Overview
- Wake Forest defeated No. 16 Louisville 30-27 on Saturday at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium when a final 57-yard field-goal attempt was blocked to end the game.
- Wake’s Connor Calvert made three field goals, Gio Lopez passed for 225 yards, Carlos Hernandez caught nine passes for 194 yards, and Ty Clark III rushed 21 times for 91 yards and two touchdowns.
- Louisville quarterback Lincoln Kienholz completed 27 of 36 passes for 324 yards, threw one interception and ran for two scores, but the Cardinals produced only six points in the second half.
- Reports say Louisville committed multiple costly penalties (about nine for roughly 90 yards) and played without starting defensive back Antonio Watts after the university announced his season-ending knee injury.
- Coverage concurs that Wake sealed the win with a blocked long kick but differs on which player made the block, and the result moves Wake Forest to 3-1 while Louisville falls to 2-2 with Wake hosting Stanford next and Louisville visiting NC State.