Notre Dame wasn’t one player away from beating Louisville on Saturday night as the Cardinals shredded the Irish, 33-20. However, one key player Notre Dame went without was defensive back Thomas Harper.
Harper was officially ruled out of the contest about an hour before kickoff. Marcus Freeman shared why Harper was out after the disappointing loss.
“He’s in concussion protocol,” Freeman said after the game “He wasn’t ready to return to play.
“Obviously, you do not want to lose a great player like Thomas Harper, but (we) expect him to be back next week.”
-Marcus Freeman
Harper had five tackles in each of Notre Dame’s previous two games prior to the Louisville contest.
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