Late last night, Mark Ennis of 93.9 The Ville reported that Russ Yeast was leaving the football team. The news of Yeast transferring has been corroborated by a few different people in Louisville media this morning. The sophomore cornerback has been buried on the depth chart this season and has only seen the field as a cornerback in a couple of games. Yeast was a part time starter last season as a true freshman. He ended last season with 23 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 2 pass break ups.
This year, Yeast has been the number two kick returner behind Hassan Hall and things just haven’t worked out for him at the cornerback position.