Third in the BCS, Third and Fourth in the Polls: UofL enters the Rutgers game ranked third in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings released on Nov. 5. The Cards are ranked third in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and the Harris Interactive Poll, and fourth in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
UofL-USF Game on Nov. 18 Expected to be a Night Game: The kickoff time for the Cards' Nov. 18 home tilt with USF is likely to be at either 7 p.m. or 7:45 p.m. ET and will be determined following this weekend's games. The game will also likely be televised by one of the ESPN networks (ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU).
GAME FACTS - No. 3 Louisville (8-0, 3-0) at No. 14 Rutgers (8-0, 3-0)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006
Time: 7:47 p.m. ET
Site: Rutgers Stadium (41,500), Piscataway, N.J.
TV: ESPN will televise the game nationally with Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color) and Erin Andrews (sidelines) calling the action.
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 third in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings, third in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and the Harris Interactive Poll and fourth in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Rutgers is ranked 13th in the BCS and the Harris Poll, 14th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and 15th in the AP Top 25.
Series Info: This is the sixth meeting between the two schools with Rutgers holding a 4-1 advantage... UofL won the last meeting, 56-5, last season at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium... Brian Brohm threw for 315 yards and three scores in the win over the Scarlet Knights... The series began in 1976 with a 34-0 Rutgers win... UofL is making its third-ever trip to Piscataway and the first since a 38-21 RU win in 1984.
