LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Say all you want about the futile nature of modern college football bowl games – and believe me, I have – but credit the University of Louisville football team for turning in a spirited, hard-nosed and gritty performance in beating Washington 35-34 in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl in El Paso on New Year’s Eve.
Every commentator was saying the same thing after this game ended: That was fun.
There were some rough edges. You’d expect them when Louisville was 22 players smaller than it was in its regular season finale. Washington completed six passes of 30 yards or more, including a 32-yard miracle that set up a chance for the Huskies to win the game, which they nearly did after a late pass interference call set up the fourth TD pass of the game from Demond Williams to Giles Jackson…