Louisville entered the off-season with two needs for the roster and the filled one today. Jacques Turner announced that he will transfer to Louisville and fill a need at the Nose Tackle position. At 6-1/289, Turner has the type of size Scott Satterfield said they were looking to add. Turner also played at a high level for Southern Miss before sitting out last season.
Turner was first-team All-Conference USA in 2018 and came back in 2019 and put up better numbers. In five career games against Power Five competition, Turner had 6 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.