Marcus Freeman: Former Notre Dame RB C’Bo Flemister no longer with Irish
Former Notre Dame running back C’Bo Flemister‘s time with the Fighting Irish is over.
Head coach Marcus Freeman addressed Flemister’s status with the team — or lack thereof — during Thursday’s post-spring practice press conference. Freeman said Flemister is no longer with the team, and he does not have a future playing in South Bend either. Flemister has not announced his entrance in the NCAA transfer portal and such news has not been reported. If he elects to play elsewhere, he has two years of eligibility remaining.
Flemister’s Notre Dame career never quite took off. He played four snaps across two games as a true freshman in 2018. His sophomore and junior years were his most impactful. He rushed 106 times for 461 yards and 10 touchdowns during the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
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Flemister was on the field for just seven total offensive snaps in 2021. He ran three times for 10 yards. His senior season got off to a poor start long before the Fighting Irish ever stepped foot on the field at Florida State for the season opener on Sept. 5.
Flemister was charged with leaving the scene of a car accident in April. Police arrived at the scene near South Bend Avenue and Corby Boulevard and found Flemister’s car with the airbags deployed but nobody around. The Class B misdemeanor carried a penalty of up to a year in prison.
According to The South Bend Tribune, Flemister agreed to a pretrial diversion to have the charges dismissed. Flemister had to complete a substance abuse evaluation, attend a victim impact panel, pay $334 in court fees and perform 25 hours of community service.
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Had Flemister never entered former head coach Brian Kelly‘s dog house because of the incident, he might have had more opportunities to play this past season — especially with sophomore Chris Tyree hampered by a turf toe injury for half the season.
Logan Diggs emerged as a No. 2 option behind junior Kyren Williams instead. Tyree and Diggs played 1A and 1B roles in the Fiesta Bowl with freshman Audric Estime backing them up. Freeman said Flemister was not available but did not detail a reason why.
Notre Dame is left with Tyree, Diggs, Estime and early enrollee freshman Jadarian Price of Denison (Texas) High School in the running back room in 2022. Those are the four scholarship players running backs coach Deland McCullough has to work with this upcoming season.
Notre Dame already has a running back commit in the class of 2023. Four-star prospect Sedrick Irvin Jr. of Miami (Fla.) Gulliver Prep committed to the Irish on Sept. 22, 2021.
