Can Louisville contend for a national title in Pat Kelsey's second season?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Last offseason, when Louisville hired Pat Kelsey on the heels of the worst two-season stretch in program history, the immediate goal was simple: respectability. "There were two tough years before we got here," Kelsey said Wednesday at ACC Tipoff. "So we couldn’t do anything wrong, right?" Which is why, even when Kelsey's Cards stumbled out of the gate, going 6-5 with blowout losses to Tennessee and Ole Miss, there was optimism that the 50-year-old would quickly right the ship — which he did. From January on, Louisville's defense ranked 14th nationally...