ATLANTA — Jeff Brohm’s debut as head football coach at his college alma mater wasn’t nearly as smooth as he would have liked.
That’s OK. Louisville found a way to win after falling behind by 15 points at halftime.
Transfer quarterback Jack Plummer rallied his new team with three touchdown passes, Dezmond Tell made a huge play on defense, and the Cardinals knocked off Georgia Tech 39-34 on Friday night in a season opener between Atlantic Coast Conference programs.
“We have a long ways to go,” said Brohm, who returned to Louisville after coaching the last six years at Purdue in the Big Ten. “But like I told them, every college football game is going to be like that. If you’re not ready for that, you might as well not show up for the game.”
Plummer hooked up with Jamari on a 20-yard touchdown with 8:08 remaining to put the Cardinals ahead at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and about two miles from the Georgia Tech campus.