Lorenzo Lingard was off to a good start in his true freshman season in 2018 for the Miami football team before suffering a significant knee injury in October. Lingard made his 2019 season debut on special teams Saturday against Virginia Tech but did not play any snaps on offense. Information Lingard would redshirt came out Monday.
Lingard is the only consensus five-star signee on the Miami football roster. Lingard ran for 136 yards on 36 carries for an incredible eight-yard average in 2018. He added two touchdowns on the ground. Lingard was expected to be a big part of the Miami rushing attack from the outset of his collegiate career.