'13 FL TE Mike Heuerman (Notre Dame Early Enrollee)

[dublinirish]

Reviewing the Redshirts: TE Mike Heuerman - One Foot Down

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Irish A-to-Z: Mike*Heuerman <a href="http://t.co/Ml9m15gWch">http://t.co/Ml9m15gWch</a></p>— Keith Arnold (@KeithArnold) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithArnold/statuses/487974693593296896">July 12, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Can confirm <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristopherHine">@ChristopherHine</a> report <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> will be without TE Mike Heuerman for at least part of camp. Had surgery to repair hernia.</p>— Jake Brown (@Jake_Brown) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jake_Brown/statuses/493842122504540161">July 28, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Get well soon Mike.

 

[tko]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Can confirm <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristopherHine">@ChristopherHine</a> report <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> will be without TE Mike Heuerman for at least part of camp. Had surgery to repair hernia.</p>— Jake Brown (@Jake_Brown) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jake_Brown/statuses/493842122504540161">July 28, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Get well soon Mike.

How many surgeries has he had for this?

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Damn. Best of luck for speedy recovery.

 

[IrishLax]

Gah! Opposite of what he needs...

 

[irishfan]

Could be good. A sports hernia helped Tuitt gain weight. That's what Heuerman needs to do....

Seriously though hopefully he's back to 100% soon.

 

[Irish YJ]

Ouch. Get well soon.

 

[ulukinatme]

Damn, that sucks. Best of luck on a speedy recovery!

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Hope he has a full and speedy recovery. Now Weishar and Luatua can fight it out for #3, which should give them a lot of motivation to put in work.

 

[Irish#1]

Bummer.

 

[BGIF]

Injury Duration Unknown

Injury Duration Unknown

My designation not UND's. The same can be said for the type of injury.


Mike Heuerman recently had surgery to repair a hernia, his brother Jeff, a tight end at Ohio State, told the Tribune on Monday.

It might be common knowledge here but I wasn't aware that there was a substantial difference between a hernia and a sports hernia. From the Andrew Sports Medicine website:

Sports Hernia as actually a misnomer. The more appropriate term is "athletic pubalgia". It represents a biomechanical imbalance between the adductor musculature (groin muscle) and the lower abdominal musculature (lower abs). Generally, a groin pull is the inciting event, then due to the muscular imbalance from compensation the rectus begins to pull off of the pelvis. There is no true hernia, simply a muscle-tendon failure. It often presents in a sporting athlete with symptoms that mimic a hernia, however no true "hernia" exists

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The Andrews site describes simple surgery followed by 4-6 weeks of rehab prior to sports participation. The National Council on Sports Fitness notes 4-12 weeks.

Depending on how long ago "recently" means in the Chi Trib 7/28 article I'll guess that Heuerman misses more than just Fall Camp. The NCAA mandates that both Spring and Fall Camps go through conditioning steps or increments prior to full contact, hence the initial practices in shorts and helmets working up to pads and then full contact. In addition to a surgical procedure rehab period, Heuerman would have to comply with those same NCAA conditioning requirements before being cleared to play.

It possible he could see action against Rice but doubt at this time he'd see much action much less double TE short yardage situation.

I have a friend who works in this field and will see if I can get anything more definitive.

 

[ulukinatme]

Good information, BGIF. Can't rep you again yet.

 

[BGIF]

NCAA Injury Report

NCAA Injury Report

Notre Dame
Date Pos Player Injury Status
10/18/14 TE Mike Heuerman Hernia "?"


He had surgery in July and I thought had returned. I don't recall seeing him on the Injury Report late last week.

 

[GBdomer]

His brother is a good looking TE. Hopefully Mike ends up looking this because he has a chance to be a boss here

 

[Crazy Balki]

His brother is a good looking TE. Hopefully Mike ends up looking this because he has a chance to be a boss here

Doubtful. Unless Mike can develop physically, which he hasn't, he won't be able to contribute. His brother is near 6'6 255, while he is sitting at a 6'3 and a gracious 230.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Doubtful. Unless Mike can develop physically, which he hasn't, he won't be able to contribute. His brother is near 6'6 255, while he is sitting at a 6'3 and a gracious 230.

Mike is a pass catching TE, he will never be an inline TE.


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[GBdomer]

Doubtful. Unless Mike can develop physically, which he hasn't, he won't be able to contribute. His brother is near 6'6 255, while he is sitting at a 6'3 and a gracious 230.

I really think you missed what I originally said. I think Mike Heuerman will be a great player here over the next three years

 

[Crazy Balki]

Mike is a pass catching TE, he will never be an inline TE.


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I'm pretty sure that inline blocking was Mike's biggest strength coming out of HS.

 

[Crazy Balki]

I really think you missed what I originally said. I think Mike Heuerman will be a great player here over the next three years

I get what you said, I just don't see it. On top of not being physically big enough, he just can't seem to stay healthy, which deters his ability to physically develop, and that is a huge issue due to his severe lack of size. Not to mention that there is just too much in front of him. Smythe looks like he'll be a dominant TE for us, and I have high hopes for Weishar, as well as Luatua as a monstrous in-line blocker. Let's not forget the very realistic possibility of adding Jones, which really puts Mike in a log jam.

 

[CanadalovesND]

I get what you said, I just don't see it. On top of not being physically big enough, he just can't seem to stay healthy, which deters his ability to physically develop, and that is a huge issue due to his severe lack of size. Not to mention that there is just too much in front of him. Smythe looks like he'll be a dominant TE for us, and I have high hopes for Weishar, as well as Luatua as a monstrous in-line blocker. Let's not forget the very realistic possibility of adding Jones, which really puts Mike in a log jam.

Where do you get this notion?

I understand that generally the next TE at ND always seems to continue the tradition of great TE's, but he has one freakin career reception. Pump the brakes just a bit, Sean.

 

[Crazy Balki]

Where do you get this notion?

I understand that generally the next TE at ND always seems to continue the tradition of great TE's, but he has one freakin career reception. Pump the brakes just a bit, Sean.

That's generally how they all start, but he showed a lot of promise and has been getting high praise from the coaches. The only thing stopping him is either health or the notion that Jones commits, gets here and tears it up from the start.

 

[Buster Bluth]

Yeah I don't get the Heuerman hopes.

Just analyzing the roster for a moment:

- Smythe looks like he's first in line to have a shot at being Notre Dame's next stud TE.
- Luatua has the H-Back/blocking role to himself.
- The WR corp is getting crowded with talent. Why make a package involving a TE out wide for the mismatch when you have Corey Robinson?

 

[NDPhilly]

IDK how someone could find it so hard to gain weight in college.

 

[ThePiombino]

Haha I feel like we got a verbal from William Wallace, but Quasimodo showed up on campus.

 

[FLDomer]

IDK how someone could find it so hard to gain weight in college.

No shit all the chicks seem to pack on at least 30 lbs freshman yr!!

 

[Nick Setta]

Bet he regrts not being a Buckeye right now.

 

[ulukinatme]

Bet he regrts not being a Buckeye right now.

And what if we win it all next year, and he sees playing time on that run? He probably wouldn't have started this year at tOSU.

 

[Ndaccountant]

Bet he regrts not being a Buckeye right now.

Maybe, maybe not. Let's not forget here the NFL legacy at ND for tight ends. It will be interesting to see where koyack goes compared to OSU's and Koyack was probably the least talented of the recent te's thru south bend.

 

[ulukinatme]

Maybe, maybe not. Let's not forget here the NFL legacy at ND for tight ends. It will be interesting to see where koyack goes compared to OSU's and Koyack was probably the least talented of the recent te's thru south bend.

Most talented in the potential department though!