SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The Notre Dame football team has lost a key starter for the rest of the season.

During his weekly news conference on Monday, Irish head coach Marcus Freeman announced that starting center Ashton Craig will miss the rest of the season with a right knee injury.

It’s awful news for Craig, who missed most of last season with an ACL injury . Prior to the season, the Lawrenceburg, Ind., native was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List , which recognizes the most outstanding center in Division I college football.

Craig left this past Saturday’s game against NC State after suffering an apparent leg injury near the end of the third quarter. According to our reporting partners at the South Bend Tribune , redshirt sophomore Joe Otting replaced Craig on the next

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