Notre Dame’s defense has rounded a corner from its early-season struggles under first-year defensive coordinator Chris Ash, and may have submitted its best outing of the season against Pitt last week. However, the unit was dealt a serious blow heading into a Week 13 matchup with Syracuse.
The Fighting Irish defense will be short-handed on Saturday after the program announced on Friday that starting safety Tae Johnson will be out with a hand injury, missing his first game of the season.
Breaking: Notre Dame safety Tae Johnson is out for the Syracuse game with a hand injury.