We saw it coming, but just didnt see it coming this fast.At ACC Media Day on July 22, Louisvilles Lamar Jackson appeared comfortable in the spotlight or at least not afraid of it.How am I doing? he asked reporters in the Westin Hotel Ballroom in Charlotte, N.C. Im doing good, right?We based on his strong finish in 2015, but Jackson would show everyone just how comfortable he was Edwin Encarnacion Jersey in that spotlight. The sophomore quarterback totaled 3,390 pa sing yards and 30 TDs with 1,538 rushing yards and 21 TDs. Those video-game-likenumbers are why Jackson was the easy choice as 2016 Sporting News Player of the Year.MORE: Jackson certainly had a front-loaded run toward the honor. He opened the season with eight total TDs Omar Vizquel Jersey in a half against Charlotte before piling up 411 pa sing yards, 199 rushing yards and five total TDs in a Friday night special the following week against Syracuse.Jacksons signature moment came against No. 2 Florida State the following week, when he led a 63-20 blowout on a day when the Cardinals honored Muhammad Ali. From there, Jackson piled on numbers, Mike Napoli Jersey even his campaign wasn't perfect.Louisville didnt beat Clemson and Deshaun Watson, who also was a strong candidate for the award. Louisville stumbled late in the season in lo ses to Houston and Kentucky, and that kept the Cardinals out of a New Years Day Six bowl.MORE: This is a case, however, where the numbers matter. Jackson separated himself with those numbers on a week-to-week basis. He showed why he was the most dynamic Yan Gomes Jersey player in college football, and theres room for improvement. Thats a scary thought.That all started way back on ACC Media Day, and we saw it coming. We just didnt realize how quickly it would come together for Jackson.At least one person, however, had an idea. Louisville coach Bobby Petrino sat acro s from Jackson in that ballroom and knew what was coming next.Hes going to be the face of our program for a while, Petrino said. He needed to come here and experience this and enjoy it and have a smile on his face.It Joe Carter Jersey s safe to say well see that a whole lot more in 2017.