Scott Satterfield reveals the keys to winning second half, pulling off upset over Wake Forest

The Louisville Cardinals were battling with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the first half and only trailed the 10th ranked team in the country 14-13 at halftime. If it weren’t for a missed field goal that was negated by two penalties, the Cardinals would have been leading at the half. Louisville’s defense was pummeling Wake quarterback Sam Hartman with some vicious hits in the first half and made life for the prolific quarterback difficult. Coming out of halftime to begin the second half, Louisville head coach Satterfield spoke with the ACC Network’s sideline reporter Taylor Davis, and he was quite pleased with his team’s ability to bring pressure on Sam Hartman, one of the nation’s best quarterbacks.

“Yeah, we got some pressure. I think that’s the biggest thing. We got some pressure on Hartman. And we gotta continue to be able to do that. You know, unfortunately we gave up a couple touchdowns there. Other than that, I think the defense has been playing very solid,” Satterfield said.

He discussed how he felt like his team needed to do a better job in the red zone in the second half. “Yeah, we’ve gotta do a better job in the red zone. Moving the ball pretty good offensively, but we’ve gotta score touchdowns in the red zone. We looked at some plays we need to run in the second half. So hopefully we get down there a few times and get in the end zone,” the Louisville head man said.

Satterfield also commented on what it will take in the second half for his team to pull off the upset. “Well, hopefully we can create some turnovers. We were very close in the first half. I think we’re very close to just getting one or two in this second half. Gotta get the turnovers and then score touchdowns,” Satterfield said.

It was almost as if Scott Satterfield had a crystal ball, because the Cardinals forced the Demon Deacons into four turnovers in the third quarter, one of which was a pick-six by Kei’Trel Clark. He snatched the interception at the 48-yard line and returned it back for a touchdown, giving the Cardinals a 20-14 lead early in the third quarter.

Louisville capitalized on the turnovers and stretched their lead to 34-14 with just over four minutes remaining in the third quarter.