Transfers leave Aggies thin at QB for bowl vs. Louisville

“I’m just happy for our team”, he said. “It’s not something you can take lightly”.

At the end of the season, A&M and UofL were headed in opposite directions. When we watch the Texas A&M vs Louisville game live streaming or on TV today, junior college football transfer Jake Hubenak gets the call at quarterback and has less than 100 yards passing on his resume.

Jackson was the virtual definition of the dual-threat quarterback in Louisville’s 27-21 win over Texas A&M.

Head coach Bobby Petrino is 3-0 all-time versus the Aggies after defeating them as head coach at Arkansas. Louisville ended the season winning 5 of their last 6 games and really started to find their offense in that stretch.

UofL defensive coordinator Todd Grantham says Hubernak has plenty of talent surrounding him that can cause the Cards” problems if their defense doesn’t bring its “A’ game. The Aggies will have to rely on Tra Carson, a 1,000-yard back, to keep them in this one. On non-sack rushing plays, the speedy QB nicknamed “Flash” gained 7.8 yards a carry, according to Football Study Hall’s Bill Connelly, who writes extensively about college football analytics.

Jackson scored three times in the first quarter, and the Cardinals never trailed. On the ground, the Louisville Cardinals average 159.7 yards per game in which Jackson tops with 734 yards and nine touchdowns.

But can he win a bowl game on such short notice?

Colorado State (7-6) trailed most of the game before taking the lead on Wyatt Bryan’s 38-yard field goal with just under 4 minutes left.

“I’m very excited because I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time”, Jackson said.

They had chances, and dropped some passes, while getting the benefit of some calls and being on the wrong end of others.

Louisville’s defense has proven to be adept at applying pressure, especially when handed an early lead this season. They enter this bowl game with plenty of in-house controversy as many players are leaving the program. Those squads – and all the rest awaiting U of L in “16 – are likely already wary of a Cardinals” team with a lot of talent on the returning roster.

A better offensive line for A&M should also allow them to get looks in the running game.

The Cards stormed back to beat archrival Kentucky in the season finale.

BOUNCE BACK: The Cardinals opened the season losing their first three games — including a 20-17 loss to now-No. While the Aggies floundered late in the season, though, the Cardinals thrived – despite committing the majority of their turnovers during their second-half surge.

“Overall we’ve had a pretty decent year despite like some surprises and stuff yeah”, said Brynn Hatch.