Harris has 25 tackles and three interceptions for a Wildcats defense ranked ninth in the nation.

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Keith Watkins II, a 5-11, 180-pound sophomore from Cincinnati, is listed in Harris’ place on the depth chart released Monday. The Wildcats (5-1, 1-1 in the Big Ten) host Iowa (6-0, 2-0) Saturday in a key Big Ten West game. 

Fitzgerald said he couldn’t pinpoint a timeline for Harris’ return, but “a good time to ask me will probably be right after the bye week (Oct. 31).”

A starter since his freshman year, Harris ranked third on the team with 70 tackles and ninth in the Big Ten with nine pass breakups as a sophomore.