Tyler Shough leads Louisville in rout of Austin Peay

Tyler Shough leads Louisville in rout of Austin Peay

Tyler Shough threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns to lead Louisville to a 62-0 season-opening home win over Austin Peay on Saturday afternoon.Shough, a transfer from Texas Tech, completed 18 of

Tyler Shough threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns to lead Louisville to a 62-0 season-opening home win over Austin Peay on Saturday afternoon.

Shough, a transfer from Texas Tech, completed 18 of 24 passes in his debut for the Cardinals.

Louisville left no doubt from the start, taking a 31-0 lead midway though the second quarter and a 38-0 advantage at halftime.

The Cardinals opened the scoring on their opening drive of the game, capping a 7-play, 62-yard drive with a 30-yard field goal by Brock Travelstead.

Following a 29-yard punt return by Quincy Riley to the Austin Peay 33-yard line, Louisville took advantage of the field position. The Cardinals claimed a 10-0 lead with 8:10 left in the first quarter on a 9-yard touchdown pass from Shough to Ja’Corey Brooks.

On the first play of the second quarter, Keyjuan Brown scored from 4 yards out.

The Cardinals extended their lead to 24-0 with 10:55 to go in the first half on a 33-yard touchdown pass from Shough to Jadon Thompson.

Following a blocked punt by Devin Neal that gave Louisville the ball at the Austin Peay 35, the Cardinals grabbed a 31-0 lead on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Shough to Mark Redman with 7:17 remaining in the second quarter.

In the final minute of the first half, Louisville’s Austin Smith intercepted a pass and returned it to the Austin Peay 13-yard line.

Shough then hit Thompson on a 5-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds remaining to give Louisville a 38-0 lead heading into intermission.

The Cardinals added three touchdowns in the third quarter — including a 77-yard scoring run by Isaac Brown and a 22-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Ramon Puryear — to take a 59-0 lead.