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In ESPN’s 2025 College Football Playoff projection, Louisville football was picked to win its first ACC title and make its first playoff appearance as the No. 4 seed.
The road to the 2025 CFP bracket will be a long one for the Cardinals, who’d have to get through Miami, 2024 ACC champion SMU and Clemson. They have historic wins over the Hurricanes and Tigers over the past two seasons but lost to the Mustangs in SMU’s debut season in the conference.
Louisville will look to get it done with a new cast that’ll include at least 12 new starters — six on offense and six on defense — in Year 3 under Jeff Brohm. USC transfer Miller Moss is locked in as the starting quarterback, but there will be plenty of competition at other positions. Despite the turnover, U of L will have consistency at running back with Isaac Brown and Duke Watson returning for their encore performances in 2025 after stellar freshman campaigns.
All the pieces will begin to come together when spring practices start March 3, culminating in the squad’s spring game April 11. Here’s a look at what’s ahead:
Miller Moss as QB1
For as well as Brohm has done in signing talent out of the transfer portal, no position has been more successful for Louisville than quarterback. Even though there will be a different starting quarterback for the fourth straight year, the production has increased each time. Jack Plummer had a higher completion percentage (64.8) and more passing yards (3,204) than Tyler Shough (62.7, 3,195) and made the program’s first ACC championship game. Shough had half as many interceptions (6), two more touchdowns (23-21), averaged more passing yards per game (266.3-228.9) and had a higher QB rating (148.1-144.4).
Moss will look to take Louisville’s offense to another level. Like Plummer and Shough, Moss comes to Louisville with…
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Author : The Courier Journal
Publish date : 2025-02-12 10:21:00
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