Notre Dame’s thinnest offensive line position got a bit thinner with sophomore center Luke Jones’ intentions to transfer, announced by Irish head coach Brian Kelly on Saturday.
“He feels like Notre Dame is not the best place for him,” Kelly said.
Jones did not play in 2018 as a freshman, and this spring he was competing with early-enrolled freshman Zeke Correll to be the backup center behind converted-tackle Jarrett Patterson, who himself has four years of eligibility remaining.
To put that more simply, Jones’ chances of playing at center either in 2019 or down the line looked slim, and that was the position where he had the best chance to play in the first place.