Jeff Brohm, The tickets at L&N Stadium are inadequate

The Cardinals' game against sixth-ranked Miami featured a 100-yard kickoff return, a Heisman Trophy contender and an appearance by Teddy Bridgewater in front of the second-largest crowd at L&N Stadium.

The announced crowd of 59,115 witnessed anything but a Miami loss as the Hurricanes (7-0, 3-0 ACC) remained undefeated with a thrilling 52-45 win over U of L (4-3, 2-2). stayed. Bridgewater returned to his alma mater as his No. 5 jersey was honored. But it was his hometown university that made enough plays down the stretch to secure victory.

Like Miami's six other opponents, the Cardinals struggled to contain Heisman hopeful Cam Ward. The Hurricanes' quarterback scored touchdown passes of 27 and 49 yards on the team's first two possessions of the game, giving them an early 17-7 lead. He finished the game with 319 yards and four touchdown passes.

The Cardinals finally managed to put some pressure on Ward by recording three sacks. Two of them came during the same drive, when defensive linemen Jordan Guerad and Dez Tell beat the Hurricanes' signal-caller.