There was hope that Notre Dame football defensive end [autotag]Rylie Mills[/autotag] knee injury that he suffered against Indiana in the first-round of the College Football Playoff wasn’t serious.
Unfortunately, that turned out not to be the case, as on Monday during head coach Marcus Freeman’s press conference, he let everyone know that Mills will be out for the remainder of the year.
It’s another blow to the defensive line, which has now see Jordan Botelho, Boubacar Traore, and now Mills being ruled out for the year. Defensive tackle Howard Cross III did return against the Hoosiers, so that helped the depth. There is no one player that he singled out who will replace Mills, but knows that they have been preparing for this moment all season.
Freeman did bring some good news, as it looks like freshman offensive tackle [autotag]Charles Jagusah[/autotag] will be ready to go against Georgia. He was viewed as the potential starter in the spring and fall camps, and we didn’t expect to see him on the field this fall. How much he will play remains to be seen, but it’s great to hear that Jagusah is healthy again.
A few other updates that Freeman let us know about as linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, guard Rocco Spindler, linebacker Bodie Kahoun and wide receiver KK Smith are all questionable against the Bulldogs.
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