Let's take a look at Louisville Football for the upcoming season!
Best / Worst Case Record for :
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Louisville
Jeff Brohm came to Louisville and nearly delivered a spectacular season in year 1 of his tenure. Louisville went 10-4 and played in the ACC Title game. At one point they were 10-1 and were considered a darkhorse pick for the college football playoff. A late fade including a home loss to arch-rival Kentucky took some luster off the season. It didn’t help, that Kentucky was a fairly pedestrian team, or that the bowl loss was to a Caleb Williamless USC team. That said the stunning victory over Notre Dame put Louisville back on the national map, and that win and the season proved just how much potential Louisville under Jeff Brohm has.
Will Go 10-2 (7-1) if:
QB play with Tyler Shough is improved over inconsistent Jake Plummer. Plummer had good numbers, but sometimes his play left Louisville fans frustrated. Shough is the odds on favorite to win the job, and if he can cut down down on the turnovers that plagued Plummer, that could really make the Cardinal’s offense more consistent. Is there any game they can’t win? There are games at Notre Dame and at Clemson, but we know what Louisville did to the Irish last year. Beating Clemson is difficult, but not what it once was. The rest of the schedule is manageable. The defense features the best defensive lineman in the ACC Ashton Gillotte, and if a defense that gave up 24 or more points 7 times, takes a step forward 10-2 is not out of the question.
Will Go 7-5 (4-4) if:
Late-season Louisville shows up… After the 10-1 start, the Cards 0-3 finish was ugly. Defensively they gave up 80 points to Kentucky and USC, and the offense was stifled against FSU. That Louisville team will struggle to win 7 games. Georgia Tech, at Notre Dame, and SMU is a tricky stretch, and then you have games with Miami, at Clemson, and at Kentucky. The Cards could easily lose 3 or 4 those games, plus get upset somewhere else. It’s a matter of consistency and whether we see it out of Louisville.
