Notre Dame loses CB Morrison (hip) for season

• Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

  Senior Citizen WriterOct 14, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Close College football press reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.Notre Dame’s trend

of significant injuries has actually continued as cornerback Benjamin Morrison, a projected first-round NFL draft choice, will miss the rest of the season with a hip injury.Coach Marcus Freeman said Morrison, a junior who has actually begun throughout his career, will require hip surgery after sustaining the injury in Saturday’s 49-7 win against Stanford. Morrison had 20 tackles and four pass breakups in 6 starts this season.The 6-foot, 190-pound Morrison led Notre Dame and

completed seventh nationally with 6 interceptions as a true freshman in 2022. His interceptions total marked the most for a Notre Dame defender considering that Heisman Prize finalist Manti Te’o in 2012. Morrison, boy of former NFL safety Darryl Morrison, led Notre Dame with 10 pass breaks up and completed second with three interceptions in 2023, when he was a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award.Editor’s Picks 1 Related”Undoubtedly, it’s a blow to our group,”Freeman stated.”You lose a captain, fantastic football player, and you feel awful for the kid

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football, he offers preparation, everything he has. It’s just difficult. He’s a tough kid, he’s been through this before and he’ll have surgery and return to work to becoming the very best version of Benjamin. “ESPN’s Mel Kiper notes Morrison at No. 20 on his Big Board for the 2025 NFL draft. ESPN’s Matt Miller ranked Morrison as his No. 2 draft-eligible cornerback, behind Michigan’s Will Johnson.Freeman stated Notre Dame is “clearly thin with some injuries”and will lean on freshmen Leonard Moore and Karson Hobbs opposite Christian Gray at cornerback. Jordan Clark, Notre Dame’s

starting nickelback, also might see time at Morrison’s spot.Moore is noted as the starter on Notre Dame’s depth chart ahead of Hobbs.”I’m very positive in the space,”Freeman said.Notre Dame has actually endured a series of season-ending injuries, that include to defensive linemen Boubacar Traore and Jordan Botelho, and offending linemen Ashton Craig and Charles Jagusah.

The 12th-ranked Irish face Georgia Tech today at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Freeman said wide receiver Jordan Faison is not 100 percent but will be available for Georgia Tech.