Louisville Cardinals vs. Florida State Seminoles: Betting odds, point spread

And an improving passing game could make Cook even more risky.

Grantham is tasked with slowing the nation’s second-leading rusher as the Cardinals (2-3, 1-1 ACC) meet the No. 11 Seminoles (5-0, 3-0) Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium (noon, ESPN). “But that’s OK. We know who we are”.

TN: After a decent start against Texas State, Golson was bad against USF and very bad against Boston College. Or defensively, make the plays.

Fisher was happy the Seminoles rallied for a victory, surging ahead on Dalvin Cook’s 23-yard touchdown run.

Senior quarterback Everett Golson, a transfer from Notre Dame whose comfort level seems to be growing, is utilizing his playmakers. The Miami game was a great example of this.

Coach Jimbo Fisher still refers to the line as a work in progress, and it’s not just coach speak; Bell and left tackle Rod Johnson are the only two linemen to start all five games.

Florida State doesn’t have the flashy offense of two years ago, when the Seminoles averaged 51.6 points en route to their third national championship. Going into last week, it wasn’t known if Cook was going to be able to play against Miami due to a hamstring issue. Do you expect him to be full speed against Louisville and what are FSU’s options if he isn’t? But his production has been much greater considering he had one carry against Clemson.

FSU is now clicking with Cook back on the field and one of the better defenses in the country. He didn’t practice early this week but finally did today, following the same track he did against Miami last week. If he’s out or limited, FSU’s backup is Johnathan Vickers, with usual #2 Mario Pender still out with a collapsed lung and subsequent infection. She’s also the anchor of FSU’s defense, which gives up.

“I think Crowley has defied all the odds”, Krikorian said. Florida State has reached the title game on four occasions in that span, capturing the 2015 title in Durham against NC State.

Golson. The Cardinals are going to be keying hard on Cook and the run.

A concern for the Seminoles though might be pass defense.

Florida State owns a 17-game home winning streak but is only 1-6 against the spread over its last seven home dates.

What has remained constant is Louisville’s ability to create turnovers. He is electric as a runner and has a huge arm, making him a threat to break a huge play on any given snap. They’re going to help me. I don’t trust any of the linebackers to do it. The most likely candidate is Trey Marshall, but that still doesn’t inspire too much confidence. “Our guys were good….” This sets up the classic “trap” game.

All eyes were on Louisville in this prime time match-up, and Bobby Petrino’s team had the game in the bag until the lead was lost.

“We had our little celebration afterwards and a little bit the day after”, Fisher said.

The Cardinals opened the season with a 31-24 loss to Auburn in a kickoff classic game in Atlanta.

“I said this previous year, everybody laughed at me”.

Golden said he’s considering a change in his substitution patterns, with a rotation in the offensive line one possibility. “I think they’ll be okay long-term”. I mean, you see a really good football team. We’re not anxious about playoffs and rankings.