Apr. 16, 2011; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Andrew Hendrix (12) dives over safety Austin Collinsworth (28) for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Blue-Gold game at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-US PRESSWIRE

The school announced Wednesday that Collinsworth went to surgery in order to repair a torn labrum. He injured it over the course of the spring season and is expected to miss the next 4-6 months.

Austin, the son of former NFL player Chris Collinsworth, was suppose to be used in the nickel package. Although he is behind Jamoris Slaughter and Zeke Motta, ESPN’s Matt Fortuna said that he would’ve seen “significant playing time.”

Collinsworth, a junior, has played in all 26 games played over his first 2 years at Notre Dame. He has made 25 tackles and record 1 forced fumble. He was a huge part of special teams last year, making 16 tackles and also being awarded the Special Team’s Player of the Year.

Does this impact Notre Dame as a whole?

As long as the teams steps up and players contribute, this shouldn’t have the same affect as a starting quarterback going down with this injury. Luckily, there is still some time for head coach Brian Kelly to find his replacement for the 3rd nickel safety. Collinsworth will be missed, but the team should recover from this.

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Both sides are working on getting the series resumed, with the possibility of the game to be played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. This, of course, was the location of the previous game between the 2 teams in 2010, where Notre Dame won 27-3.

Army’s Athletic Director, Boo Corrigan, said that the game is getting closer and closer to being finalized.

“We’re working through details with the University of Notre Dame on a series,” Corrigan said. “It’s coming in the future. We’re excited about a series that we are going to play with them.” -Times Herald-Record

Corrigan, graduated from Notre Dame in 1990 and later spent 5 years as an associate Athletic Director there, was hired as Army’s Athletic Director in 2011.

Notre Dame has not officially released its 2013 schedule yet, as it is school policy not to announce football slates until the entire season’s games are finalized. The Irish do have a previously announced game against Arizona State at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Do you like the idea of Notre Dame playing Army? Is this good for the future of the Irish schedule?

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The 6 ft 3 in, 215 player from Bishop Luers High School was expected to go with Notre Dame, but took his time making a decision.

“The thing was, when I saw it, I knew,” Smith told 247Sports. “But the thing was, when you first see something and you’re so geeked up about it, later on, it doesn’t end up being so cool. I wanted to make sure that’s where I wanted to go. It never wore off. And I wanted to get back to Ohio State and give other teams a shot and see if anyone was better than Notre Dame.” -cbssports.com

With Manti T’eo leaving next year, this is a great find for Notre Dame. He is a very good at stopping the run and has terrific tackling ability, all things we will miss from T’eo. This 4-star pickup is exactly what Brian Kelly can work with. He sure can develop into a superstar for the Irish.

He reported offers from Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas A&M and USC.

Smith’s brother, Rod, is a running back from Ohio Sate. So, some people thought that he would head to Columbus with his brother. Thankfully, they were wrong.

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