College football fans didn’t even have to wait until Saturday for the first major upset of Week 8 of the 2025 season.

Thirteen days after a deflating overtime loss to No. 19 Virginia, Louisville went on the road and stunned No. 2 Miami 24-21 on Friday, Oct. 17, a game in which the Cardinals were nearly a two-touchdown underdog.

The victory further burnished Jeff Brohm’s reputation for wizardry in big games, with the third-year Louisville coach now 4-0 in regular-season games against top-five teams while with the Cardinals and at Purdue (his previous Power Four coaching job).

Friday’s win did more than just earn Louisville some across the college football world and a bronzed pair of Howard Schnellenberger’s cowboy boots . It kept its dreams of an ACC championship and a College Foo

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