Syracuse (3-5, 1-3 Atlantic Coast) will travel to Louisville (4-4, 3-2) for a 12:30 p.m. kickoff on Saturday at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, and the game will be broadcast on the ACC Network. The Orange is on a five-game losing streak and most recently lost 45-21 to No. 17 Florida State.

Louisville slugger

After starting the season 0-3, U of L has won four of its last five including wins over North Carolina State, Boston College and Wake Forest by a combined 11 points. The Cardinals forced five second-half turnovers in its win against Wake Forest on Saturday. Despite running the ball 42 times for just 68 yards, U of L still came away with the win. Louisville averages 24.4 points, 11th best in the ACC, while Syracuse averages 29.2, eighth in the conference. SU is 6-7 all-time against the Cardinals.

Holding constant

There were no changes from last week in the Orange’s two-deep depth chart for Louisville. Senior Julian Whigham remains as a backup cornerback though he played a significant chunk of time at safety against Florida State.

Syracuse’s depth chart for Louisville on Saturday. No changes from last week. pic.twitter.com/NLIwS5ZguB

— Paul Schwedelson (@pschweds) November 2, 2015

Injury report

Junior hybrid Ben Lewis missed his second game in a row against Florida State with an upper-body injury. At hybrid, Ervin Philips and Dontae Strickland combined for 36 rushing yards on 10 carries and four receptions for 61 yards against the Seminoles.

Senior defensive end Luke Arciniega and sophomore linebacker Parris Bennett both left the FSU game and did not return with upper-body injuries.

The status of all three players is unknown going forward.

Published on November 2, 2015 at 5:21 pm

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