University of South Florida coach Jim Leavitt said LB Kion Wilson will miss Saturday's game at Connecticut with an ankle injury suffered in the second quarter of the Miami game.
"We're not going to have him this game," Leavitt said. "It doesn't look good."
Wilson hasn't practiced this week, and if he's out, freshman Sam Barrington will get his first career start.
Earlier this season, Wilson, who leads USF with 98 tackles, missed an entire week of practice but still played in that week's game.
"And he had a great game," Leavitt said.
In other injury news, SS Jerrell Young (ankle) was out of his protective boot, but Leavitt said his status is still unknown. NT Terrell McClain (neck) and Leslie Stirrups (elbow) have returned to practice and will be available Saturday.
MITCHELL READY: WR Carlton Mitchell, who leads the team with 30 catches for 563 yards and four touchdowns, has been practicing with no limitations this week and should be 100 percent against UConn.
"I know by this Saturday I'll be ready," Mitchell said. "I'll be fine."
Mitchell suffered a high ankle sprain against West Virginia on Oct. 30 and missed USF's following two games. He returned last week against Miami, but had just one catch for 21 yards and admitted afterward his ankle wasn't completely healed.
"There were a lot of things I was worried about, like stepping wrong," Mitchell said. "I started out pretty good ... but toward the middle I was hurting pretty bad."
Mitchell, a junior from Gaither, is 19 yards from becoming USF's all-time leader in receiving yards.
"Someone told me a couple of weeks ago, but I'm trying to not get too caught up in that," he said. "But it's very nice. It's a blessing. I'm happy."
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