As Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] does every Monday, he met with the media and gave an update on his team’s health.
Unfortunately for the Irish, the injury bug has hit the squad hard, as what many feared became a reality on Monday, freshman defensive end [autotag]Boubacar Traore[/autotag] has been lost for the year with an ACL injury. It’s a big blow to the defensive line, at they also lost Jordan Botelho for the season as well.
As for a few others, tight end Cooper Flanigan, defensive tackle Gabriel Rubio, and offensive lineman Billy Schrauth all are questionable this week against Stanford.
There was some good news as well, with wide receiver Jordan Faison, defensive lineman Joshua Burnham, and cornerback Christian Gray are listed as probable. Offensive lineman Sam Pendleton suffered a concussion against Louisville, but has made a quick recovery and should be ready to go this weekend.
True freshman safety Braunte Johnson is much closer to a return, but his classmate quarterback [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] isn’t.
He hurt his throwing elbow in practice, and while it’s not a major injury, he has been held out of activities as he gets closer to being full strength. We now have an answer as to why Carr was throwing left-handed while warming up for the Cardinals.
Hopefully, the injuries don’t continue for the Irish, but it’s hard to say that will stop with such a physical game.
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