The Notre Dame football team’s offence should be far healthier for Saturday’s game against No. 25 Louisville (5-0) than it was for the team’s 21-14 victory over then-No. 17 Duke.
Marcus Freeman, the head coach of ND, stated on Monday that the No. 10 Irish (5-1) anticipate having junior wide receiver Jayden Thomas, freshman wide receiver Jaden Greathouse, and sophomore tight end Eli Raridon available for Saturday’s game (7:30 p.m. EDT on ABC).
With 13 catches for 195 yards and one score this season, Thomas leads all Notre Dame wide receivers. However, he sustained a hamstring injury against Ohio State. The only Notre Dame player with more receptions than Thomas this season is tight end Mitchell Evans, with 18.
With 12 catches for 166 yards and three touchdowns, Greathouse, who hurt his hamstring during practice last week, is second in the league in wide receiver catches. The only Notre Dame player with more touchdown receptions than Greathouse this season is tight end Holden Staes, with four.
Raridon has been out of action while healing from a second ACL injury he sustained in October of last year in his right knee. Before the injury, Raridon participated in five games but did not register a catch. After Evans and Staes, he should be a third or fourth tight end in the mix with junior Davis Sherwood.
Nolan Ziegler, a sophomore linebacker who took a break from the squad early this season to concentrate on his mental health, could possibly be available for
2 option behind JD Bertrand at Mike linebacker, but he’ll probably need to put in more effort to get back there in the depth chart.
Matt Salerno (leg) and KK Smith (shoulder) are two wide receivers that Notre Dame does not anticipate returning anytime soon. Freeman would not rule out Salerno making a comeback before the season is up.
