CARDINALS

Everything you need to get ready for U of L-BC

Jeff Greer
Louisville Courier Journal
UofL head coach Bobby Petrino works the sideline as the Cardinals take on Florida State on Thursday at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. (By David Lee Hartlage, Special to the C-J) Oct. 30, 2014.

So just like that, Louisville's maiden voyage through ACC football is finishing. Saturday's 7:15 p.m. kickoff at BC is the Cards' final conference game of the year. It's important to them that they finish strong.

You can watch the game on ESPN2 and on the ESPNWatch app. Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen and Quint Kessenich will call the game for ESPN.

What's probably the most fun you can have during a game is following columnist Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) and me (@jeffgreer_cj) on Twitter for our rousing commentary and an all-around awesome time for everyone.

First, a few game primers:

Injury news: No Lorenzo Mauldin for Louisville. Nick Dawson and Trevon Young will handle Mauldin's duties at linebacker.

Suspension: Louisville's leading receiver, James Quick, has been suspended from the team and will not play tonight, the school announced today.

Weather forecast: Saturday will start in the 40s and end up in the 30s. Not cool at all. Small chance of rain, too.

Vegas spread: Louisville opened as a 2.5-point favorite and is up to three points now. The over/under is 45.5 points.

OK here are the pregame stories you need to prep:

And the rest of the news, analysis and video from the week's buildup: