Louisville uses defensive score to thwart James Madison 28-14

LOUISVILLE Ky AP Louisville defensive end AJ Green recovered a fourth-quarter fumble in the James Madison end zone and the Cardinals rallied to beat the Dukes - on Friday night Green gave Louisville a - lead when Alonza Barnett III fumbled while being sacked The Cardinals - trailed - early in the second half On a night when both offenses struggled it was the Cardinals defensive front that made the difference Louisville s Miller Moss threw a -yard touchdown pass to Chris Bell in the third quarter and then ran for the two-point conversion to tie the battle at with left The Cardinals sacked Barnett in the end zone two minutes into the final period on a third-and- play at the Dukes -yard line That was one of six sacks recorded by Louisville Barnett completed of passes for yards and a touchdown Louisville s Isaac Brown had carries for yards and his -yard touchdown with left secured the meeting for Louisville The Takeaway James Madison Give the Dukes credit they are not intimidated by ACC competition However committing penalties did not help Louisville The Cardinals defense held James Madison to yarrds on carries The Dukes rushed for yards on carries last week Feast or famine Through two games Brown has yards on just carries However his three touchdown runs account for of those yards Up next James Madison is off next week and next plays at Liberty on Sept Louisville also does not play next week and will host Bowling Green on Sept Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source