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Louisville WR James Quick has severe ankle sprain, will miss Saturday's game

Graham Watson

Louisville receiver James Quick will not play Saturday against Houston after suffering a severely sprained ankle in the season opener against Auburn.

"I’m not real encouraged," Petrino said of Quick’s availability.

The good news, however, was that Quick did not suffer an injury to his Achilles tendon, which was the initial fear when Quick abruptly fell to the ground without contact. He had to be carted off the field.

Petrino said there’s no timetable for Quick’s return.

Quick was Louisville's leading returning receiver after catching 36 passes for 566 yards and three touchdowns in 2014. He had four catches for 28 yards before leaving Saturday’s 31-24 loss.

While the Cardinals lost a main receiver, they did gain a starting quarterback.

Petrino announced that freshman Lamar Jackson would be the starting quarterback going forward ahead of Reggie Bonnafon, who started against Auburn. Kyle Bolin and Will Gardner round out the rest of the depth chart.

Jackson came into Saturday’s game in the second quarter and finished the contest. He completed 9-of-20 passes for 100 yards and an interception and rushed for 106 yards and a score. Jackson’s rushing yards were the third-most ever by a Louisville quarterback and the first 100-yard rushing game by Louisville quarterback in 41 years.

"He really gave us a lift," Petrino said. "We had four series in the second half. We got three touchdowns and a field goal. He made a lot of big plays, some of them with his legs, some of them with his arm. He showed great competitiveness."

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