I had a chance to catch up with Louisville center Mario Benavides, who is finally healthy for the Cardinals after missing the first three games of the season with a serious infection in his right ankle. I asked Benavides about the improvement on the offensive line, and what he went through when he had to sit on the sideline. The offensive line had probably its best performance of the season last week against Rutgers. What was the biggest difference? MB: Everybody knew Rutgers was one of the top schools in the nation in sacks and creating turnovers. That gave us an edge throughout the whole week of practice. Being a younger group of guys, we’re finally starting to jell. We’re finally getting a feel for each other. You were the only returning starter and you missed three games. So how long does it take for a group of guys to be able to work together well? MB: There’s no timeline. When it happens it happens.

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Q&A Louisville center Mario Benavides