Louisville clinches bowl eligibility with 44-17 rout of Georgia Tech, Brohm's 100th win

Louisville is bowl eligible for the sixth straight season after a 44-17 win at Georgia Tech on Saturday night at Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Cardinals have now won four in a row and sit at 6-3 overall and 5-2 in the ACC. The win was also the 100th of Jeff Brohm's head coaching career, counting his time at Western Kentucky and Purdue, according to ESPN's recap.

The win keeps Louisville in the conference title race. Wake Forest is 5-1 in league play and holds the second spot behind Miami, which is unbeaten in the ACC. The Cardinals are one loss behind the Demon Deacons, and SMU, Duke and Clemson are also within reach with two conference losses each. Brohm was already talking about the next game. "Playing a good team next week against North Carolina is already on my mind," he said, per ESPN.

Lincoln Kienholz played an efficient game, going 17 of 25 for 182 yards and two touchdowns while leading the team with 81 rushing yards. Louisville finished with 251 yards on 36 carries. Tre Richardson scored twice and had 104 all-purpose yards. One of his touchdowns came on a 52-yard end-around. TreyShun Hurry caught eight passes for 104 yards and a score while filling in for an injured McCoy, Card Chronicle reported on SB Nation. Isaac Brown scored his 10th touchdown of the season.

The defense was just as good. According to Card Chronicle, Louisville sacked the quarterback four times, made seven tackles for loss and batted down five passes. Georgia Tech converted only 4 of 17 third downs, and National Football Post reported the Yellow Jackets also went 3 for 7 on fourth down. Brent Key alternated Alberto Mendoza and Grady Adamson by drive in the first half, and neither got the offense going consistently. Louisville led 27-3 late in the second quarter before Mendoza threw a 10-yard touchdown to Isaiah Fuhrmann just before halftime.

Georgia Tech fell to 2-7 and 1-5 in the ACC and is guaranteed a losing record. Its four straight losses started with Virginia Tech and continued through Boston College, Pittsburgh and now Louisville. Next up is a trip to Clemson.

What it means for North Carolina

Louisville goes to North Carolina next Saturday with one of the most reliable offenses in the conference. The Cardinals have scored at least 27 points in all nine games and at least 34 in each game of their winning streak, including 52 against Stanford and 44 against Florida State. Their three losses came by a combined nine points: to Ole Miss, Wake Forest and NC State. North Carolina is 5-4 overall and 2-3 in the ACC.

The board for the game has the matchup close to even. DraftKings has Louisville favored by 2.5 points at -105 and North Carolina at +2.5 for -115. The total is 59.5. On Novig, the moneyline has North Carolina slightly favored at -117, with Louisville at -113, which is also the best Louisville moneyline listed. The venues differ most on North Carolina's moneyline. DraftKings has the Tar Heels at +105, the best price anywhere, while Novig has them at -117. DraftKings' moneyline carries a 4.3% hold.