Notre Dame loses RB C.J. Prosise, CB KeiVarae Russell to injury
No. 4 Notre Dame struggled, but eked out a 19-16 win over Boston College at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday night, and it lost two prominent players to injuries in the process.
C.J. Prosise, a senior running back, left the game with what head coach Brian Kelly said after the game is a high ankle sprain. Before Prosise left in the second quarter, he had 57 yards rushing and 17 yards receiving. Those 57 yards put him over 1,000 for the season (1,032), making him the 18th to reach that milestone in Notre Dame history.
Prosise has been a workhorse all season for the Irish, but has been dealing with injuries over the past few weeks. He missed the second half of the Nov. 7 win over Pittsburgh due to a concussion. That head injury and a few other bumps and bruises kept him out last weekend against Wake Forest, too.
Prosise wasn’t the only prominent Notre Dame to go down with an injury against BC. Cornerback KeiVarae Russell, a senior, suffered a stress fracture in his foot, Kelly said. Russell had 58 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions coming into Saturday night’s game.
It is unknown whether either will play next Saturday at Stanford.
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