The injury woes continue to plague Notre Dame’s young season. Following a season ending injury to Defensive Tackle Jarron Jones, the Irish suffered another loss with an ACL tear to Freshman Defensive Back Shaun Crawford. Notre Dame announced the news late on Wednesday.
Crawford was vying to be the starter at the Nickel position in Notre Dame’s sub package. However, with his injury, 5th-year Senior Matthias Farley will likely return to the spot he primarily played in 2014. Defensive Coordinator Brian VanGorder may also choose to use Freshman Nick Coleman depending on the situation.
It is hard to say that Notre Dame is lucky.