Notre Dame football hit the practice field Wednesday before a weeklong Easter hiatus.
The practice included notable absences beyond recently injured cornerback Benjamin Morrison, who attended in his sling for his right shoulder, and quarterback Riley Leonard, who rilled in on a knee scooter with his right ankle in a boot.
Quarterback Steve Angeli and Junior Tuihalamaka missed practice due to an illness. And graduate senior defensive tackles Howard Cross III and Rylie Mills missed another Wednesday practice.
Four injured players who are out for spring - TE Kevin Bauman, DE Aiden Gobaira, DE Loghan Thomas and DT Armel Mukam - went through warmups with jerseys on before returning to "The Pit." That's where they joined running back Kedren Young (hamstring) and cornerback Isaiah Dunn.
Tight end Mitchell Evans, who is also out for spring, was an observer of practice rather than joining the rehab players. Other practice observers included incoming grad transfers Beaux Collins, a wide receiver, and Rod Heard II, a safety.
Wide receiver Deion Colzie wore red and ran through position drills without footballs thrown at him as his dislocated finger recovers from surgery. Fellow wide receiver Jayden Thomas also appeared to be limited as he went through drills last and not as his typical speed.
Notre Dame started practice with a quick 11-on-11 run through that did not include tackling.
Here's how the first- and second-team units lined up.
First-team offense: QB Kenny Minchey, RB Jeremiyah Love, field WR KK Smith, slot WR Jaden Greathouse, boundary WR Micah Gilbert, TE Cooper Flanagan, LT Charles Jagusah, LG Pat Coogan, C Ashton Craig, RG Billy Schrauth, RT Tosh Baker.
First-team defense: VYP Jordan Botelho, NT Donovan Hinish, DT Jason Onye, DE RJ Oben, MLB Drayk Bowen, WLB Jack Kiser, ROV Jaylen Sneed/NB Jordan Clark, CB Clarence Lewis, S Adon Shuler, S Xavier Watts, CB Jaden Mickey.
Second-team offense: QB CJ Carr, RB Aneyas Williams, field WR Cam Williams, slot WR Jayden Harrison, boundary WR Alex Whitman, TE Jack Larsen/Davis Sherwood, LT Sullivan Absher, LG Ty Chan, C Sam Pendleton, RG Rocco Spindler, RT Aamil Wagner.
Second-team defense: VYP Boubacar Traore, NT Sean Sevillano Jr., DT Cole Mullins, DE Joshua Burnham, MLB Kyngston Viliamu-Asa, WLB Jaiden Ausberry, NB Micah Bell, CB CB Chance Tucker, S Luke Talich, S Ben Minich, CB Christian Gray.
A few other observations from the first five periods:
Love spent a lot of time working with the receivers in individual drills.
When working in nickel, Bowen at MLB and Sneed at WLB were taking some reps together during an installation period.
Leonard was still throwing the ball around while standing in a boot as the QBs loosened up during special teams work.
The special teams focus was on punt coverage. Jaden Greathouse, KK Smith, Jaden Mickey, Jadarian Price and Gi'Bran Payne were catching punts.
2026 QB target Troy Huhn was at practice with Chad Bowden at his side.
The practice included notable absences beyond recently injured cornerback Benjamin Morrison, who attended in his sling for his right shoulder, and quarterback Riley Leonard, who rilled in on a knee scooter with his right ankle in a boot.
Quarterback Steve Angeli and Junior Tuihalamaka missed practice due to an illness. And graduate senior defensive tackles Howard Cross III and Rylie Mills missed another Wednesday practice.
Four injured players who are out for spring - TE Kevin Bauman, DE Aiden Gobaira, DE Loghan Thomas and DT Armel Mukam - went through warmups with jerseys on before returning to "The Pit." That's where they joined running back Kedren Young (hamstring) and cornerback Isaiah Dunn.
Tight end Mitchell Evans, who is also out for spring, was an observer of practice rather than joining the rehab players. Other practice observers included incoming grad transfers Beaux Collins, a wide receiver, and Rod Heard II, a safety.
Wide receiver Deion Colzie wore red and ran through position drills without footballs thrown at him as his dislocated finger recovers from surgery. Fellow wide receiver Jayden Thomas also appeared to be limited as he went through drills last and not as his typical speed.
Notre Dame started practice with a quick 11-on-11 run through that did not include tackling.
Here's how the first- and second-team units lined up.
First-team offense: QB Kenny Minchey, RB Jeremiyah Love, field WR KK Smith, slot WR Jaden Greathouse, boundary WR Micah Gilbert, TE Cooper Flanagan, LT Charles Jagusah, LG Pat Coogan, C Ashton Craig, RG Billy Schrauth, RT Tosh Baker.
First-team defense: VYP Jordan Botelho, NT Donovan Hinish, DT Jason Onye, DE RJ Oben, MLB Drayk Bowen, WLB Jack Kiser, ROV Jaylen Sneed/NB Jordan Clark, CB Clarence Lewis, S Adon Shuler, S Xavier Watts, CB Jaden Mickey.
Second-team offense: QB CJ Carr, RB Aneyas Williams, field WR Cam Williams, slot WR Jayden Harrison, boundary WR Alex Whitman, TE Jack Larsen/Davis Sherwood, LT Sullivan Absher, LG Ty Chan, C Sam Pendleton, RG Rocco Spindler, RT Aamil Wagner.
Second-team defense: VYP Boubacar Traore, NT Sean Sevillano Jr., DT Cole Mullins, DE Joshua Burnham, MLB Kyngston Viliamu-Asa, WLB Jaiden Ausberry, NB Micah Bell, CB CB Chance Tucker, S Luke Talich, S Ben Minich, CB Christian Gray.
A few other observations from the first five periods:
Love spent a lot of time working with the receivers in individual drills.
When working in nickel, Bowen at MLB and Sneed at WLB were taking some reps together during an installation period.
Leonard was still throwing the ball around while standing in a boot as the QBs loosened up during special teams work.
The special teams focus was on punt coverage. Jaden Greathouse, KK Smith, Jaden Mickey, Jadarian Price and Gi'Bran Payne were catching punts.
2026 QB target Troy Huhn was at practice with Chad Bowden at his side.
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