The Miami Hurricanes dropped a close 24-21 game to the Louisville Cardinals on Friday night in Miami that served as a wake-up call for coach Mario Cristobal's team. The Hurricanes fell to 5-1 on the season while Jeff Brohm's Cardinals improved their record to the same mark.

Carson Beck’s 4-INT cost Miami a win over Louisville, likely ending the Hurricanes’ No. 2 ranking, shaking up ACC, playoff race.

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Louisville won 24-21 after intercepting Miami quarterback Carson Beck four times, and it has now made program history per SportsCenter. The Cardinals got their second-ever win against an AP-Top 2 team. The AP Poll has existed since 1936, per AP. Meanwhile, Louisville football has been active since 1912, per the school’s website.

Before the season, these two teams were seen as peers. With Clemson tagged as the runaway favorite in the ACC, Miami and Louisville were joined by SMU and Georgia Tech as the teams most likely to challenge the Tigers for supremacy in the conference.

The Miami Hurricanes are off their best season start since the 1989 season, when they won a National Championship under Dennis Erickson. They finished 11-1 that year. With a #2 ranking in the country, Miami finds themselves in an advantageous situation with no ranked opponents left on the schedule.

The Hurricanes close out the regular season with seven conference games in seven weeks, starting Friday against Louisville.