Notre Dame football again without key defensive players vs. BC
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SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football will again be without defensive tackles Jason Onye and Francis Brewu today against unranked Boston College, per the official pregame injury update.
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Onye and Brewu suffered knee injuries early in the Oct. 31 win over Navy and were forced to miss last week’s season-altering win over top-ranked Miami.
That pushes to at least 33 games the combined total of missed time due to injury for key members of Notre Dame’s defense.
Safety Brauntae Johnson (foot surgery) hasn’t played since the first half against Wisconsin.
Onye will have missed 8.25 games, including an ankle injury against Wisconsin that kept him out until the BYU loss.
Brewu will be at 2.5 missed games after today, while cornerback DJ McKinney (ankle) and linebacker Drayk Bowen (ankle) remain out for extended periods.
With Onye and Brewu out, Oregon transfer Tionne Gray played a career-high 43 defensive snaps against Miami alongside starter Armel Mukam.
Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. Follow him on social media @MikeBerardino.
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