Notre Dame vs. Miami University injury report: Marcus Freeman shares five updates for Week 4

On Monday, the Notre Dame football communications team released its pregame injury report ahead of Saturday’s Week 4 matchup against Miami (Ohio). During his weekly news conference, coach Marcus Freeman provided further context on five injuries.

Freeman ruled starting vyper Jordan Botelho and center Ashton Craig out for the season after both suffered knee injuries in the second quarter of last Saturday’s victory over Purdue.

As for starting right guard Billy Schrauth, who injured his right ankle in the first quarter, he is out for the game. Freeman said Schrauth would be “out for a few weeks.”

After junior defensive lineman Joshua Burnham injured his ankle against NIU on Sept. 7, Notre Dame listed him as questionable for the Purdue game. However, it ended up ruling out Burnham pregame. On Monday, Freeman said Burnham is questionable “depending on how he progresses this week.”

Lastly, Freeman said sophomore wide receiver Jordan Faison “should be full go” after he sat out last week’s game while recovering from an ankle injury. Faison was in full uniform against the Boilermakers but did not see snaps. Faison initially hurt his ankle in Week 1 versus Texas A&M, which resulted in him being out against NIU.

Notre Dame Football Injury Report vs. Miami University (Week 4)

Here is a detailed look at the Notre Dame football injury report for Week 4 against Miami (Ohio).

— Graduate student offensive lineman Tosh Baker (shoulder) is questionable for the game. Baker has not been in uniform since Aug. 31 against Texas A&M. He played five snaps against the Aggies on the field goal/point-after-attempt units.

— Junior defensive lineman Joshua Burnham (ankle) is questionable for the game. He sustained his injury against NIU on Sept. 7 and did not play against Purdue. Blue & Gold spotted Burnham with a brace on his left ankle before the Irish faced the Boilermakers.

— Freshman safety Tae Johnson (foot) is out for the game. He sustained a foot injury in his left fifth metatarsal toward the end of preseason camp, which required surgery.

— Senior defensive lineman Gabriel Rubio (foot) is out for the game. He fractured his second metatarsal during the first preseason camp practice on July 31, which required surgery. On Aug. 29, Freeman said Rubio was about a month from returning. On Sept. 9, Freeman said Rubio “would be back in a couple weeks.”

— Junior offensive lineman Billy Schrauth is out for the game. On Monday, Freeman said the Irish starting right guard “would be out for a few weeks” after injuring his right ankle on a run play against Purdue.

Notre Dame football players out for the season

— Senior walk-on cornerback Marty Auer (knee) is out for the season. He tore his left ACL during a preseason practice on Aug. 2.

— Walk-on graduate student defensive lineman Quentin Autry (shoulder) is out for the season. There are no details on when the injury occurred.

— Freshman safety Taebron Bennie-Powell (shoulder) is out for the season. He underwent surgery on his left shoulder labrum after a high school injury hindered him during preseason camp.

— Graduate student Jordan Botelho (knee) is out for the season. The Irish starting vyper injured his right knee on a pass rush against Purdue on Sept. 14.

— Junior Ashton Craig (knee) is out for the season. The Notre Dame starting center injured his left knee on a run-blocking play against Purdue on Sept. 14.

— Sophomore walk-on cornerback Charles Du (shoulder) is out for the season. There are no details on when the injury occurred.

— Sophomore offensive lineman Charles Jagusah (shoulder) is out for the season. He tore his right pectoralis muscle during preseason camp practice on Aug. 3.

— Sophomore linebacker Kahanu Kia (knee) is out for the season. He tore his ACL during preseason camp.

— Junior running back Gi’Bran Payne (knee) is out for the season. He tore his ACL in his right knee during the Blue-Gold Game on April 20.

— Freshman offensive lineman Styles Prescod (shoulder) is out for the season. A high school shoulder injury persisted during preseason camp, which resulted in the decision to have surgery.

— Senior cornerback Chance Tucker (knee) is out for the season. He tore his ACL during the team’s “jersey scrimmage” on Aug. 17.