Notre Dame football injury report: DE Jordan Botelho available Week 1 at Miami

On Tuesday, the Notre Dame football communications department released the team’s injury and availability report for Sunday’s Week 1 game against Miami. There was one notable name absent from it.

The Fighting Irish will be without nine players, including four who are out for the season. However, sixth-year defensive end Jordan Botelho, who tore his left pectoral muscle while working out at home in late May, is available to play versus the Hurricanes, according to head coach Marcus Freeman.

“We didn’t expect Jordan to be back for Week 1,” Freeman said. “The work he’s put in to put himself in position, physically and mentally, to help this football team shows you his commitment to this football team.”

Botelho was playing the best football of his career early in the 2024 season before he suffered a torn patellar tendon in Week 3 at Purdue.

Throughout two-plus games, Botelho totaled a team-leading 7 quarterback pressures, including 5 in Week 1 at Texas A&M. He also notched a sack against the Boilermakers before his injury.

Throughout his career, Botelho has 16 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks.

Blue & Gold details this week’s full injury report here. 

Notre Dame football injury report vs. Miami (Week 1)

— Senior walk-on tight end Justin Fisher is out for the game. On Monday, the Notre Dame football communications team announced he has a right knee injury.

— Junior tight end Cooper Flanagan is out for the game. On Jan. 2, Flanagan suffered an Achilles injury in his left foot in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia. On July 31, Freeman told reporters that Flanagan will be back during the season, though the exact date is still to be determined. 

— Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Devan Houstan is out for the game. On Monday, the Notre Dame football communications team announced he has a left knee injury. Houstan switched from defensive line to offensive line this offseason.

— Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Charles Jagusah is out for the game. On July 5, Jagusah fractured his left humerus during a UTV accident in Wyoming. On July 31, Freeman told reporters that Jagusah will be back during the season, though the exact date is still to be determined. 

— Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Peter Jones is out for the game. On Monday, the Notre Dame football communications team announced he has a left ankle injury.

Notre Dame football players out for the season

— Sixth-year tight end Kevin Bauman is out for the season and has retired from football. On Aug. 9, the Notre Dame football communications team announced Bauman suffered an articular cartilage injury in his left knee. 

— Senior walk-on running back Dylan Devezin is out for the season. On Monday, the Notre Dame football communications team announced he has a left shoulder injury.

— Freshman defensive back Brandon Logan is out for the season. On Monday, the Notre Dame football communications team announced he has a left shoulder injury.

— Redshirt freshman running back Kedren Young is out for the season. On Aug. 9, the Notre Dame football communications team announced Young tore his ACL in his right knee in fall camp practice. It required surgery.