Newsstand: Notre Dame football’s Logan Diggs, Aidan Keanaaina share promising post-injury updates
The injury bug around Notre Dame spring practice could’ve been worse, but there were certainly a few hiccups. Two of those involved running back Logan Diggs and defensive lineman Aidan Keanaaina. The former tore his labrum during the spring game, while the latter tore his ACL during the first workout of the spring on March 17. But the two players released posts over the weekend showing their respective recoveries are going quite well.
After a promising rookie campaign, Diggs was expected to be the top running back for the Irish heading into the season. That spot currently belongs to Chris Tyree while Diggs continues his recovery. Head coach Marcus Freeman has previously said the timeline for Diggs’ return is around late September, although it is subject to change.
Keanaaina, a rising junior out of Colorado, was expected to miss the entire 2022 season after the ACL tear. That still very well may be the case, but he looks pretty darn good here.
The BlueandGold.com staff will get formal updates on all team injuries when fall camp gets underway on Friday, Aug. 5.
Tweets of the weekend
Former Notre Dame (and NC State) cornerback Nick McCloud is having a ball at Buffalo Bills training camp, and he’s been impressing on the field as well. He signed a future/reserve contract with Buffalo in January.
Notre Dame offered 2025 ATH Dallas Golden on Saturday. Golden plays defensive back and wide receiver for Tampa (Fla.) Berkeley Prep.
Quote of the weekend
“My knee’s doing well. Everything inside the knee is healed. The only thing I’m dealing with right now is tendonitis in the front of the knee, and that’s just because that’s where they took my new ACL from the patellar tendon. That’s the only thing that’s painful, but I’m able to do all football related movements; I’m running, cutting, jumping, stopping. I’m doing everything. I’m in a good spot.”
— Notre Dame wide receiver Avery Davis regarding his ACL injury, via the Livin Athletics podcast
Headline of the weekend
Movement on Notre Dame’s 2023 quarterback board continues (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame trending for 2023 four-star playmaker Dylan Edwards (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame offers 2023 Pittsburgh quarterback commit Kenny Minchey (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman ‘not too overly opinionated’ on ideas for NIL fixes (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame dips into its backyard to snag PG Markus Burton for first 2023 commitment (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame’s Top 25 Most Important Players for 2022, No. 6: Jarrett Patterson (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Massive changes: Why Marcus Freeman is bringing pregame Mass back to Notre Dame (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
How much better can Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer be in 2022? (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame’s Top 25 Most Important Players for 2022, No. 5: Brandon Joseph (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
Two former Notre Dame teams crack ESPN all-time defenses rankings (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
Why the Notre Dame football scheduling strategy needs a makeover (Todd Burlage, Blue & Gold)
