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Notre Dame football injury report: Irish rule out nine players for spring ball

Kyle Kellyby:Kyle Kelly•about 9 hours•

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Cooper Flanagan
Notre Dame tight end Cooper Flanagan. (Mike Miller/Blue & Gold)

On Thursday, 13 days before the first day of spring ball, the Notre Dame football program ruled out nine players and provided injury updates on five others.

The following players are out for the spring:

The following players will have modified activity for the spring:

In addition to the six players who will have modified activity this spring due to injuries, Fighting Irish head football athletic trainer Rob Hunt told reporters while addressing the media Thursday that he has “individualized plans” for 10 other players due to the program’s 16-game 2024 season.

Hunt also said these five players will be full-go after missing part or all of the 2024 season:

A look at when the Notre Dame players suffered injuries

No details are available on when Dixon, Mullins, Terek or Wollan’s injuries occurred; Onye’s absence after the Louisville game on Sept. 28 was due to personal reasons. Here is a look at when the other 13 players suffered injuries.

— Bennie-Powell underwent surgery on his left shoulder labrum after a high school injury hindered him during preseason camp.

— Botelho injured his right knee on a pass rush against Purdue on Sept. 14.

— Carr injured his elbow during practice in September. He told Blue & Gold he would be 100% during the spring and estimated he threw a football 60-65 yards in the College Football Playoff.

— Craig injured his left knee on a run-blocking play against Purdue on Sept. 14.

— Flanagan suffered a left Achilles injury against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2.

— Kia suffered a torn ACL before fall camp. He played in last year’s Blue-Gold Game and had 12 tackles (6 solo) and 2 stops for loss during the April 20 intrasquad scrimmage.

— Knapp suffered a high ankle sprain against Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9.

— Pauling, a Wisconsin transfer, missed the final two games of the team’s 2024 season due to injury.

—  Prescod elected to have preseason surgery after a high school shoulder injury persisted during preseason camp.

— Schrauth battled through injury all season after suffering a high ankle sprain against Purdue on Sept. 14. He missed the next four games before returning against Navy on Oct. 26.

— Stroman, a Virginia Tech transfer, sustained an injury in the Hokies’ season opener against Vanderbilt on Aug. 31.

— Traore suffered a knee injury against Louisville on Sept. 28 that required season-ending surgery.

— Tucker tore his ACL during the team’s “jersey scrimmage” on Aug. 17.

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