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14-07-2025
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Notre Dame Impact Players For 2025: No. 48 Sullivan Absher
Notre Dame Impact Players For 2025: No. 48 Sullivan Absher originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Notre Dame is now 48 days away from kicking off the 2025 season against the Hurricanes down in Hard Rock Stadium. The Irish will be relying on some impact players to get them through the home opener as well as getting them back to another run at the National Championship. I broke down who I believe will be the top 50 impactful players for Notre Dame this season. Let's continue this countdown to kickoff with my No. 48 most impactful player, offensive guard Sullivan Absher. Advertisement With the arm injury to the expected starter, Absher will likely get the first crack in fall camp to step into the starting role. He's played all along the offensive line during his first two seasons in South Bend and will be looking to utilize some of that experience to solidify his spot amongst the starting five. What He Brings To The Table Absher is an absolutely massive player along the interior. At 6-8 328 pounds, he will be one of the bigger interior offensive lineman in the country. He played in all 16 games last season on special teams but took snaps on offense last year against Purdue, Louisville, Stanford, Navy, Virginia and Army. He's an extremely long athletic who has powerful leg drive but isn't too heavy with his feet. Absher possesses the ability to move some of the larger interior defensive lineman they will face throughout the regular season but won't sacrifice athleticism as a pass blocker. Little is known about what we will fully see from the Belmont, North Carolina native heading into his redshirt sophomore season due to his limited opportunities on the field. However, with the injury to Charles Jagusah, I don't think we will have to wait long into fall camp to see what he can do when he's given first team reps. Advertisement What Is His Impact? Last season, Notre Dame's offensive line was in a 'replace and reload' mentality throughout their entire 16 game trek. In 2024, they had to replace their left tackle, left guard, center and right guard throughout the season, some on multiple occasions. The story remains somewhat the same as they head into fall camp, and they will need Absher to perform to the best of his abilities with this opportunity he has been presented. It's uncertain what Jagusah's timeline for return is at this current moment; Absher needs to perform and prepare like he will be their starting right tackle for the foreseeable future until told otherwise. He's been waiting for his opportunity to step into the starting lineup, and despite the unfortunate circumstance, that's football. Notre Dame is projected to play another 14, 15 or 16 game season and Absher's emergence as the potential starting right guard is what makes him my No. 48 most impactful player for the Irish this season. Be sure to check out the Irish Breakdown message board, the Champions Lounge Advertisement Irish Breakdown Content 2025 Depth Chart 2025 Football Schedule Notre Dame 2026 Scholarship Offers 2025 Commit Rankings - Offense 2025 Commit Rankings - Defense 2024 Recruiting Class 2023 Recruiting Class 2022 Recruiting Class ——————— Become a premium Irish Breakdown member, which grants you access to all of our premium content and our premium message board! Click on the link below for more. BECOME A MEMBER Be sure to stay locked into Irish Breakdown all the time! Join the Irish Breakdown community! Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown YouTube channel Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes Follow me on Twitter: @TTrow5 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
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06-07-2025
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Notre Dame offensive lineman Charles Jagusah, expected to start at right guard, breaks arm in UTV accident
For the second consecutive season, Notre Dame could begin the season with a top offensive lineman injured. Sophomore Charles Jagusah suffered a fractured left humerus in a UTV accident and underwent surgery to repair the injury, the school announced on Sunday. "The initial prognosis is favorable, and he will return to campus early this week for further evaluation and continued care," Notre Dame's football program said in a statement. The accident occurred on July 5 in Wyoming. Advertisement Jagusah, 6-foot-7 and 333 pounds, is expected to start at right guard for the Fighting Irish. Whether he will be ready for the start of the regular season has yet to be determined. Notre Dame begins the 2025 season on Aug. 31 at Miami (Florida). Notre Dame offensive line coach Joe Rudolph raved about Jagusah's versatility and potential during spring practice, saying he "could be as good as anyone in the country." 'If you put the film on when he was in the Penn State game and you watched him, you were like 'Oh, who's that dude,' Rudolph said, via Irish Sports Daily. 'And you don't do that a lot with offensive line. There's a lot going on for a guy to stand out that way." "When you see someone who maybe could be as good as anyone in the country or better, you kind of keep developing in that spot as well," he added. Fellow sophomore Sullivan Absher will likely play at right guard while Jagusah is sidelined. Redshirt freshman Guerby Lambert could also be in the mix, though he is recovering from shoulder surgery. True freshman Will Black has not yet practiced with the team and does not have experience at guard. Advertisement Ranked as a four-star prospect by Rivals, Jagusah missed the entire 2024 season after suffering a torn right pectoral muscle in fall training camp. Notre Dame also lost offensive lineman Ashton Craig and Billy Schrauth during the year. However, Jagusah was able to return for the final three games of the Irish's College Football Playoff run, playing on special teams versus Georgia, and as a reserve against Penn State and Ohio State.
