Louisville key transfer Jermayne Lole will miss rest of 2022 season

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Before playing UCF on Friday night, Louisville confirmed multiple reports that they will have to play the rest of the season without a key transfer player on their squad: defensive lineman Jermayne Lole. 

Lole suffered an elbow injury during the team’s opening game against Syracuse last week, and that injury won’t allow him to return at all in what is his fifth collegiate season.

This is the second year in a row that Lole suffered a season-ending injury, after sustaining a triceps ailment while with the Arizona State Sun Devils. 

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Jermayne Lole of the Arizona State Sun Devils defends during the second half of a game against the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 7, 2020. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Dezmond Tell started ahead of Lole, though he played 25 snaps against the Orange. He did not record a tackle in the 37-7 loss. 

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The No. 2 transfer prospect in the portal this spring according to Pro Football Focus, Lole had 123 tackles in his career at Arizona State, which spans over 27 games. He also had 11 sacks, 20 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles with two recoveries. 

Jermayne Lole of the Arizona State Sun Devils pushes off Alijah Vera-Tucker of the USC Trojans during the second half of a game at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 7, 2020. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Needing to stop the run — the Cardinals allowed 4.4 yards per carry last season — Lole was recruited by Louisville, where he and Tell were expected to