It was another win for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, but there was still a major loss over the course of the game.
Already one of the starting defensive ends, [autotag]Jordan Botelho[/autotag], will be out for the remainder of the year with a knee injury. His replacement, [autotag]Boubacar Traore[/autotag], had been dominant since he entered the starting lineup.
Though last week, he was the nation’s freshman leader in sacks with three, and it seemed like he was well on his way to adding to that number against Louisville. Unfortunately, he went down with an injury in the second quarter, and did not return to the field.
Traore was seen roaming the sidelines with his left knee wrapped in ice, and following the game many wanted head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] to expand on the injury. The update didn’t give us much, as he said that he knows it’s a lower body injury and that he’d be out the remainder of the game, but didn’t know any more.
No update on Boubacar Traore from Marcus Freeman. Lower body injury. Knew he was out for the game, but that was all Freeman offered on the sophomore defensive end.
— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) September 28, 2024
We should know more on Monday after Notre Dame’s medial team will get a chance to give him a full examination.
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