Louisville (5-1)
Preseason projections: A potential dark horse in the ACC, but a team that was definitely behind Florida State and Clemson in the Atlantic Division. A solid, top-25 team that would probably finish 9-3 in a good bowl game. No one had the Cardinals standing out as one of the best teams in the country in 2016, and while Lamar Jackson was expected to improve, the only hints of his meteoric rise came in the bowl game last year against Texas A&M.
What we missed: Jackson transforming into a college football superstar. Jackson's numbers through six games are comparable to the pace of Cam Newton or Johnny Manziel in their Heisman Trophy-winning seasons. After the three-man quarterback rotation of 2015, the offense didn't come in with sky-high expectations on the outside. Devonte Fields, Josh Harvey-Clemonsand the defense had a shot to be good enough to make this a top-25 team. Action Jackson and the offensive firepower make the Cards a playoff contender.
Oh, and what makes all this really fun? Jackson, and a good chunk of the offense, is just getting started, and many of them will be back in 2017 for more. I'm guessing they won't be underrated entering 2017.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...orgia-among-the-most-overrated-teams-of-2016/
Preseason projections: A potential dark horse in the ACC, but a team that was definitely behind Florida State and Clemson in the Atlantic Division. A solid, top-25 team that would probably finish 9-3 in a good bowl game. No one had the Cardinals standing out as one of the best teams in the country in 2016, and while Lamar Jackson was expected to improve, the only hints of his meteoric rise came in the bowl game last year against Texas A&M.
What we missed: Jackson transforming into a college football superstar. Jackson's numbers through six games are comparable to the pace of Cam Newton or Johnny Manziel in their Heisman Trophy-winning seasons. After the three-man quarterback rotation of 2015, the offense didn't come in with sky-high expectations on the outside. Devonte Fields, Josh Harvey-Clemonsand the defense had a shot to be good enough to make this a top-25 team. Action Jackson and the offensive firepower make the Cards a playoff contender.
Oh, and what makes all this really fun? Jackson, and a good chunk of the offense, is just getting started, and many of them will be back in 2017 for more. I'm guessing they won't be underrated entering 2017.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...orgia-among-the-most-overrated-teams-of-2016/
