According to Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly, Jerry Tillery, Daniel Cage and Jacob Matuska will play the Nose Guard or 1-technique.
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With Everett Golson now in Tallahassee ready to begin his new life as a Florida State Seminole, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were finally ready for a new beginning. Jones, a redshirt junior, was making his return from a Lisfranc injury in his foot suffered in a November. 22 loss to Louisville, which cost him the final two games of last season, along with this spring season. But he is not anxious about Prosise losing ground in the battle for playing time.
“Jerry (Tillery) will be in there”, Kelly said.
“It’s tough”, linebacker Jarrett Grace said. “One of those things you can’t plan on”.
Freshman All-American defensive end Aaron Lynch walked away a week before the spring game.
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There are multiple reports Saturday morning that the former Aquinas Institute standout sustained a serious knee injury this week in practice.
“He knows the defense pretty well”, Kelly said. “So (it was) real big for us”. Jones was second on the team last season with 7.5 tackles for a loss.
Even though Jones won’t be in the games, he’ll have an active role with the Irish.
Jones’ showing against Florida State left a lasting impression of him on a national stage, one he’ll have a chance to build upon a year from now.
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While Jones’ talent is clear, teams are going to be hesitant to invest an early pick in any player who only played at a high level for one year and has already suffered two significant injuries. “Everybody’s gonna see you”. He was standing up, a guy fell down and rolled up on him.
