No. 9 Louisville Tops Miami 38–31, Clinches Spot in ACC Championship Game

Head coach Jeff Brohm (R) of the Louisville Cardinals receives The Schnellenberger Trophy presented by Beverlee Schnellenberger (L), widow of Howard Schnellenberger—who had coached both programs; in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Nov. 18, 2023. Megan Briggs/Getty Images

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—Louisville left with the Schnellenberger Trophy. The Cardinals now can eye a bigger prize.

Jack Plummer threw three touchdown passes, the last of them a 58-yarder to Kevin Coleman with 4:17 remaining, and No. 9 Louisville hung on at the last second to clinch a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game by beating Miami 38–31 on Saturday.