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Emerging star at QB leads Louisville's sleeper playoff bid

There are 128 teams playing at the highest level of college football, and they all start the season undefeated.

The harsh reality, though, is that only a fraction of those teams have a legitimate playoff chance. The vast majority are pretenders who would need a lot of luck to make a College Football Playoff run.

But there are a few super sleepers who are a step or two away from barging into the playoff bracket.

In this second part of a five-part series, let's take a look at one of those sleepers: the Louisville Cardinals.