It’s been a bad day for Bobby Petrino’s 2019 recruiting class.

Thursday morning, three-star offensive lineman Jamari Williams switched his commitment from Louisville to Arizona.

Now, the Cardinals have lost another top recruit, dropping Petrino's class to No. 69 in the nation in the 247Sports team rankings and next to last in the ACC ahead of just Syracuse.

Austin Griffin, ranked the number one junior college tight end by 247Sports, announced his de-commitment from Louisville Thursday afternoon via Twitter.





“I de-committed from Louisville,” Griffin announced. “I’m so thankful for the staff at UofL for the love they showed me. I feel I made my decision a little to early, and all I ask is that you respect my decision. I will be opening my recruitment back up.”

Griffin recently made an official visit to Boise State. Griffin announced Thursday that he will check out UCLA during a visit this weekend.

Griffin was recruited by suspended Louisville assistant Chris Klenakis.

The tight end position was extremely important for the Cardinals this recruiting cycle. Louisville failed to land a tight end recruit in 2018, and will lose senior starting tight Micky Crum following this season. Sophomore tight end Kemari Averett has been suspended from the team and is facing sexual assault charges.

Jordan Davis, a junior transfers from Texas A&M, is the only other scholarship tight end on Louisville's roster this season.

Louisville has two other tight end recruits in their 2019 recruiting haul -- Sam Snyder and Jeremiah Pruitte. Both are three-star prospects.