Notre Dame Loses Yet Another Lineman to Injury vs. Purdue

A second starting offensive lineman was rolled up on, will not return vs. Boilermakers

Notre Dame offensive lineman Ashton Craig participates in a drill during a Notre Dame football practice at Irish Athletic Center on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, in South Bend. / MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK

As dominating as Notre Dame's 42-0 outscoring of Purdue was in the first half on Saturday, it didn't occur without incident.

Having already lost right guard Billy Schrauth and defensive lineman Jordan Botelho to injury, Notre Dame lost center Ashton Craig after he was rolled up on roughly midway through the second quarter.

Craig remained down for a while before being carted off the field. Shortly after it was announced that he will be out for the rest of the game.

That makes 3 key injuries so far for Notre Dame in this 1st half- 2 OL Billy Schrauth & Ashton Craig plus DL Jordan Bothello @ABC57News

— Allison Hayes (@AlliHayesMedia) September 14, 2024

On an offensive line that began the year with just six career starts between them, Craig provided the majority of those.

No details were given on any of Notre Dame's injuries during the game other than that Schrauth, Craig, and Botelho all won't return to action.

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