Tyler Shough passed for four touchdowns in his Louisville debut, freshman Isaac Brown added a 77-yard scoring run and the Cardinals scored on six of their first seven possessions to overwhelm Austin Peay 62-0 in Saturday's season opener for both teams. L ouisville flexed its muscle right away against the FCS Governors and never let up in the inaugural meeting between schools that each won at least nine games and reached the postseason last year. The Cardinals gained 56 yards on their first three plays al one, though that game-opening drive stalled near the red zone and they had to settle for Brock Travelstead's 30-yard field goal.They added seven offensive touchdowns from there, with Shough's arm leading the way toward a 38-0 halftime lead. The Te xas Tech transfer completed 18 of 24 passes for 232 yards in just two quarters, while his TD total tied Browning Nagle for the best starting debut by a Louisville QB. Jadon Thompson pulled in two of those scores for 33 and 5 yards, the second score comin g just two plays after T.J. Capers' 29-yard interception return to the Austin Peay 13. Ja'Corey Brooks and tight end Mark Redman caught scoring passes of 9 and 21 yards, while Keyjuan Brown rushed for a 4-yard score as Louisville outgained APSU 321-82 at the break. - AP College Football
(DS#5 QB) rSr/2025 QB Tyler Shough, Louisville
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