ANALYSIS
Lingard was cleared to return to practice back in Week 4 after being out from knee surgery for nearly 11 months. Although the sophomore running back appears to have made a full recovery, he still doesn't feel right as a runner and does not feel confident that he has gotten back to the talent level that made him a five-star recruit back in high school. Lingard played in six games in 2018 before suffering a season-ending knee surgery so he is still valid for a redshirt season this year if that is what he and the coaching staff ultimately decide to do. Lingard sees a big-time future for himself and does not want to return to the field prematurely and injure himself again and ruin any sort of progress he's been making to try and come back at a high level. The Hurricanes can still use him in three more games without jeopardizing his redshirt and that's probably what they will end up doing before shutting Lingard down for the rest of the season.