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  OCT 26 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Javian Hawkins, Louisville, So., RB, Titusville, Fla.,...Rushed for 174 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in the Cardinals' 48-16 win over Florida State...First Louisville player with three rushing touchdowns in a game since Trey Smith against Wake Forest on Oct. 27, 2018...Saturday marked the 11th 100-yard rushing game of Hawkins' career, tied for the fourth most in Louisville history...His five career 150-yard rushing games are tied for the fifth most in school history. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

rSo/2021 RB *Javian Hawkins, Louisville
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  Javian Hawkins ran for a season-best 174 yards and a career-high three touchdowns for Louisville, which snapped a four-game losing streak Saturday by beating Florida State 48-16. The Cardinals (2-4, 1-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) took advantage of a yielding Seminoles defense to amass 410 yards of its 569 total yards in the first half. Five plays went for at least 35 yards in the half, helping the Cardinals take a 31-14 halftime lead. Jordan Travis, who transferred from Louisville two seasons ago, recovered his fumble after a botched handoff and ran it in 15 yards to give the Seminoles (2-4, 1-4) a 7-0 lead just 2:30 into the game. But Louisville responded quickly, needing just 2:01 to tie it on a 9-yard run by Hawkins, one of his 16 carries on the day.

That was the start of 28 straight points for Louisville, which never looked back. After the Cardinals defense forced a three-and-out on Florida State's ensuing drive, Hawkins gave Louisville the lead for good on a 70-yard scoring run on the Cardinals next play. Malik Cunningham completed 16 of 24 passes for 278 yards and two scores in the victory. Tutu Atwell caught three passes for 129 yards, including a 66-yard scoring strike from Cunningham, and added a 2-yard rushing touchdown. Despite racking up a season-best 265 yards rushing, the Seminoles offense could not match the Cardinals. Travis finished completing just 14-of-32 passes for 141 yards with a touchdown and an interception before being pulled midway through the fourth quarter. - Louisville/AP College Football

rSo/2021 RB *Javian Hawkins, Louisville
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  The "Cradle of Quarterbacks" is having a hard time picking one this season. Purdue is a school that has produced the likes of Drew Brees, Gary Danielson, Len Dawson, Jim Everett and Bob Griese - among many - but is looking for its next leader. Apparently a starter has been tabbed, but Brohm will not announce who it is until Saturday. Jack Plummer, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound sophomore, would seem to be the front-runner after completing 144 of 241 passes for 1,603 yards and 11 TDs last fall before getting injured. But Austin Burton and Aidan O'Connell also are in the mix. Plummer played against Iowa last fall, completing 30 of 50 passes for 327 yards and two TDs. - The Gazette

rSr/2024 QB Jack Plummer, Louisville
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  Louisville football left its loss to Notre Dame a bit banged up Saturday. Running back and kick returner Hassan Hall injured his shoulder in the 12-7 loss. He went down on a kick return attempt in the first half and did not return. Coach Scott Satterfield said he is listed as day-to-day. Also listed as day-to-day is defensive end Yaya Diaby. Diaby was seen limping off the field in the first half and did not return to the game. Neither Hall nor Diaby practiced on Sunday and will continue to be evaluated. The loss of Hall and Diaby could have an impact on the Cardinals against Florida State this Saturday. Hall is Louisville's backup running back, paired with starter Javian Hawkins. Hall has 111 yards on 26 carries and is averaging 5.5 yards per carry. Without Hall, Hawkins will carry the load again in the backfield. That isn't something new for Hawkins, who is fourth nationally with 519 rushing yards. Since taking over the lead role last season, he has had 20 or more attempts eight times, and his production hasn't faltered. He's capable of being a workhorse for Louisville. - Courier Journal

rSo/2021 RB *Javian Hawkins, Louisville
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  Saturday will be quarterback Shai Werts' 40th career start, making him just one of three Eagles in the modern era to start 40 or more games behind or under center. Tracy Ham (1982-86) started 53 games and Raymond Gross (1987-90) started 52. - Georgia Southern Football

rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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  Louisville's offense was supposed to be one of the best in the ACC this year and the reason it was thought of as a contender. But against Notre Dame, in the biggest game on the season, it was the reason it lost, not the defense. The Cardinals tallied just 234 yards and outside of the first drive of the second half, never looked in sync. Wide receiver Tutu Atwell never truly got going with 40 yards in the game, and the offensive line couldn't create room for Hawkins to run consistently. Notre Dame had more than 36 minutes possession. It was so lopsided that Louisville ran just five plays in the first quarter and it took until the second half for Satterfield to get through his scripted first and second down play calls. "That tells you the few amount of plays we ran in the first half," Satterfield said. - Courier Journal

Jr/2021 WR *Tutu Atwell, Louisville
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  Shai Werts threw three touchdown passes and added a 4-yard touchdown run to help Georgia Southern beat Massachusetts 41-0 on Saturday. Werts was 11-of-16 passing for 128 yards with no interceptions and finished with 13 carries for 76 yards. On the fifth play from scrimmage, Werts hit Malik Murray for a 47-yard touchdown catch-and-run, then added TD passes of 8 and 10 yards to Beau Johnson that gave Georgia Southern (3-1) a 21-0 lead with 9:12 left in the first half. UMass (0-1) was limited to 191 total yards, converted just 2-of-13 third downs with four three-and-outs, and never moved past the Georgia Southern 21-yard line.

UMass announced the cancellation of its 2020 football season on Aug. 11 due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic but later reversed course and on Sept. 21 the school said it would play a limited number of games to be announced as they are scheduled and Saturday's contest against Georgia Southern is the only one currently on the slate for the Minutemen. Georgia Southern's 25,000-seat Allen E. Paulson Stadium was limited to a capacity of 6,200 due to concerns related to pandemic. - Georgia Southern/AP College Football

rSr/2022 WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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  Louisville's offense was one of the best in the ACC last year. It averaged 33.1 points per game and was led by a wealth of talent. With the return of quarterback Malik Cunningham, running backs Hassan Hall and Javian Hawkins and a plethora of receivers led by Tutu Atwell and Dez Fitzpatrick, Louisville was thought to be one of the best offenses in the conference again. Many picked the Cardinals as a sleeper to make the ACC Championship game. But one month into the football season, Louisville (1-3, 0-3 ACC) has been inconsistent on both sides of the ball and is one of three ACC teams without a conference win. While it was understood it would take time for the defense to improve, the offense was supposed to be the strength again - carrying it to wins when the defense struggled. But that hasn't been the case, and now Louisville is on a three-game losing streak.

What's changed? The answer is fairly simple. The offense hasn't been the same efficient group it was last year. It's not because of a lack of talent or some large, schematic change, either. Louisville's main culprit is a turnover uptick and the inability to hit on the big plays it was known for last year. Satterfield didn't put the blame on one person, although he said Cunningham has missed a few throws he made last season. "Now, Malik's overthrown a few of them, but it seems like there's been something different, whether it be Malik not throwing the proper ball or the receiver not running the proper route or the offensive line or tight ends not protecting," Satterfield said. "So, in the course of the season, it's been a little bit of everybody, I think, that have attributed to some of those shots not being there." Louisville averaged 10.1 yards per passing attempt last year. This season, it is at 7.95. A dip, but something that is fixable. - Courier Journal

rSr/2023 QB Malik Cunningham, Louisville
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  It's a very different look for Oregon compared to the past four years with Justin Herbert at the reins, but also not unexpected or something the Ducks weren't prepared to face. "It certainly is different," Oregon coach Mario Cristobal said. "We've been accustomed to seeing No. 10 take every snap under center for a good chunk of time now. You've seen bits and pieces of practice, probably more drill work than anything else, but something that I've said from the beginning since Justin's departed is that Tyler Shough has done a great job, he really has. When he's had his opportunities in there in practice and in spring ball, he got off to a great, great start.

"He has a natural field presence. He has a commanding presence out there. In the short amount of time that Anthony Brown has been here, he also is an extremely talented guy that really is hungry and driven, just like Tyler. He's done some great things, has a really good career out there at Boston College. Then you got three young guys." Shough, who went 12 for 15 for 144 yards with three touchdowns in limited reps last season, will enter preseason camp atop the depth chart while Brown, who started 28 games during his time at Boston College and completed 55% of his passes for 4,738 yards with 40 touchdowns and 20 interceptions, will be with the second-team. "We'll enter Day 1 with Tyler taking the first reps and with Anthony taking the reps with the twos," Cristobal said. "We're going to make it a competition, but it's going to start off like that." - The Oregonian

rSr/2025 QB Tyler Shough, Louisville
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  Malik Cunningham is healthy once again. After taking a hard hit in the final offensive play of Louisville's 23-20 loss to Pittsburgh, Cunningham is back to being a full participant in practice. He was wheeled off the field on a stretcher and was limited during the bye week, coach Scott Satterfield said. But he was a full participant last weekend. His return is good news for the Cardinals. "He's doing good and ready to go. Shouldn't be any limitations as he heads into this game," Satterfield said.

Cunningham is considered one of the best quarterbacks in the ACC and has been off to a strong start statistically. He's sixth in the ACC with 757 yards and second with seven touchdowns. But there's still a place where Cunningham can improve - decision making. He was one of the most efficient quarterbacks in the country last season with a 194.74 passer rating, which would've been good for third nationally if he had attempted one more pass. His passer rating is 143.6 (sixth in the ACC), but with even higher usage rate, his interceptions are also up. Last year, Cunningham threw five interceptions on 178 attempts. He has five interceptions through three games this season on 91 attempts. He's on pace for 331 passing attempts this season. - Courier Journal

rSr/2023 QB Malik Cunningham, Louisville
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  Three quarterbacks - Plummer, O'Connell and Burton - have game experience with Plummer seeing the most action in 2019 until a broken ankle ended his season. O'Connell started the last three games, leading the Boilermakers to a win at Northwestern but the former walk-on showed a lot of poise and promise. Burton arrives from UCLA where he started one game and appeared in a total of six. The position has plenty of competition, which is positive, and it gives Brohm more than one choice to consider as his starter. Don't expect a decision on a starter until the week of the opener at the earliest. "He did some good things for us last year. He's got some athleticism, he's got some moxie to him, he can make some plays with his feet. Getting consistency in the passing game and his accuracy and decision-making support, he's got to continue to work on that." - Journal and Courier

rSr/2024 QB Jack Plummer, Louisville
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  Kentucky football's options at quarterback are increasing after a week-one loss to Auburn. Auburn transfer Joey Gatewood has been cleared to play the rest of the season by the Southeastern Conference, UK coach Mark Stoops announced on Wednesday. The SEC approved Gatewood's waiver request and others for players transferring from one league school to another due to "current circumstances resulting from disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic." Stoops had previously indicated Gatewood had been approved for a NCAA waiver to play this season instead of sitting out the normal year required of FBS transfers, but the SEC also had to approve a waiver for him to play since he was transferring from one conference program to another.

Gatewood, a former top-50 recruit in the 2018 high school class, could push Wilson for the starting job if additional snaps are not enough for Wilson to fix the mistakes of the opener. For now, he will compete with freshman Beau Allen for the primary backup position. Stoops said after Thursday's practice that Allen had taken the majority of the second-team quarterback reps the last two weeks, but Gatewood had been used extensively in preseason practice. He declined to speculate on how the backup quarterback spot might be used moving forward. The No. 1-ranked athlete in the 2018 high school class according to the 247Sports Composite, Gatewood lost the Auburn starting job to freshman Bo Nix, the No. 1-ranked quarterback in the 2019 class and son of Auburn legend Patrick Nix, last fall. - Louisville Courier Journal

rSr/2024 TE Joey Gatewood, Louisville
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  After leaving Saturday's game against Pittsburgh on a medical cart, Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham is "good to go," coach Scott Satterfield said. Cunningham went down hard on the last offensive play in Saturday's game. Rolling to his right, Cunningham was tackled as he was throwing the ball on fourth down, hoping to keep Louisville's comeback chances alive. His throw was intercepted. Though he was carted off on a stretcher, Satterfield said he had movement of all of his extremities while on the ground and he gave a thumbs up as he was carted off. He traveled back with the team on Saturday after evaluated and did practice on Tuesday, Satterfield said. Cunningham is currently the ACC leader in passing yards with 757. He also leads the league with seven touchdowns, but has thrown five interceptions, which is equal to his amount all of last season. - Courier Journal

rSr/2023 QB Malik Cunningham, Louisville
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  The 2020 season has started for Kentucky football, but the Wildcats are still waiting to learn if highly touted Auburn quarterback transfer Joey Gatewood can play this year. Gatewood, a former top-50 recruit, transferred to UK in January. Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has indicated the NCAA has cleared Gatewood to play this season, but he still needs an additional waiver from the SEC to avoid sitting this season because he is transferring from another SEC program. A rule change could be coming soon to let Gatewood play this season, Stoops said Monday. "We are trying to get the (SEC) rule changed," Stoops said. "That's above the head coaches' decision. It doesn't matter what we think. We need to talk to our presidents, and our presidents are voting on that. It's my understanding that we'll have a decision relatively quickly on that." Gatewood is not the only player in limbo due to the SEC rule. Tennessee offensive lineman Cade Mays and Ole Miss defensive back Otis Reese are also hoping to play for SEC teams this season after transferring from league foe Georgia. - Courier Journal

rSr/2024 TE Joey Gatewood, Louisville
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  There was a scary sight at the end of Louisville's game against Pittsburgh on Saturday. Quarterback Malik Cunningham, scrambling to his right to avoid a sack and make a play on fourth down, was hit while throwing the ball. He hit the ground hard and stayed down. Cunningham, who entered the week leading the ACC in passing yards and touchdowns, was taken off the field on a stretcher that was put on a cart. While he was being carted off, he gave a thumbs-up to his team. "That's the soldier mentality in him. He gave it his all and he got twisted up. He put his thumb up to let us know he was good so we are going to get back and get better," running back Javian Hawkins said.

After the game, head coach Scott Satterfield said he didn't know the exact nature of Cunningham's injury but that he was moving all of his extremities while on the ground. "He stepped up on that play. They had some pass rushers there, and it looked like he got his feet caught up under a couple of their defenders. He got twisted a little bit," Satterfield said. "The medical team takes every precaution. That's why they took him in to further evaluate him. I have not gotten an update on that, so anything else would be speculation. He did have feeling in his body and his extremities, so that's positive." - Courier Journal

rSr/2023 QB Malik Cunningham, Louisville
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