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5 reasons the Louisville Cardinals can win the ACC Atlantic division

By Geoffrey Knox

Sep 17, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) hands the ball off to running back Brandon Radcliff (23) during the first quarter against the Florida State Seminoles at Papa John
Sep 17, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) hands the ball off to running back Brandon Radcliff (23) during the first quarter against the Florida State Seminoles at Papa John /
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Sep 17, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals running back Brandon Radcliff (23) breaks free from the tackle of Florida State Seminoles linebacker Jacob Pugh (16) to run the ball during the second half at Papa John
Sep 17, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals running back Brandon Radcliff (23) breaks free from the tackle of Florida State Seminoles linebacker Jacob Pugh (16) to run the ball during the second half at Papa John /

3. Louisville isn’t just a basketball school anymore.

You want a shootout? Louisville can hang with anybody on offense. You want to play a physical “smash mouth” style? They can do that too. Here’s a trivia question. When was the last time Louisville beat the number two team in the country in football? Look it up. The answer may surprise you.

This team came extremely close to beating the Seminoles in both 2014 and 2015. With the players they had returning and the experience they had on the field, the theory was this might be the year. The theory was accurate. Now following their 63-20 victory, the focus immediately shifts towards the other elite program in the ACC’s Atlantic division, the Clemson Tigers.

A lot has to happen before that game though. There’s never been a question about how hard this team will fight against the great teams. It’s about how they perform in those games they’re supposed to win. They seem to have righted the ship. They seem to be more focused. We’ll see in the next game.

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