WATCH: The Mike Goolsby Show, talking Notre Dame football and recruiting
BlueandGold.com’s Mike Singer talks with former Notre Dame linebacker and captain Mike Goolsby about several Fighting Irish football topics in the latest Mike Goolsby Show.
It’s been a little more than a month since Goolsby was live on the Blue & Gold YouTube channel, so there’s a lot to discuss. The Irish named Tyler Buchner their starting quarterback last week, and Goolsby discusses that, as well as giving his take on five-star EDGE Keon Keeley of Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep decommitting from Notre Dame.
Who does Goolsby want to see emerge on offense this fall? What is on his wish list for the defense? What is Goolsby’s perception of the Notre Dame football program right now? He discusses it all.
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Wednesday’s Notre Dame football practice was a bit jarring. Several key contributors were not full participants. Some did not participate at all.
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Sophomore wide receivers Jayden Thomas and Deion Colzie worked out in the pit, and starting left guard Jarrett Patterson was nowhere to be found along with several other reserves along the offensive line. Head coach Marcus Freeman addressed the wide-range of injury situations in his Thursday press conference.
Patterson is out for 10 days with a foot sprain. He is questionable to play against Ohio State on Sept. 3. His fellow offensive linemen who have been out don’t have as clear-cut of timelines. Junior tackle Michael Carmody, for instance, is in concussion protocol. Backup center Pat Coogan and tackles Tosh Baker, Aamil Wagner and Caleb Johnson were also missing Wednesday. Freeman said they were on the field Thursday in a non-contact capacity.
Freeman did not delve into specifics on that quartet’s ailments, but from the sound of his comments they have likely also been in concussion protocol.
“There is a return to play progression that we have, that our doctors have, and we have to trust our doctors in terms of making sure our players are safe,” Freeman said. “So a lot of those guys are just in that return to play protocol in terms of, you have to get your baseline test where it needs to be, you have to do physical activity without doing any symptoms before you can really start the physical contact So all those guys are really working through that progression, but we expect them to be back.”
