The Louisville Cardinals look to get a firmer grip on an ACC title game appearance on Saturday, but they’ll have to do it without star receiver Jamari Thrash.
Thrash won’t play against Virginia Tech on Saturday, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The wideout was limited in practice this week with an upper-body injury.
Thrash leads the Cardinals and is second in the ACC with 712 receiving yards. He’s reached the end zone six times on 46 receptions, and his 15.48 yards per catch is the most of any receiver in the conference with at least 30 receptions.
No other Louisville receiver has reached 230 yards yet on the season.
Louisville plays Virginia Tech at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. The Hokies and the Cardinals are the only two ACC teams with a single conference loss, leading the race for the second bid to the conference title game and a date with undefeated Florida State.