BIG EAST Louisville thwarts Syracuse

Walter Reyes of Struthers scored on a 35-yard run for the Orange in a 30-20 loss.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Stefan LeFors threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns as Louisville beat Syracuse 30-20 on Saturday.
Louisville (2-0), coming off a bye week after a season-opening victory at Kentucky, built a big lead and withstood a second-half rally.
Behind LeFors, who was 16-for-25 with one interception, the Cardinals took the lead on their first possession and never relinquished it.
LeFors had scoring passes of 40 yards to J.R. Russell, 1 yard to D.J. Kamer and 24 yards to Michael Bush. Russell caught six passes for 133 yards and Eric Shelton ran for 135 yards on 24 carries.
After LeFors connected with Bush out of the backfield to give Louisville a 27-10 lead on the first possession of the second half, Syracuse rallied quickly.
R.J. Anderson hit Johnnie Morant on a 42-yard pass, and Walter Reyes of Struthers scored on a 35-yard run to make it 27-17 in the third. Collin Barber added a 37-yard field goal as Syracuse closed to 27-20 going into the fourth.
The Orangemen then pinned the Cardinals at their own 6, but Louisville escaped when LeFors hit Russell for 7 yards on third-and-6. Russell then made a 40-yard diving reception on the next play and Smith kicked a 37-yard field goal with 6:58 left to quash any hopes of a Syracuse victory.
Morant had eight catches for 141 yards, while Anderson was 19-for-30 for 229 yards and Reyes had 16 carries for 87 yards.