The Louisville Cardinals visit the Cincinnati Bearcats on Thursday. The Keg of Nails kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET. Listen to the live radio broadcast or watch the live stream through the links provided below.
Louisville (10-1, 6-1 AAC) is unlikely to earn a spot in the BCS championship. Their only loss of the season, 38-35 against UCF, relegates the Cardinals to a lesser bowl, according to ESPN.
"I don't think it's deflating (not going to a BCS game), because you're looking at a team right now who's won 10 games," Louisville coach Charlie Strong said, via ESPN. "You're sitting there 10-1, so we don't get to the BCS. We're going to get another bowl game, but you can't take away what we've already accomplished with 10 wins."
The Cardinals bounced back with four straight wins after their loss to UCF, and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater continues to make the case, albeit not as strongly over the last couple weeks, that he should be the No. 1 pick of the 2014 NFL draft. The junior signal caller has completed 71.0 percent of his passes for 3,268 yards, 25 touchdowns and only three interceptions.
The Bearcats, meanwhile, boasts a 9-2 record with losses to Illinois and South Florida. Cincinnati responded to their last loss with six straight wins. The team also has a chance to earn an automatic BCS berth if they can finish higher than UCF in the standings.
"Football gets a little bit long and old this time of year. It's kind of a grind for everybody," said Bearcats coach Tommy Tuberville. "When your last game really means something - whether it's a chance to go to a different bowl, or the possibility for a chance of a piece of a championship, it makes it a lot more fun."
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