Jeff Brohm jokes about having offensive lineman do cartwheel during game
Louisville isn’t afraid to utilize some unusual strategies. During the team’s 56-28 win over Boston College in Week 4, Louisville offensive lineman Willie Tyler randomly performed a cartwheel mid-play.
If the jaw-dropping maneuver didn’t distract Boston College’s defense, it certainly distracted fans. Social media stormed with videos of the acrobatic mishap. After the win, Cardinals head coach Jeff Brohm pulled back the curtain on the play.
“We wanted him to do the splits, but he couldn’t quite get that, so he went with the cartwheel,” Brohm said. “The play actually didn’t get open, we were hoping it would, but it obviously didn’t distract anybody other than our fans, maybe.
“But we scrambled – actually we fumbled the ball and we scrambled, but you know what, that’s a play where you just kind of split the tackle out, you sneak the tight end at the tackle position, hope to get him down the middle and they pointed to the tight end, so they recognized – that’s a smart football team – they recognized it.”
It was one of the few times on Saturday that Louisville’s offense didn’t succeed. In the win, the Cardinals’ offense exploded for 582 yards, 388 passing yards alone. Louisville was wildly efficient, connecting on 18-of-its-21 (85.7%) pass attempts.
Further, the Cardinals committed just four penalties compared to BC’s seven violations. This isn’t the first time Brohm’s coaching style has shined this season. Louisville is 4-0, boasting an average win margin of 24 points per outing.
With so much success, Brohm doesn’t plan on minimizing his off-the-wall methods anytime soon.
“With the tackle, each week we change up what acrobatic jump or splits or sprint he’s going to do,” Brohm said. “I didn’t know what was coming, so I’m looking forward to seeing it on film.”
Jeff Brohm evaluates Jack Plummer’s performance
Tyler’s gymanstics wasn’t the only thing Brohm had to look forward to on the film. Louisville QB Jack Plummer posted his best performance yet this season, completing 18-of-21 passes (85.7%) as he threw for 388 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions.
“It was a great day for Jack,” Brohm said following the win. “He puts in the time. He is committed. He wants to do well. Sometimes, he wants to do so well, I think he presses. So, we just worked on relaxing and trusting what you do in practice every day and throw with conviction and standing on balance and trusting their protection… Jack was as sharp as he’s ever been.”