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Louisville Cardinals look to fix their closing problem against Florida State Seminoles tonight

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Troy, D. (2026, October 9). Louisville Cardinals look to fix their closing problem against Florida State Seminoles tonight. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/louisville-cardinals-fix-closing-problem-florida-state-seminoles-tonight

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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.
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The Louisville Cardinals are set to play the Florida State Seminoles tonight in an ACC matchup, part of a stretch where college football games will air almost every day for about three months. Florida State is currently 3-2 overall and 1-1 in conference play this season. Despite losing two quarterbacks last year and suffering a blowout loss in the Orange Bowl, they have shown improvement this season by winning expected matchups and competing well against ranked opponents like SMU earlier this year. Louisville, aiming to fix their closing issues from previous games, faces a tough test as Florida State seeks to build momentum after struggling seasons of 2-10 in 2024 and 5-7 in 2025.

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🔮 One of the two matches between ranked teams happens today, so we know both of them will move up or down the Top-25 list after this, with Arizona taking on Texas Tech.
🔮 However, the rest of the roster is filled out with guys who would be better at filling roles than filling holes.
🔮 I will grab UConn at +1250 to win the title, as I think this team will make at least an Elite 8 appearance.
🔮 This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
🔮 If you want to find any "flaw" for the team, it might be that they are only winning by one run in about half of the games.
🔮 My victory lap will stop here because I have been dead wrong about the Dallas Cowboys.
🔮 This season, the Chiefs have found a way to a 5-0 record, but their bye week has already passed, which makes me think they will lose some games late in the season.
🔮 The Chargers were expected to be strong this year, but they’ve been terrible.
🔮 This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
🔮 I'm sure it will happen somewhere today as well.
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ACC Cardinals Florida State Louisville SMU

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Louisville GPE · 5× ACC ORG · 4× Cardinals ORG · 4× Florida State ORG · 4× SMU ORG · 3× College Football ORG · 2× Seminoles ORG · 2× Alabama GPE · 1× Central Arkansas GPE · 1× New Mexico State GPE · 1×

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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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🔮 For Louisville, this season could be a bit different with a few plays going its way.

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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. asserted
we → take → games
I love that College Football has expanded to more than just Saturday nights. asserted
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. asserted
that → believe → television
The game tonight that I have circled is between Florida State and Louisville in an ACC matchup. asserted
I → circle → matchup
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. asserted
they → recall → quarterbacks
Most of the major players sat out of the Orange Bowl (mostly out of protest), and the team was blown out 63-3. asserted
team → sit → protest
They went 2-10 in 2024 and 5-7 in 2025. asserted
They → go → 2025
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. asserted
they → win → losses
Week 1, they beat New Mexico State with a 34-17 win. asserted
they → beat → win
Weeks 2 and 3 saw them face ranked opponents. asserted
them → see → opponents
They faced #19 SMU in Week 2, losing 27-24 at home. asserted
They → face → home
The following week they had to face Alabama, and it was a good game, but not great for Florida State. asserted
it → have → State
They lost 50-36. asserted
They → lose → ?
They won 34-7 over Central Arkansas and 38-7 over Virginia. asserted
They → win → Virginia
Quarterback Ashton Daniels has been decent for them, but he does need to protect the ball a bit more. asserted
he → need → ball
He has six touchdowns and six interceptions. asserted
He → have → touchdowns
The Louisville Cardinals come into tonight's matchup with a 2-3 record and a 1-2 ACC record. asserted
Cardinals → come → record
Louisville has been good at beating some strong teams in the past. asserted
Louisville → beat → past
Last season, the Cardinals took down Miami in a surprising victory. asserted
Cardinals → take → victory
The story this year for Louisville has been its inability to close out close games. asserted
story → close → games
In Week 1, the Cardinals lost by three to Ole Miss, one of the better teams in the country. asserted
Cardinals → lose → country
They ran off two wins, one over Villanova and one over SMU the next two weeks. asserted
They → run → SMU
The SMU win was impressive, with them winning 41-31. asserted
them → win → ?
In the past two weeks, the Cardinals lost to Wake Forest and NC State. asserted
Cardinals → lose → Forest
Can the team figure out the way to close out a game? asserted
team → figure → game
For the season, he has racked up 1,394 passing yards with nine touchdowns and just one interception. asserted
he → rack → touchdowns
He does scramble a bit as well, but it isn't really for a ton of yardage. asserted
it → scramble → yardage
He does have six rushing touchdowns, though. asserted
He → have → touchdowns
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. asserted
that → go → appearance
For Louisville, this season could be a bit different with a few plays going its way. uncertain
plays → go → way
For Florida State, this game would represent another step forward from its rough past few years. asserted
game → represent → years
Louisville should be favored and is the better team. asserted
Louisville → favor → ?
I like the Cardinals at -3 for the game. asserted
I → like → game
I also think the offenses should be in full force and like the over. asserted
offenses → think → over
I'll play them both. asserted
I → play → them
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