Notre Dame Football Injury Update: Irish Down Two Starters For Home Opener

Notre Dame will be without two defensive starters when it hosts Rice on Saturday in the 2026 home opener. Marcus Freeman said Tuesday that safety Tae Johnson and defensive tackle Jason Onye will each miss a couple of weeks after the win over Wisconsin, and that both are expected back before the season is out. Johnson went out with a left foot injury and Onye with a left ankle injury, both in the first half. Johnson made eight starts last season and finished with 48 tackles and four interceptions, second on the team, and was a second-team pick on the…