FSU football: 3 things to know about the Louisville Cardinals

Sep 29, 2018; Louisville, KY, USA; Florida State Seminoles linebacker Emmett Rice (56) celebrates with Florida State Seminoles defensive back Jaiden Woodbey (20) after a play against the Louisville Cardinals during second half at Cardinal Stadium. Florida State defeated Louisville 28-24. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 29, 2018; Louisville, KY, USA; Florida State Seminoles linebacker Emmett Rice (56) celebrates with Florida State Seminoles defensive back Jaiden Woodbey (20) after a play against the Louisville Cardinals during second half at Cardinal Stadium. Florida State defeated Louisville 28-24. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /
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FSU football fans are dealing with accepting the team having several issues that are preventing them from winning. Among them are injuries at key positions, turnovers, inability to get off the field on third down, inability to convert third downs, players freelancing defensively, and coaching errors, among other things.

The Noles need a good performance when they host the Louisville Cardinals Saturday afternoon. A couple of key players might return along the offensive line, and that would be a big boost to a unit struggling to block it up.

Louisville is a beatable team, as evidence by the two-point betting spread, according to Wynnbet. Two of the worst FSU teams in recent years beat Louisville in back-to-back years before Louisville ran away with the 2020 game with a 48-16 blowout win.

It was a game where FSU looked overmatched defensively, and Jordan Travis was hurt and didn’t return for the second half. Could the 2021 game be any different? Potentially, as Louisville lost a lot of playmakers from last year, but this game is more about FSU than Louisville.

If the Noles limit the turnovers, that alone would give them a shot to win the game. Here are three things to know about this Louisville team.