Louisville wide receiver Tutu Atwell (1) can't make a catch as Pittsburgh defensive back A.J. 24 Louisville 23-20 on Saturday. “They played fast, they played physical.”And they played exactly the way they knew they would play against the Cardinals. Pitt: The offense remains a bit of a mixed bag but the defense should give the Panthers a chance to win week in and week out. Pitt: Even with teams from conferences currently not playing being allowed into the polls this week, expect the Panthers to at least stay at 21 or perhaps even rise a bit.

Before Miami won easily last year, the ‘Canes and ’Noles played five straight games decided by five points or fewer. A pandemic-altered college football season has helped put FSU-Miami in the spotlight again this weekend. The Big Ten and Pac-12 are still at least a month away, but the college football menu is starting to fill up. 7-6 — Lane Kiffin's record in his one SEC season as coach at Tennessee. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at http://www.westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

RALEIGH, N.C. Two teams still needing wins to become bowl eligible, after suffering blowout losses last time out, meet Saturday night when Louisville visits North Carolina State for an ACC matchup. We didnt execute in a lot of areas, Louisville freshman running back Javian Hawkins, who moved within 22 rushing yards of 1,000, told reporters. N.C. State sophomore S Tanner Ingle has a team-leading 63 tackles and had seven in last years 52-10 victory over the Cardinals. Louisville sophomore RB Hassan Hall rushed for a career-best 79 yards last week and his fourth TD of the season. PREDICTION: Louisville 31, N.C. State 21