Notre Dame is down another starter for the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma State on Saturday, but they’ll also be getting a surprise starter back in his place. New head coach Marcus Freeman confined that starting correct tackle, Josh Lugg, will miss the Fiesta Bowl and confirmed that freshman Blake Fisher would return to the starting lineup for the first time since Fisher was lost for the regular season in the opener against Florida State.
Losing a starter on the offensive line after its second-half resurgence isn’t ideal for a Notre Dame offense facing a defense that led the nation in sacks, but replacing Lugg with the guy who started the season as the starting left tackle isn’t too bad if Fisher is up for the workload.