Everett Golson injured his shoulder in the loss to Northwestern. (Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)
Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson suffered a shoulder injury during the Irish’s humbling overtime loss to Northwestern on Saturday, and coach Brian Kelly does not know what Golson’s status is for Notre Dame’s next game.
Kelly said on Sunday that Golson has a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder and that the injury occurred during Saturday’s game.
It is not known how much influence the injury had on Golson’s performance, and it’s unclear whether Golson will miss any games.
“I don’t know,” Kelly said on his weekly teleconference, according to ESPN.com. “I haven’t gotten a chance to talk to him about it. There were certainly a couple of throws when he first did it where he put the ball into the ground. You could see that it affected him then. He said he was fine after that but obviously we missed some throws, especially in overtime. But he said it didn’t affect him.”
Golson, who completed 21 of 40 passes for 287 yards in Saturday’s loss, has started every game for Notre Dame this season. If he is unable to play in Saturday’s game against Louisville, Malik Zaire would be the Irish’s starting quarterback. Zaire, a sophomore, has not thrown a pass in his college career.
