Notre Dame got off to a 12-0 start last season and for much of the year was ranked the No. 3 team in the nation, but despite their dominance in terms of wins and losses, just six of those 12 wins came by more than 10 points.
Meanwhile, Louisville had about as bad a season as a team can imagine, losing their opening game 51-14 to Alabama to begin a campaign that would end with a 2-10 record including going 0-8 against ACC opponents.
New head coach Scott Satterfield will have his work cut out for him with the Cardinals this year, but they should do enough stay within three scores of the Irish.
Jerry Jones says he expects Ezekiel Elliott's holdout to last into the regular season, and there doesn't appear to be an end in sight
Buffalo Bills kicker Stephen Hauschka offered to help Carli Lloyd make the jump to the NFL and believes she could succeed
Tom Brady recruited Mark Wahlberg to tryout for the Patriots after he posted a shirtless photo on Instagram
Colts let Andrew Luck keep almost $25 million in bonuses, leaving the door open for a potential return to football