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Louisville soccer receiver Caullin Lacy has opted out of the rest of the season with the intent to redshirt, as initially reported by 247Sports and confirmed by the college to Alexis Cubit of The Courier-Journal.
Lacy, a switch from South Alabama, arrived with the Cardinals after having performed 4 seasons with the Jaguars, the place within the 2023 school soccer season he led the Solar Belt in receiving yards and was a first-team member of the all-conference group. He caught 91 passes for 1,316 yards and 7 touchdowns in 2023, per his former South Alabama bio.
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Lacy was not capable of replicate that success early in his Louisville tenure. He broke his collarbone in mid-August, and was not capable of see the sphere this season till Louisville’s recreation at Notre Dame on Sept. 28, the Cardinals’ fourth recreation of the yr.
Below NCAA guidelines, Lacy — who has one yr of eligibility left — can retain his ultimate yr of eligibility if he doesn’t play in additional than 4 video games this season. He has appeared in each recreation this season after his first look vs. Notre Dame. Louisville’s 52-45 loss to Miami on Saturday was his fourth of the season.
247Sports didn’t specify whether or not Lacy meant to return to Louisville or switch elsewhere.
Caullin Lacy stats
Receiving: 15 catches for 179 yards
Speeding: Three makes an attempt for 11 yards
Kick returns: 5 returns for 191 yards, one landing
Lacy will end the 2024 season with 15 catches for 179 yards and no touchdowns, although he did make his presence felt as a kick returner. He returned 5 kicks in 5 video games for 191 yards, together with a 100-yard landing vs. Miami on Saturday.
This text initially appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville WR Caullin Lacy to redshirt remainder of 2024 season | Report
