Brown: Louisville football has the ACC's top RB-WR duo in Jawhar Jordan and Jamari Thrash

No one else in the ACC has what Louisville does in running back Jawhar Jordan and wide receiver Jamari Thrash. They’re the best running and receiving duo in the conference and it doesn’t seem particularly close after two games.

Thrash and Jordan have that stay-in-your-seat talent. Bathroom breaks have to wait when the Louisville offense is on the field. So does that beer run. Because while you’re middling on the concourse, you just might miss what they do next.

It didn't take long for Murray State to learn just how quickly they can strike during the Cardinals' 56-0 victory Thursday night at L&N Stadium. Twice the duo made short work of drives in the second quarter, scoring on the second play.

Thrash scored after catching a nine-yard pass from Jack Plummer and racing 73 yards untouched thanks to two Racer defenders colliding as he made the catch. It only takes one mistake for Thrash to make defenses pay.

Jordan nearly duplicated Thrash on the next drive as he took a handoff up the middle and burst down the left sideline with his mouthpiece out and flapping during his 72-yard touchdown run.

For those counting at home, that gives Jordan two scores of 70-plus yards in as many games. His 74-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter against Georgia Tech with the Cards nursing a one-point lead is what broke the game open. He would have added a third against the Racers, but his 75-yard scoring run was called back due to a holding penalty.

Thrash, meanwhile, finished with three catches for 82 yards and added a 12-yard touchdown run. Jordan had with 135 yards rushing and two touchdowns on just seven carries. Both could have done much more damage but U of L coach Jeff Brohm pulled them midway through the third quarter to give some backups a chance to get game snaps.

"Without question, through two games they have been playmakers for us and really throughout practice in spring, summer and fall camp, they display that," Brohm said. "They prove it every day."

The pair is unknowingly intertwined as they both didn’t breakout until late last season.

It was Jordan’s fifth game with 100 or more yards rushing in his last seven outings. Since posting his first 100-yard game against James Madison last year, he’s gained 786 yards and averaged 8.8 yards per carry over that span.

Thrash, who played at Georgia State last season, has had six games with 80 or more yards receiving in his last seven games. He closed last year with three straight 100-yard games and over his last seven games, he’s totaled 784 receiving yards and averaged 19.6 yards per catch.

That’s not to say no one in the ACC is better at their position. Florida State receiver Keon Coleman’s three-touchdown performance against LSU last week showed he’s going to be one to keep an eye on. For all the problems Clemson's offense had against Duke, running back Will Shipley was not one of them.

But neither of those individually talented players, nor any other team in the league, have a running back and receiver that are equally adept at making big plays in the way that Thrash and Jordan do.

U of L safety Devin Neal faces them in practice every day and paid them the highest compliment after the win with a simple statement: "They're real dudes."

Defenses can’t load the box to stop Jordan with the threat of Thrash on the outside. They can’t overload coverage to Thrash with the threat of Jordan popping loose on the opposite side. What’s a defensive coordinator to do?

Despite the final score, the Cards' offense still has more work to do in order to run as efficiently as Brohm believes they can. But it helps having two players like Thrash and Jordan who can end a drive with one touch.

They’re only going to get better as the offense does. Take a seat and enjoy.

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