Hey guys, quick look at where the Cards stand after the Wake loss.
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Now the Cardinals. That 30-27 loss to Wake as the No. 16 team in the country hurts, and it's the second three-point loss after Ole Miss (41-38) in Nashville. Kienholz was great: 27 of 36 for 324, a TD through the air and two on the ground. But Wake ran 21 times with Ty Clark for two scores, and a field goal with six minutes left was enough.
So 2-2 and 1-1 in the ACC, but this team is a few plays from 4-0. Saturday is at NC State, 3:30 on ACCN, then Florida State comes to town. Splitting those two isn't good enough if they want to stay in the ACC race.
What are you guys seeing? Is it the defense, or just bad luck in close games?