On the heels of a stunning upset loss to unranked Marshall, Notre Dame received another blow to its already sidetracked season in the injury department.
Coach Marcus Freeman announced Monday that starting quarterback Tyler Buchner sustained a “significant” sprain to the AC joint in his left shoulder and will undergo surgery, according to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Per The Athletic’s Matt Fortuna, Freemans said Buchner suffered a “Grade 5 out of 6 AC sprain in his non-throwing shoulder.”
The Fighting Irish signal-caller is poised to undergo surgery on Tuesday and is expected to be out for the next four months as he recovers, effectively rendering him inactive for the remainder of the 2022 season.