Saturday night saw star offensive tackle Liam Eichenberg of Notre Dame suffer a blow to the face that caused his left eye to look like he had just starred in an eighties boxing movie.
Eichenberg had to leave the game for a while to seek treatment but returned and helped Notre Dame’s offensive line dominate the Florida State defensive front en-route to running for over 300 yards and averaging more than eight yards per carry.
Liam Eichenberg looks like Rocky after 15 rounds with Apollo Creed. pic.twitter.com/MuZf6wQmkv
— Miles Garrett WSBT (@MilesGarrettTV) October 11, 2020
Days later Eichenberg met the media via Zoom call and the world got a visual update as to how his nasty eye injury looked a little less than 72 hours later.
Liam Eichenberg eye update. pic.twitter.com/IzojTJQaHF
— Pete Sampson (@PeteSampson_) October 13, 2020
It still looks plenty nasty and painful but at least the swelling appears to have gone down significantly.
Eichenberg said on Tuesday that “I could see for the majority of the time,” and that it took a “full quarter” to get his contact back in.
Eichenberg and the rest of Notre Dame’s offensive line look to continue on with their hot start as they host 1-3 Louisville on Saturday as the Cardinals continue to look for their first ACC victory of 2020.