Notre Dame football injury report: Official update on WR Beaux Collins vs. Ohio State in championship

On Tuesday, the Notre Dame Football Communications Team posted its official injury report for Monday’s national championship game vs. Ohio State in Atlanta. As Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman stated Sunday, left tackle Anthonie Knapp is out with an ankle injury. Graduate student wide receiver Beuax Collins is listed as questionable with a left calf injury.

No other players were listed on the injury report, meaning sophomore running back Jeremiyah Love (knee) and right guard Rocco Spindler (ankle) will be available to play. That is reflected on the team’s official depth chart.

Collins’ availability is dependent on how he responds in practice this week.

“He has a calf strain,” he said. “He’ll work back into practice here in the next couple of days. I hope as long as he progresses, he’ll be good to go for the game. But we have to make sure that he progresses as we go through this week.”

The 6-foot-3, 206-pound Collins only played seven snaps against Penn State last Thursday in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl. After the opening series, Blue & Gold saw that Collins spent about five minutes in the sideline injury tent. He had a wrap on one of his lower legs when he emerged. Currently, Freeman said Collins is “healing.”

Though no official update has been provided, Irish senior Jason Onye remains out with a personal matter and has not been listed on the team’s depth chart. He has not played since Sept. 21 against Miami (Ohio).

Official Notre Dame Football Injury Report vs. Ohio State (College Football Playoff, national championship)

Here is a detailed look at the official Notre Dame football injury report for Monday’s national championship game vs. Ohio State in Atlanta.

— Graduate student wide receiver Beuax Collins (left calf) is questionable for the game. He only played seven snaps against Penn State last Thursday and did not record any statistics.

— Freshman left tackle Anthonie Knapp (left ankle) is out for the game. He suffered an ankle injury during a run play in the second quarter against the Nittany Lions.

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 Cooper Flanagan (left Achilles) is out for the season. The Irish tight end suffered an injury against Georgia on Thursday.

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

— Graduate student defensive lineman Rylie Mills (knee) is out for the season. Mills suffered his injury against Indiana on Dec. 20 while taking down quarterback Kurtis Rourke for a sack.

— Junior cornerback Benjamin Morrison (hip) is out for the season. Morrison had season-ending surgery and has not played since the Stanford game Week 7.

— 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.

— Sophomore defensive lineman Boubacar Traore (knee) is out for the season. He suffered a knee injury against Louisville on Sept. 28 that required season-ending surgery.

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