College Football: Best case and worst case scenarios for 15 top team

TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 09: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers looks on before taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium on January 9, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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Louisville

Best Case

Louisville defies the odds (which is silly enough to say in the first place) as the Cardinals prove that 2016 was no fluke. They not only right the wrongs of last season, but they win the ACC Atlantic division. As the Cardinals beat Clemson in the third game of the season they win the tiebreaker over both Clemson and Florida State. Although the Cardinals don’t make the playoffs Lamar Jackson makes history by winning his second straight Heisman as he joins Archie Griffin as the only men to do so.

Worst Case

Like we saw in Louisville’s late season games against Houston, Kentucky and LSU, teams have figured out Lamar Jackson. The things that worked a year ago for Louisville don’t work. The early season gauntlet sees Louisville struggle to an 3-2 start. The bottom falls out for Louisville during a 42-30 loss to North Carolina State. Lamar Jackson gets knocked around and ends up missing a few games. Jackson ends his career with a victory in the Pinstripe Bowl.

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