Injuries are part of the game, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish head to Green Bay, Wisconsin, down nearly double-digit players.
With a Week 1 showdown against the Wisconsin Badgers looming, On3's Tyler James recently revealed that head coach Marcus Freeman will be down at least eight players.
As of Friday, September 4, the AP Poll's No. 4 team had ruled out eight players with one more listed as questionable.
Notre Dame, which was also ranked No. 5 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, heads to Lambeau Field as nearly a three-touchdown favorite, and that's even with all of these injuries piled up heading into their 2026 season debut.
Notre Dame's availability update
Questionable
- LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
OUT
- DB Chaz Smith
- DL Christoper Burgess Jr.
- DL Tiki Hola
- LB Koo Kia
- OL Charles Jagusah
- OL Chris Terek
- OL Matty Augustine
- WR Quincy Porter
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