Cardinals avoid upset

Fri., Sept. 7, 2007

Associated Press The Spokesman-Review

Brian Brohm threw for a career-high 401 yards and five touchdowns and Anthony Allen added a school-record 275 yards rushing and two scores as No. 8 Louisville avoided a major upset by surviving Middle Tennessee 58-42 Thursday night at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky.

Mario Urrutia, Gary Barnidge and Harry Douglas all topped 100 yards receiving as the Cardinals (2-0) extended the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 20 games.

The Blue Raiders (0-2) never led, but the Sun Belt Conference champions never let the Cardinals get comfortable.

Despite Brohm being at his efficient best the Blue Raiders – who managed all of 217 yards in a season-opening loss to Florida Atlantic – nearly matched the high-powered Cardinals in a game that featured 1,284 yards from scrimmage and 13 TDs.

Cincinnati 34, Oregon St. 3: At Cincinnati, freshman Marcus Barnett caught a touchdown pass and recovered a blocked punt in the end zone, helping the Bearcats (2-0) turn the Beavers’ mistakes into a win.

The Bearcats got a signature win for first-year coach Brian Kelly, who has installed a wide-open, no-huddle offense and tried to inject excitement into a football program that is treated like an afterthought locally.

Sophomore Sean Canfield threw interceptions that set up a field goal and Ben Mauk’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Barnett, putting Cincinnati up 10-3 at halftime. After the intermission, the Beavers (1-1) got back to their self-destruction.

OSU’s Sammie Stroughter, who took a leave of absence during fall football and sat out the opener, tried to fair-catch a punt at his 9-yard line and fumbled. Cincinnati recovered at the 2, and Bradley Glatthaar’s run put Cincinnati in control.

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