Football
By GARY B. GRAVES
Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Isaac Brown rushed for two touchdowns, Tyler Shough threw for two scores and Stanquan Clark had two of Louisville’s three interceptions as the Cardinals routed Pittsburgh 37-9 on Saturday.
The Cardinals (7-4, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) scored on four of their first six possessions for a 27-0 halftime cushion, boosted by 10 points off Clark’s two interceptions. The linebacker’s end-zone pickoff of Eli Holstein on the opening possession set up Brock Travelstead’s 41-yard field goal before he laid out to snatch Nate Yarnell’s second-quarter pass that resulted in Isaac Brown’s 15-yard TD run one snap later.
Clark’s critical takeaway came three plays after the Panthers denied Louisville on fourth-and-goal at the 1.
Yarnell was playing in place of quarterback Eli Holstein, who left the game on a cart with a serious left-leg injury sustained on a first-quarter sack by Ashton Gillotte. Holstein’s leg was placed in a boot before being carted off, but he returned to the sideline by halftime.
Coach Pat Narduzzi said afterward that Holstein was “banged up” but did not elaborate.
Gillotte had both Louisville’s sacks among three total stops as the Cardinals avenged last year’s loss in Pittsburgh after a 6-0 start.
“Obviously, we lost to them last year, so (there was) a little chip on our shoulder, little comments that we try to use as fuel, but I think we just got it done,” Gillotte said. “It’s just about finishing.”
Pitt (7-4, 3-4) avoided its first shutout loss in five years as Konata Mumpfield caught an 8-yard scoring pass from Yarnell in the third quarter. The Panthers also…
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