Following consecutive losses, Louisville came into its Week 13 matchup with SMU shorthanded. The Cardinals made the trip to Dallas without star running back Isaac Brown and his backup, Keyjuan Brown. Additionally, with starting quarterback Miller Moss dealing with an injury and coming off a poor performance against Clemson, Jeff Brohm gave the starting nod to redshirt freshman Deuce Adams.
So, with much of the starting offense on the sidelines Saturday, Louisville couldn’t afford another injury mid-game, but that's exactly what happened with star wide receiver Caullin Lacy. Lacy went down after he was tackled on the opening kickoff of the second half and was helped to the sidelines after being tended to on the field by the Louisville training staff.