The final Associated Press college football Top 25 poll for the 2024 season was released Tuesday morning, hours after Ohio State defeated Notre Dame in the national title game.

 They were the team that wasn't supposed to be in this deal. One of the teams, anyway.

It's a chance to make an important impression for a program that will rely on an at-large berth if it is to make the 12-team College Football Playoff.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – When Notre Dame plays host to Louisville on Saturday, it will be the lower-ranked team. Louisville jumped four spots …

Eric Crawford and Rick Bozich share over/under plays on the four local FBS programs as well as on Notre Dame, Cincinnati (Scott Satterfield Year Two) and Purdue.

Jeff Brohm's second University of Louisville football team does not travel to Notre Dame until Sept. 28, the Cards' fourth game in 2024.

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Onward to Week 2.

Jeff Brohm has always believed in Louisville football, investing his blood, sweat, tears, energy and emotions into the program.

I'm giving everybody $1,000 of imaginary money to start the season. Every week, each of us will pick three games.