ESPN reveals troubling injury report for Louisville ahead of key ACC clash

Ahead of a massively important ACC clash, Louisville is feeling the injury bug bite hard. A handful of key players could miss the team’s contest against Virginia Tech.

ESPN’s Pete Thamel provided a thorough update of the Louisville injury report on College GameDay on Saturday morning.

“A busy day on the injury front for Jeff Brohm,” Thamel said. “First of all star corner Jarvis Brownlee Jr. will be out today according to sources, and there will be four players on the Louisville offense who are considered game-time decisions.”

Brownlee is a massively important piece on his own, a lockdown defensive back who can be counted on to limit an opposing team’s top target.

He has recorded 21 tackles, a tackle for a loss, a fumble recovery and four pass breakups. He’ll be sorely missed.

But the offensive players that will be missing could create additional complications for the Cardinals. Star running back Jawhar Jordan is among those battling injuries right now.

“You mentioned Jordan, his hamstring is still in flux,” Thamel said. “Star receiver Jamari Thrash will also be a game-time decision. Then there’s two members of Louisville’s offensive line — left tackle Willie Tyler and center Bryan Hudson.”

Those would all be significant losses for the Cardinals as they attempt to put a stamp on the ACC title race and take sole control of second place in the ACC standings.

Thamel made sure to underscore Thrash’s importance.

“Important to remember about Thrash, if he does or does not go, he has three times more receiving yards than Louisville’s next leading receiver, so his presence looms large over this game today, Rece,” Thamel said.

So far this season Thrash has recorded 46 catches for 712 yards and six touchdowns. The next closest receiver is Chris Bell, who has 12 catches for 229 yards and two touchdowns.

Louisville and Virginia Tech are slated for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff, with a broadcast slated for the ACC Network.