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The next day: SU’s defense used to prevent big plays. What changed in Louisville?

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Before Syracuse’s bye week, the Orange ranked No. 7 in the nation in defensive explosivity rate. They just didn’t give up many big plays.

Before the game against Louisville, defensive lineman Kingsley Jonathan was asked for his takeaways from playing dual-threat quarterbacks like Liberty’s Malik Willis and FSU’s Jordan Travis, as well as how they’d translate to Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham. “Limiting the big plays” was the key learning point from those previous matchups, he said.