Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey is out for Saturday’s game against Clemson, according to the injury report released by Syracuse on Thursday night.

The freshman quarterback took another hit to the head last Saturday against Louisville, knocking him out of the game late in the fourth quarter. Sophomore walk-on Zack Mahoney is the next in line and will make his second start of the season. He made his first against then-No. 8 LSU and threw for three touchdowns in the second half of Syracuse’s 34-24 loss.

Dungey took his fourth noticeably big hit to his head area against the Cardinals after suffering ones against Central Michigan, Virginia and Pittsburgh. SU head coach Scott Shafer was asked Thursday morning if any thought has gone toward shutting Dungey down for the season. Here’s how he answered:

“With Eric and all of our players, the No. 1 priority is to make sure that they’re healthy before we put them on the field and listen to the doctors,” Shafer said. “And if there’s a green light, we play them. And if they tell us that we shouldn’t, we won’t. It’s as simple as that.”

Wide receiver Sean Avant, cornerback Corey Winfield, linebacker Parris Bennett, defensive end Luke Arciniega, safety Daivon Ellison and tight end Kendall Moore were also all ruled out.

Syracuse (3-6, 1-4 Atlantic Coast) kicks off against No. 1 Clemson (9-0, 6-0) at 3:30 p.m. in the Carrier Dome on Saturday.