Washington in the Sun Bowl: 10 Louisville players to know

The 8-4 Cardinals have some offensive firepower.

Slim margins separated the Louisville Cardinals from ACC contention this season.

As it was, they finished 5-3 in conference play, tied for fourth place and two games back of second-place Clemson, which obviously defeated SMU in the ACC title game to earn the league’s automatic bid into the College Football Playoff.

Those three defeats — plus a nonconferen…