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Notre Dame releases depth chart for Week 14 at USC

IMG_7504by: Jack Soble11/25/24jacksoble56
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Notre Dame center Pat Coogan. (Danny Wild-Imagn Images)

Notre Dame travels to Los Angeles to face USC in its regular-season finale, and the Irish are in the College Football Playoff with a win. Kickoff will be at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Here’s how Notre Dame will line up against the Trojans.

Quarterback

  1. Riley Leonard (Sr.)
  2. Steve Angeli (Jr.)

Running back

  1. Jeremiyah Love (So.) OR
  2. Jadarian Price (Jr.)
  3. Aneyas Williams (Fr.)
  4. Devyn Ford (Gr.)

Wide receiver (boundary)

  1. Beaux Collins (Sr.) OR
  2. Jayden Thomas (Sr.)

Wide receiver (field)

  1. Jordan Faison (So.) OR
  2. Kris Mitchell (Gr.)

Sophomore KK Smith (clavicle) had surgery and will miss 4-6 weeks. This does not necessarily rule him out for the season, but this means the earliest he can return is the College Football Playoff quarterfinal.

Wide receiver (slot)

  1. Jaden Greathouse (So.) OR
  2. Jayden Harrison (Gr.)

Tight end

  1. Mitchell Evans (Sr.)
  2. Cooper Flanagan (So.) OR
  3. Eli Raridon (Jr.)

Left tackle

  1. Anthonie Knapp (Fr.)
  2. Tosh Baker (Gr.)

Left guard

  1. Billy Schrauth (Jr.)
  2. Sullivan Absher (So.)

Center

  1. Pat Coogan (Sr.)
  2. Sam Pendleton (So.)
  3. Joe Otting (So.)

Right guard

  1. Rocco Spindler (Sr.)
  2. Sam Pendleton (So.)
  3. Chris Terek (So.)

Right tackle

  1. Aamil Wagner (Jr.)
  2. Guerby Lambert (Fr.)

Vyper

  1. Joshua Burnham (Jr.)
  2. Junior Tuihalamaka (Jr.)
  3. Loghan Thomas (Fr.)

Three-technique defensive tackle

  1. Rylie Mills (Gr.)
  2. Gabriel Rubio (Sr.)
  3. Armel Mukam (So.)

Nose tackle

  1. Donovan Hinish (Jr.)
  2. Armel Mukam (So.) OR
  3. Sean Sevillano Jr. (Fr.)

Notre Dame did not put graduate student Howard Cross III (ankle) back on the depth chart, but he’s questionable for Week 14. Irish head coach Marcus Freeman said he was close to playing against Army.

Strong-side defensive end

  1. RJ Oben (Gr.)
  2. Bryce Young (Fr.) OR
  3. Joshua Burnham (Jr.)

Will linebacker

  1. Jack Kiser (Gr.)
  2. Jaiden Ausberry (So.)

Mike linebacker

  1. Drayk Bowen (So.)
  2. Preston Zinter (So.)

Zinter replaced freshman Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (knee), who will miss this week’s game against USC.

Rover

  1. Jaylen Sneed (Jr.)
  2. Jaiden Ausberry (So.)

Nickel

  1. Jordan Clark (Gr.)
  2. Karson Hobbs (Fr.)

Cornerback (boundary)

  1. Leonard Moore (Fr.)
  2. Tae Johnson (Fr.)

Cornerback (field)

  1. Christian Gray (So.)
  2. Karson Hobbs (Fr.)

Safety (boundary)

  1. Adon Shuler (So.)
  2. Luke Talich (So.) OR
  3. Kennedy Urlacher (Fr.)

Safety (field)

  1. Xavier Watts (Sr.)
  2. Rod Heard II (Gr.)

Specialists (starters only)

Place kicker: Mitch Jeter (Gr.)

Kickoff specialist: Mitch Jeter (Gr.)

Punter: James Rendell (Gr.)

Holder: Chris Salerno (Sr.)

Long snapper (punts): Joseph Vinci (Fr.)

Short snapper (field goals): Rino Monteforte (Jr.)

Kickoff returner: Jayden Harrison (Gr.) OR Jeremiyah Love (So.) OR Jadarian Price (Jr.)

Punt returner: Max Hurleman (Gr.) OR Jordan Faison (So.) OR Jaden Greathouse (So.)

Notre Dame’s change at long snapper is official, with Vinci getting the nod over junior Andrew Kros.