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Notre Dame ruled out eight players for the Wisconsin opener and listed linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa as questionable after last season's ACL tear.

Billy Schrauth Augustine's broken fifth metatarsal required surgery, but Notre Dame expects him back this season with a chance to push at right guard or provide tackle-guard depth.

Notre Dame's defensive tackle depth makes Gabriel Rubio Burgess and Gordy Hola less likely to have immediate major roles when healthy, even though Burgess had shown spring progress and Hola brings long-term strength and motor.

Charles Jagusah would likely be starting if fully healthy, but his long recovery from a broken humerus makes a major near-term impact less likely.

Ko'o Kia is trending toward a sooner return from shoulder labrum surgery with special teams as the clearest early role, while wide receiver Jayden Porter could address Notre Dame's unproven boundary receiver room if his patella recovery progresses.