SOUTH BEND —The last time Notre Dame football’s offensive line faced Texas A&M’s ferocious front, the Irish did so with six combined career starts to open the 2024 season.
This time around, the number is 57 through the season-opening loss at Miami.
Notre Dame’s official injury report remained unchanged ahead of Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Per the Irish, all players listed on this week’s two-deep depth chart are available vs. the Aggies.
Right guard remains an either/or proposition after first-time starter Guerby Lambert and Sullivan Absher both struggled against the Hurricanes. In Saturday’s pregame warmups, Lambert appeared to have the upper hand as he took first-team reps alongside starting right guard Aamil Wagner.
Lambert, a redshirt freshman, gave up just one pressure in 18 pass sets but still garnered a painfully low pass-blocking grade of 2.4 from Pro Football Focus.
Absher, a third-year reserve who replaced Lambert for multiple series in the second half, had a 29.8 pass-blocking grade despite allowing the ratio of pressures (1) to pass sets (18).
Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. Follow him on social media @MikeBerardino.
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Reporting by Mike Berardino, South Bend Tribune / South Bend Tribune
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