Notre Dame knows a thing or two about injuries along the defensive line. The Irish lost a pair of pass rushers earlier in the year when Boubacar Traore and Jordan Botelho both went down, and interior lineman Rylie Mills‘ final season in South Bend ended after an injury he suffered in the first round of the College Football Playoff against Indiana.

Carter, the Big Ten’s reigning defensive player of the year, exited the Fiesta Bowl in the first half with an apparent left shoulder injury.

Penn State coach James Franklin thinks there's a chance defensive star Abdul Carter will be back for College Football Playoff semifinals against Notre Dame.