Plummer’s six touchdowns lead Louisville in 56-28 rout of Boston Faculty

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Plummer, a senior, threw a career-high 5 touchdowns in opposition to a porous Eagles protection.

Boston Faculty quarterback Thomas Castellanos logged 265 yards and three touchdowns within the loss. AP

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LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Jack Plummer threw for 388 yards and accounted for six touchdowns to guide Louisville to a 56-28 victory over Boston Faculty on Saturday afternoon.

The Cardinals (4-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Convention) used a bevy of huge performs to rack up 585 yards on offense. Plummer, a senior switch from California, who threw for a career-high five touchdowns on 18-of-21 passing, had seven passes go for at the least 27 yards, together with 4 of his touchdowns.

Jawhar Jordan additionally loved a giant sport as he ran 18 occasions for 134 yards and two scores and caught a 75-yard landing go from Plummer. The redshirt junior additionally had runs of 42 and 33 yards and a 40-yard kickoff return.

Ahmari Huggins Bruce caught three passes for 110 yards and two scores. The junior’s 55-yard landing go from Plummer on Louisville’s second play of the second half made it 56-21 with 10:04 left within the third quarter.

The Eagles (1-3, 0-2) (2-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Convention) discovered themselves down 28-0 earlier than the offense lastly began clicking halfway by means of the second quarter. Sophomore quarterback Thomas Castellanos ran for a 39-yard landing and accomplished 17-of-33 passes for 265 yards and three scores.

THE TAKEAWAY

Boston Faculty: Similar to final week, the Eagles discovered themselves down large. Nonetheless, a porous protection saved the offense from having the ability to claw again into the sport. BC entered Saturday with the One hundred and fifteenth-ranked speeding protection (187.3 yards per sport) within the Soccer Bowl Subdivision, however Louisville additionally gashed an Eagles secondary that was twenty sixth nationally in passing yards allowed (174.7 ypg).

Louisville: With the win, the Cardinals are 4-0 general and 2-0 within the ACC for the primary time since 2016. It’s a strong begin to the season for first-year coach Jeff Brohm, however the more durable stretch of the schedule nonetheless looms.

UP NEXT

Boston Faculty returns house for a Saturday afternoon contest in opposition to Virginia.

Louisville travels to N.C. State for a Friday night time sport.