Following the loss to Northwestern, Brian Kelly was asked about the possibility of opening up the quarterback job for a late-season competition. On Sunday there was a different twist to the quarterback situation in South Bend.
Starter Everett Golson has a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder, his throwing shoulder. Kelly said the injury occurred during the game Saturday. The impact the injury had on Golson’s performance is unknown at this time. It is also unknown if Golson will have to miss any playing time in Notre Dame’s final games of the regular season.
“I don’t know,” Kelly said during his weekly teleconference, per 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 completed 21 of 40 pass attempts for 287 yards and three touchdowns in the overtime loss to Northwestern. Golson has started every game this season after sitting out of football for the 2012 season.
If Golson is held back, Notre Dame will give Malik Zaire will get the call under center.
