There is no denying that losing both Julian Okwara and Khalid Kareem hurts Notre Dame greatly. The pair combined to be one of the most lethal defensive end duos Notre Dame football has seen in quite some time.
While the 2019 season did not provide the ridiculous stats many projected from them, Okwara and Kareem were still very potent. In the eight games they played in together this season before Okwara suffered a season-ending broken left fibula, they racked up 31 tackles, five forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries.
If that isn’t the definition of wreaking havoc in an opponent’s backfield — I don’t know what is.