Notre Dame running back Logan Diggs undergoes left shoulder surgery
Rising sophomore running back Logan Diggs underwent left shoulder surgery on Friday to repair a torn labrum, per a tweet from Notre Dame. He was injured during Saturday’s Blue-Gold Game and could be seen leaving the field holding it, clearly experiencing discomfort.
Irish head coach Marcus Freeman previously said just after the game he believed Diggs’ removal from the contest was “precautionary.” Now it appears to have ultimately been more serious.
“I think his shoulder got banged up a little bit, it was in the second half,” Freeman said. “I wanted to get some of those guys out anyway. We will get a medical report tomorrow and see what the injuries are from the game.”
The procedure was performed by Dr. Brian Ratigan, the team’s surgeon who also has a son, Conor, on the team as a receiver.
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Diggs was a three-star recruit in the 2021 class out of Metairie (La.) Archbishop Rummel, but he had a promising rookie season with the Irish. As a freshman last year, he carried the ball 52 times for 230 yards and three touchdowns. The 5-11, 200-pound back also caught six balls for 56 yards and a receiving score.
His best games of the season, at least yardage-wise, came in blowout wins over Navy (eight carries for 59 yards) and Virginia (nine carries for 64 yards). He averaged 7.3 yards per carry between the two contests.
Prior to leaving last weekend’s scrimmage, Diggs had three carries for 20 yards along with four catches for 10 to cap off what was a great spring for the rising sophomore.
“You’ve got guys who are elusive, keep the chains moving, powerful and make first-level guys miss in Audric (Estime) and Logan,” said Deland McCullough, the Notre Dame running backs coach. “Just an exciting group.”
In addition to Estime and Diggs, McCullough has freshman Jadarian Price and junior Chris Tyree in his running backs room. Price had a huge spring and is poised to make a big impact right away come September. Rising freshman Gi’Bran Payne is also going to arrive this summer after commiting to Indiana and subsequently deciding to transfer.
All this to say, while Notre Dame has plenty of weapons who can run the ball, losing Diggs for at least a few months is a disappointing blow for McCullough, Freeman and the Irish team.
