It's a tale of programs on quite different trajectories Wednesday when the Texas A&M Aggies get together with the Louisville Cardinals in the 2015 Music City Bowl.
Kevin Sumlin's Aggies sit in a serious free fall despite eight wins thanks to the departures of quarterbacks Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray, who both decided to transfer and leave things in the hands of inexperienced quarterback Jake Hubenak.
Louisville had a much easier go of things to close the season, rattling off five wins in six games behind an elite run defense and the efforts of dual-threat quarterback Lamar Jackson.