How Will Jarron Jones' Injury Affect Notre Dame?

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Notre Dame left spring practice with a lot of bodies along the defensive line. Then defensive ends Jhonny Williams and Kolin Hill announced their decision to transfer, lessening the depth on the edge.

But a much bigger blow came on Friday when defensive tackle Jarron Jones tore his MCL and was lost for the season. The 6-foot-5, 315-pounder from Rochester, N.Y., was coming back from a foot injury suffered in the first quarter of 2014’s home finale against Louisville. While his progress from that injury had been slow, he was making strides and was on track to start the season on the field.