UofL FOOTBALL | Cards Fall in TaxSlayer Bowl

12/30/2017 04:34 PM

by Andrew Chernoff
• @ADChernoff

• Filed under: Sports Night

A late Hail Mary attempt from the UofL football team was not enough on Saturday afternoon as No. 23 Mississippi St. held on to win the TaxSlayer Bowl 31-28.

The Bulldogs (9-4) took the lead for good courtesy of a one-yard touchdown run from QB Keytaon Thompson with 3:39 to play in the game.

The Louisville loss snapped the Cards (8-5) three-game winning streak.

Cards’ QB Lamar Jackson struggled throughout the game. Despite accounting for over 300 yards of total offense and three total touchdowns, the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner turned the ball over four times.

Jackson finished the game with 158 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. Through the air, he was 13-of-31 for 171 yards, two passing touchdowns and four interceptions.

Jackson and Petrino addressed Jackson’s future as well after the game:

Cards’ WR Jaylen Smith had a solid day, with seven receptions for 107 yards, including one touchdown catch.

Mississippi St.‘s offense went through Thompson, who had three rushing touchdowns on the game. He finished with 147 rushing yards on 27 carries.

Meanwhile, through the air, Thompson was 11-of-20 for 127 yards.

The Bulldogs’ defense was led by defensive back Mark McLaurin, who made three interceptions during the game.

Andrew Chernoff

Andrew is a sports anchor and sports managing editor for Spectrum News. He covers sports all across the state of Kentucky for Sports Night, which airs weeknights at 6:30 and 10:30 on Spectrum News. Andrew was a sports anchor and reporter at KFDM/KBTV in Beaumont, Texas for four years before making the move back home to the Midwest. He is originally from Carmel, Indiana and majored in broadcast journalism and political science at Syracuse University.

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