College football predictions 2023: Sleeper to win each Power 5 Conference
By Andrew Tineo
With just weeks until college football’s Christmas, here’s a look at a team in each Power 5 league to keep an eye on.
Each preseason, college football fanbases prepare for the most optimism. Whether it be flashy transfer portal additions, a five-star ready to make an immediate impact or the quarterback that is expected to make the jump.
However, there are trends as to a team meeting or even exceeding expectations each season. And then there’s 2022’s TCU.
Here is a team from each Power-Five conference in college football that may have fallen to the side of their league’s perennial contenders that can make a push to win the conference in the 2023 college football season.
College football predictions 2023: Sleepers to win each Power Five conference
ACC sleeper to watch: Louisville Cardinals
The Cardinals were gifted a gem by avoiding Clemson, Florida State and North Carolina to the 2023 schedule. Louisville gets rising Duke and Kentucky at home, with the two lone threats outside the state being against North Carolina State and Pittsburgh.
The Sonny Dykes-TCU first-year follow-up team could end up being the Cardinal. It is a new era at quarterback, with Malik Cunningham pro. Louisville-alum and Former Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm also brought former Boilermaker quarterback Jack Plummer.
He is coming off of a career-high year, creating a self-resurgence at California, throwing for over 3,000 yards and 21 touchdowns. The Cardinal defense gave up just 19 points per game last season and returned a handful of veterans.
Considering Louisville’s schedule and talent, it would be a shock if they finished eighth in the league, as the preseason media poll predicted them to.