Tonight’s college football matchup features the struggling but improving Florida State Seminoles (3-2, 1-1 in ACC) against the inconsistent Louisville Cardinals (2-3, 1-2 in ACC). Florida State, coming off a pair of solid wins over Central Arkansas and Virginia, faces challenges after a tumultuous couple of seasons. Meanwhile, Louisville has shown flashes of brilliance but struggles to close out tight games, having lost three recent contests by a total of just nine points. The article highlights quarterback performance on both sides: Ashton Daniels for Florida State needs to improve ball security, while Lincoln Kienholz for Louisville boasts impressive stats despite the team’s narrow losses.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
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College Football takes center stage tonight as a bit of an appetizer before the main course of games we get tomorrow.
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we → take → games
I love that College Football has expanded to more than just Saturday nights.
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Football → love → nights
I believe it was this week that started a stretch of something like 90 days straight of football on television, either professional or college-level.
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that → believe → television
The game tonight that I have circled is between Florida State and Louisville in an ACC matchup.
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If you recall, they went 13-0 in 2023, but were taken out of consideration for the National Championship mostly because they lost two quarterbacks.
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Most of the major players sat out of the Orange Bowl (mostly out of protest), and the team was blown out 63-3.
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team → sit → protest
They went 2-10 in 2024 and 5-7 in 2025.
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It really hasn't been an easy start to this season, but they've won the games they were supposed to, and they've been competitive in their losses.
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they → win → losses
Week 1, they beat New Mexico State with a 34-17 win.
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they → beat → win
Weeks 2 and 3 saw them face ranked opponents.
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They faced #19 SMU in Week 2, losing 27-24 at home.
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They → face → home
The following week they had to face Alabama, and it was a good game, but not great for Florida State.
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it → have → State
They lost 50-36.
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They won 34-7 over Central Arkansas and 38-7 over Virginia.
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They → win → Virginia
Quarterback Ashton Daniels has been decent for them, but he does need to protect the ball a bit more.
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he → need → ball
He has six touchdowns and six interceptions.
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The Louisville Cardinals come into tonight's matchup with a 2-3 record and a 1-2 ACC record.
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Cardinals → come → record
Louisville has been good at beating some strong teams in the past.
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Last season, the Cardinals took down Miami in a surprising victory.
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Cardinals → take → victory
The story this year for Louisville has been its inability to close out close games.
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In Week 1, the Cardinals lost by three to Ole Miss, one of the better teams in the country.
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Cardinals → lose → country
They ran off two wins, one over Villanova and one over SMU the next two weeks.
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The SMU win was impressive, with them winning 41-31.
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them → win → ?
In the past two weeks, the Cardinals lost to Wake Forest and NC State.
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Cardinals → lose → Forest
Can the team figure out the way to close out a game?
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For the season, he has racked up 1,394 passing yards with nine touchdowns and just one interception.
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He does scramble a bit as well, but it isn't really for a ton of yardage.
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He does have six rushing touchdowns, though.
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Tonight is going to be a solid battle between two ACC teams that are most likely looking at nothing more than a solid Bowl Game appearance this year.
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For Louisville, this season could be a bit different with a few plays going its way.
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For Florida State, this game would represent another step forward from its rough past few years.
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Louisville should be favored and is the better team.
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I like the Cardinals at -3 for the game.
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I also think the offenses should be in full force and like the over.
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I'll play them both.
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