Notre Dame could be without a key specialist, who was injured vs. Stanford

It has been unfortunately common for Notre Dame football to see a major contributor go down with a significant injury, and while that didn’t happen against Stanford they still lost a starter.

Kicker Mitch Jeter, who has made 5-of-7 field goals and all of his extra point attempts, aggravated a goin injury in the first quarter and was replaced by Zac Yoakam. The kicking game didn’t miss a beat, but the starters replacement didn’t attempt a field goal.

Yoakam did make all five of his extra points, and following today’s victory, head coach Marcus Freeman gave an update on Jeter’s status, as a situation that will be determined throughout the week.

Part of this thinking is that groin injuries are tricky, like hamstrings, they are easy to re-aggravate. It might make sense to have Jeter wait this one out, but might be pressed into duty because Yoakam has never attempted a field goal, and neither has Marcello Diomede, who also kicked an extra point today.

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