Takeaways from Scott Satterfield's Press Conference

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville football team remains home for a key Atlantic Coast Conference game when the Cardinals host Virginia on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the ACC Network.
University of Louisville head coach addressed the Clemson loss from last Saturday and previewed the upcoming conference game versus the Cavaliers.
Here are a few takeaways from Satterfield's weekly press conference.

1). The Cardinals will face another top defense in Virginia, which ranks eighth in the country in total defense. The Cavaliers are fourth in the country in sacks, totaling an average of 4.0 sacks per game.
"I think it starts with their outside linebackers," Satterfield said. "They run a 3-4 defense. Number 11 (Charles Snowden) is one of the better players in the ACC if not the country. He's 6'7, 235 pounds and he has a lot of length. They do a good job of containing everything on the edges and making you come inside. When you do that, you're not getting those free plays to the edges. Now those two linebackers on the inside are good players. I think they've done well in the secondary. They stay on top of everything. "

2). The Cardinals were held to a season low 263 yards of total offense in the 45-10 loss to Clemson. Typically, one of the most explosive offenses in the league this season, the Cardinals longest play was just 38 yards.
"You have to stay on the sticks," Satterfield said. "We've talked about that all year, we did a very poor job of that particularly the second half. You look in the third quarter, we did not move forward, we move backwards actually the first three drives so you have to stay on the sticks. What is what does that mean? Well, if you do decide to throw it on, first down, we need to complete it. A lot of times our first down throws our plays that we feel very confident in completing so we can be second. For second and five now if you go incomplete, now it's second and 10. That just gets you off the off your routine of what you want to be able to do. That's first and foremost eliminates some of these negative plays."

3). Running back Javian Hawkins carried a lot of the load in Saturday's loss to Clemson, carrying 26 times for 129 yards. With the possibility of Hassan Hall being sidelined, the Cardinals will look to add depth to the position this week.
"Both freshmen will be getting plenty of reps in practice this week as well as Burkley who will be at number two this week," Satterfield said. "Jalen Mitchell and Aiden Robbins will be ready and available which is great. We still planning on redshirting both of those guys which is great, but they could play this week. So, we will just get them ready and see which one will be the third guy. They both will be working with the offense this week and working on getting ready to play."

4). Linebacker C.J. Avery is second on the team in tackles and has been one of the most consistent players on the defense.
"Yeah, he's filled in," Satterfield said. "He actually moved over from his normal position and played the other middle inside linebacker position and did a really good job for us. He's solid. Number one, he's a solid person. Very good character. Very good attitude and wants to do anything to help the team. We're excited about him and being around him. He's a great leader for our defense. He's played well. Anytime you can switch positions like that and still play well is a credit to him. Obviously we'll lean on him as we move forward. He's probably been one of our most consistent players defensively throughout the whole season.

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