Forward of their showdown towards No. 6 seed Penn State in Thursday night time’s School Soccer Playoff semifinal on the Capital One Orange Bowl, seventh-seeded Notre Dame appears to be like like it would have its star participant on the sphere.
When talking at a information convention on Wednesday, Combating Irish head coach Marcus Freeman up to date the standing of the workforce’s sensational RB Jeremiyah Love.
In line with ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Freeman mentioned Love “might be good to go” for the sport after struggling a proper knee harm towards No. 2 seed Georgia within the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Love suffered the harm throughout the third quarter of the 23-10 win over the Bulldogs. He injured the identical knee within the workforce’s regular-season finale towards USC and solely had six carries for 19 yards in abbreviated motion throughout the Sugar Bowl.
Love’s availability for the sport is essential if the Combating Irish can have a shot on the program’s first nationwide title since 1988. His 1,076 rush yards and 18 TDs (two receiving) lead the workforce. Quarterback Riley Leonard rushed for 80 yards towards Georgia, however Love’s consistency — seven video games with at the least 90 rush yards — can not go unnoticed.
Apart from the surprising loss to Northern Illinois on Sept. 7, the Combating Irish have received 12 of their different 13 video games by double figures. According to TeamRankings, Notre Dame’s protection ranks second within the nation, permitting solely 13.6 PPG, whereas every of the remaining semifinal groups is within the high 5.
As the 2 storied applications put together for his or her twentieth all-time assembly, they’ve a head-to-head document of 9-9-1. With their star operating again on the sphere, a stellar protection and a spot within the CFP Nationwide Championship Sport on the road, the Irish have to love their possibilities.
