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Published Oct 10, 2013
Rutgers falls to Louisville
Bobby Deren
ScarletNation.com Senior Writer
Play of the Day
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Rutgers'
fake field goal. The Scarlet Knights dipped
into their bag of tricks when the field goal
unit came out and lined up for a would-be
44-yard field goal attempt late in the
second quarter. But they quickly switched
formations and J.T. Tartacoff took a shotgun
snap and completed a 26-yard pass to Tyler
Kroft which set up a 1-yard touchdown pass
to Kroft on the following play.
Runner
up:
Louisville had a host of plays to pick from
on the night. It could be any one of the Cardinals' four
interceptions or eight
sacks of Gary Nova. There were also plenty of Teddy
Bridgewater passes to open receivers.
The Turning Point
Gary
Nova's second quarter interception. Rutgers was down 3-0 and
driving in Louisville territory to start the second quarter
after its defense had picked up a bit of momentum. But Nova
and Brandon Coleman were out of sync and the result was an
interception right in the hands of James Burgess. Two plays
later Louisville scored and started to open up a double-digit
lead. That set the tone for Nova's night which ended with
four interceptions. He just wasn't able to make clutch
throws although he did face his fair share of pressure. But
for Rutgers to have beaten Louisville, it would have taken a
solid performance by Nova.
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Moment:
  • Anthony
  • Cioffi's sack of Teddy Bridgewater. Cioffi came
    from Bridgewater's blind side and nailed him to
    jar the football loose deep inside Rutgers
    territory. The play could have set up the
    possibility for a dramatic game-tying drive. But
    it was a drive that would not be.
    Forgettable Moment:
    • Rutgers'
    • secondary was beaten badly as Tejay Johnson and
      Nadir Barnwell let wide receiver Kai DeLa Cruz
      get behind them and was wide open for a 34-yard
      touchdown catch which pushed Louisville to a
      10-0 advantage.
      Quotables
      Gary Nova on Rutgers' failed fourth quarter
      comeback:
      Kyle Flood on Gary Nova's play and getting sacked eight
      times:
      Nadir Barnwell on what he has to do better playing
      cornerback:
        Scarlet
        Nation whack of the game:
        In
        the early stages of the third quarter, Louisville
        wide receiver James Quick caught a short pass and as
        he was trying to make a move, defensive lineman
        David Milewski chased him down from behind and
        provided a bone-jarring hit that even made the home
        crowd let out a collective shriek.
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        Anthony Cioffi.
        The
        true freshman took over for an ineffective Nadir
        Barnwell and played well in coverage. Cioffi also
        recovered a fumble and caused one with a huge sack
        of Bridgewater in the fourth quarter.
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        Tejay Johnson. He had trouble all night in
        coverage and seemed to always be a step or two
        behind the Louisville receivers.
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        Injury update
        Senior
        cornerback Lew Toler left the game during the first
        series as he was carted off the field. Head coach
        Kyle Flood offered an update on his status.
        "He broke his arm. His parents were here and they
        were at the hospital with him. I don't have more of
        an update than that but that's the situation."
        Inside the Numbers
        • Ruhann Peele set a career high wirth five catches for 58
        • yards.
          • The crowd of 55,168 was the fourth largest crowd ever to watch
          • a game at Papa John's Stadium.
            • At the end of the first half safeties Lorenzo Waters and Tejay
            • Johnson were Rutgers' second leading tacklers with four and
              three tackles respectively behind Steve Longa, who had seven
              tackles. Longa finished with 11 tackles.
              • Up until Rutgers' first scoring drive, the offense had run 16
              • plays for a total of 31 yards.
                • Gary Nova threw four interceptions and was sacked eight times
                • on the night.
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