Notre Dame beginning left deal with Anthonie Knapp will miss the Jan. 20 College Football Playoff National Championship sport in opposition to Ohio State with a excessive ankle sprain, coach Marcus Freeman mentioned Sunday.
Knapp suffered the damage in Notre Dame’s 27-24 Capital One Orange Bowl win in opposition to Penn State. Graduate senior Tosh Baker changed Knapp within the second quarter.
Freeman additionally mentioned beginning proper guard Rocco Spindler, who suffered an obvious ankle damage in opposition to Penn State, will attempt to apply this week. Charles Jagusah changed Spindler in opposition to Penn State.
“We’ll see how he progresses the week of apply,” Freeman mentioned. “I do know he’ll give all the pieces he has to ensure he is ready. As far because the beginning lineup, we’ll do what’s greatest for our program. We’ve bought to determine that out. We have every week of preparation to ensure we get the suitable guys to start out this sport, and we’ll see what that’s right here within the subsequent couple of days.”
Freeman mentioned working again Jeremiyah Love, who has been coping with a proper knee damage, is anticipated to be “full go” in opposition to Ohio State, however huge receiver Beaux Collins remains to be coping with a calf pressure that sidelined him for a lot of the Penn State sport. Collins is second on the workforce in receptions with 37 for 458 yards, three touchdowns and 30.5 yards per sport.
“J-Love is nice to go,” Freeman mentioned of his main rusher. “Beaux’s nonetheless therapeutic. … He’ll work again into apply right here the following couple of days, however I hope that so long as he progresses, he’ll be good to go for the sport. But we have to make it possible for he progresses as we undergo this week.”
