Notre Dame got some bad injury news on Sunday. Head coach Brian Kelly announced that senior defensive end Daelin Hayes is out for the year with a torn labrum. Hayes sat out yesterday’s win over Virginia with what seemed like at the time a mysterious injury. The mystery was solved on Sunday unfortunately when Kelly announced the senior was lost for the year.
The news is a big blow for the Notre Dame defensive line. Before the injury, Hayes was playing like the best defensive end for Notre Dame. He was disruptive in the first three games while Julian Okwara struggled to start the year.