According to a report on Irish Illustrated via Tim Prister, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be without their starting center this spring. Jarrett Patterson suffered an upper body injury while weight lifting.
Fifth-year senior center Jarrett Patterson, who is expected to anchor the Irish offensive line during the 2022 season, suffered a torn pectoral (chest) muscle earlier this week in the Haggar Fitness Center inside the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.
The injury will require surgery. According to a Notre Dame source, Patterson is expected to be ready for the start of the 2022 season at Ohio State on Sept.