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Notre Dame Football: Running back Gi’Bran Payne out for the season with torn ACL

Notre Dame announced that running back Gi’Bran Payne underwent a successful surgery to repair a torn ACL.

Notre Dame RB Gi'Bran Payne will likely miss the 2024 season following an ACL injury during the Blue-Gold Game. https://t.co/LsrSn6u7IR

— Matt Freeman (@mattfreemanISD) May 30, 2024

Payne suffered the injury during Notre Dame’s spring Blue-Gold football game after carrying the ball 10 times for 58 yards.

The rising junior carried the ball 45 times for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns. Payne carved out a role on the team as a third down back, and had more carries on 3rd down than any other Irish back in 2023 — even Audric Estime.