A wild ACC race ended with Duke taking home the conference championship this season, emerging from a crowded pack of contenders in a conference that cannibalized itself all season long.

One of the teams in that pack was Louisville. The Cardinals were right in the thick of the ACC title race after pulling a stunning midseason upset over Miami, but ended up falling apart in November and losing three games in a row after a 7-1 start to fall out of the race.

During the last of those three losses, a dreadful 38-6 loss to SMU on Nov. 22, start wide receiver Chris Bell suffered a torn ACL , according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Bell was one of the top wide receivers in the country this season and has a chance to be a first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, but now he will not be able to partic

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