Notre Dame football injury report: Marcus Freeman rules out TE Cooper Flanagan for Louisville game

On Monday, the Notre Dame football communications team released its pregame injury report ahead of Saturday’s Week 5 tilt against Louisville. One key contributor is out, while another player’s status is uncertain.

Sophomore tight end Cooper Flanagan suffered a left ankle injury in the Miami University game and has been ruled out. He only played four snaps and did not record any stats on Saturday.

Junior defensive lineman Joshua Burnham remains questionable with an ankle injury that he suffered toward the end of the NIU game on Sept. 7. Before his injury, the 6-foot-4, 251-pound Burnham had played most of the snaps at strongside defensive end and logged 4 tackles, including 1 for loss, and 1 quarterback hurry.

Last Monday, Freeman said Burnham was questionable “depending on how he progresses this week.” He was not in uniform against Miami or Purdue.

Besides Burnham and Flanagan, no other weekly injury updates were made available.

Notre Dame Football Injury Report vs. Louisville (Week 5)

Here is a detailed look at the Notre Dame football injury report for Week 5 against Louisville.

— Junior defensive lineman Joshua Burnham (left 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 Miami.

— Sophomore tight end Cooper Flanagan (left ankle) is out for the game. He suffered an ankle injury last Saturday against Miami.

— Freshman safety Tae Johnson (left 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 (left 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 (right ankle) is out for the game. Last 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.