Louisville WR Thompson (knee) out for season

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

• Senior Citizen WriterSep 23, 2024, 12:22 PM ET Close College football reporter.
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• Graduate of Northwestern University.Louisville pass receiver Jadon Thompson will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, and the 15th-ranked Cardinals also might be without star cornerback Quincy Riley for Saturday’s game at No. 16 Notre Dame.Thompson, a senior, had 2 touchdown catches in Louisville’s season-opening

win against Austin Peay however hurt a knee late in Saturday’s 31-19 win against Georgia Tech. He had 88 getting lawns on 6 catches.Riley, who began all 13 games last season and had two interceptions, is dealing with an ankle injury from the Georgia Tech game, where he had actually a required fumble and a take on for loss.”He’s 50-50 at best,” Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm informed ESPN.”He’s got a bit of a high ankle [injury], so we’ll see where it goes. I’m confident however I’m not optimistic. “Editor’s Picks < img src="https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2024/0922/r1390451_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&w=130&h=130&scale=crop&location=center"width="

65″height =”65″/ > Louisville could be down 2 receivers with Thompson out and Caullin Lacy working his method back from a broken collarbone suffered in a preseason scrimmage. Lacy led the Sun Belt in receiving lawns (1,316) and finished 3rd nationally in getting average (109.7) last season at South Alabama. He started practicing once again with the group last week however did not play against Georgia Tech.

“It’ll be close,” Brohm said of Lacy. “I would expect the SMU game [Oct. 5], this game will be all depending on whether he simply wishes to go. I’m not going to say he’s going to be one hundred percent. It’s simply his call. It’s 50-50 at finest.”

Alabama transfer Ja’Corey Brooks and junior Chris Bell have stepped up for Louisville, integrating for 464 receiving yards and four goals in the team’s very first three games.

“Those 2 guys have to play well for us weekly or we’re not going to be excellent in the passing game,” Brohm stated. “They need to make a difference.”