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.