The injury bug showed its ugly head again this week at Notre Dame where spring practice continues. Head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] announced Saturday that grad-student [autotag]Joe Wilkins, Jr.[/autotag] is done for the spring after suffering a foot injury earlier in the week.
Freeman stated that Wilkins is expected to be ready to go for the regular season but the injury is another setback for him as he’s coming off an MCL injury last season that kept him out the final two months of the regular season. In his five games played last year Wilkins did pull down four receptions for 61 yards and an impressive touchdown reception against Florida State.
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Currently Notre Dame has grad-students [autotag]Braden Lenzy[/autotag] and [autotag]Matt Salerno[/autotag], sophomores [autotag]Deion Colzie[/autotag], [autotag]Lorenzo Styles[/autotag], and [autotag]Jayden Thomas[/autotag], as well as walk-on [autotag]Conor Ratigan[/autotag] healthy at receiver. Freshman [autotag]Tobias Merriweather[/autotag] did not enroll early and will arrive at Notre Dame in June. Grad-student [autotag]Avery Davis[/autotag] remains sidelined as he’s coming off an ACL injury last November.
The Wilkins news is unfortunate but perhaps the little bit of good news that comes with it is that more reps for talented underclassmen are now available this spring.
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