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Notre Dame offensive lineman Tosh Baker out against Northern Illinois

Hope he’s back soon.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Not long before Notre Dame was set to take the field against Northern Illinois, an additional injury was announced. This one will further hit the depth of an offensive line already depleted by injuries.

[autotag]Tosh Baker[/autotag] has been a reliable offensive lineman for the Irish over the past few seasons, appearing in 38 games. The depth chart released earlier this week had him lined up as the backup to starting left tackle [autotag]Anthonie Knapp[/autotag]. This was to follow up his time on special teams against Texas A&M.

Now, a shoulder injury will keep him out against the Huskies per this report:

https://twitter.com/NDFootballPR/status/1832488694495764959

Already ruled out for this game were receiver [autotag]Jordan Faison[/autotag], safety [autotag]Tae Johnson[/autotag] and defensive lineman [autotag]Gabriel Rubio[/autotag].

The good news is the Irish still should have more than enough available talent to defeat the Huskies. While this week’s pregame injury report isn’t as clean as last week’s, there isn’t anything too devastating to report here. Let’s hope it stays that way during the game.

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Two Notre Dame freshmen ruled out for season with shoulder injuries

Tough break for these players.

No injury ever is a good thing, but one on your shoulder in particular prevents you doing almost everything on a football field. That has become the reality for a pair of Notre Dame freshmen on opposite sides of the ball. Those freshmen are safety [autotag]Taebron Bennie-Powell[/autotag] and offensive lineman [autotag]Styles Prescod[/autotag].

Two days before the Irish were set to open their season against Texas A&M, they gave injury updates on those two along with freshman safety [autotag]Tae Johnson[/autotag]. While the prognosis for Johnson’s season is more promising, the same can’t be said for Bennie-Powell and Prescod per this release:

This undoubtedly is a tough break for both players considering they were so close to the season starting. Alas, they’ll have to wait another year to make their college football debuts.

From the Irish’s perspective, while they have enough talent in their secondary, the depth to their offensive line has taken yet another hit. We’ll see how much, if at all, the numerous injuries to that unit become a liability to the team.

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No. 1 Indiana athlete includes Tennessee football in top-10 schools

The nation’s No. 5 athlete Tae Johnson included the Vols in his top-10 schools.

Four-star athlete Tae Johnson announced his top-10 school on Tuesday.

Tennessee, Colorado, Missouri, Penn State, Miami, Michigan State, Purdue, Notre Dame, Cincinnati and Louisville are Johnson’s top-10 schools.

The 6-foot-3, 170-pound athlete is from North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Johnson is the No. 142 overall prospect and No. 5 athlete in the class of 2024. He ranks as the No. 1 athlete and No. 3 player in Indiana, according to  On3 Sports industry rankings.

As a junior in 2022, Johnson finished the season with 69 receptions, 1,081 receiving yards and 16 receiving touchdowns. He earned second-team All-Great Lakes region honors.

Tennessee football recruiting: Vols’ top 2024 wide receiver targets

He attended Tennessee’s junior day on Jan. 28 and made an unofficial visit Oct. 15, 2022.

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Tennessee football recruiting: Vols’ top 2024 wide receiver targets

Tennessee football recruiting: Vols’ top 2024 wide receiver targets

Third-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and his staff continue to recruit future Vols.

The Vols have five 2024 commitments, headlined by four-stars Jonathan Echols (athlete), JJ Harrell (wide receiver) and Kaleb Beasley (cornerback).

The Vols have the No. 9 overall recruiting class and No. 5 recruiting class in the Southeastern Conference, according to the On3 consensus.

Tennessee landed its first wide receiver commitment with Harrell. Harrell is the No. 13 wide receiver in the class of 2024, according to On3.

Vols Wire breaks down the top 2024 wide receiver targets for Tennessee. The top wide receiver targets for the Vols are listed below.