Despite losses, Louisville not giving up on season

[ThomasTomasz]

STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Louisville was expected to cruise into Connecticut Friday night in contention for a national championship and ready to beat up on a team picked by many to be the doormat of the Big East.

Surprise.

The Cardinals (4-3, 1-1 Big East) instead find themselves at midseason looking up in the standings at the Huskies (5-1, 1-0), whose only loss came when Virginia kicked a field goal in the closing minutes of a 17-16 victory last Saturday in a nonconference game.

The matchup of Louisville's high-powered offense and Connecticut's stingy defense could put one of the teams in position to challenge for the conference title.

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