Louisville’s Bush Injured in Victory

Michael Bush passed up a shot at the NFL to try and win a national championship at Louisville.

Instead, his season ended after three touchdowns and a little more than one half of football.

The senior running back broke his right leg early in the third quarter of the 13th-ranked Cardinals’ 59-28 win over Kentucky on Sunday night at Louisville, Ky. He will be out for the season.

Bush had already run for 124 yards and three touchdowns in the first half when he took the pitch from quarterback Brian Brohm on Louisville’s second play of the second half. His right leg was pinned awkwardly underneath him while being tackled by Kentucky’s Wesley Woodyard.

Much of Louisville’s hopes for its first Big East Conference title resided on Bush’s shoulders. He led the nation in scoring last season and considered turning pro after the season but decided to return for his senior year to help the Cardinals try for their first appearance in a Bowl Championship Series while lifting his draft stock at the same time.

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Freshman Marcus Jackson threw two touchdown passes in the second half after replacing a woozy Jeff Ballard and No. 22 Texas Christian defeated Baylor, 17-7, at Waco, Texas.

Ballard never returned after completing seven of 14 passes for 85 yards in the first half. It wasn’t clear how or when Ballard got hurt, but team medical personnel were seen testing his reflexes on the sideline.

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