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Lamar Jackson addresses the crowd during a halftime ceremony retiring his number by the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. Left of Jackson is University of Louisville President Neeli Bendapudi, and right is Louisville Athletic Director Vince Tyra. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Jackson reflective as Louisville retires his No. 8 jersey

By Gary B. Graves Nov. 13, 2021 02:56 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2017, file photo, Louisville's Lamar Jackson (8) looks to pass against Wake Forest during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C. Louisville will retire the No. 8 jersey number of former Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson, who in 2016 became the school’s first Heisman Trophy winner and finished his college football career as one of its most decorated players. Jackson’s jersey number will be retired during a ceremony at Louisville’s Nov. 13, 2021 home game against Syracuse.(AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
Louisville to retire Heisman winner Jackson's No. 8 jersey

Oct. 16, 2021 09:52 AM EDT