from the SB Tribune
Another personnel move Weis and his coaching staff bandied about Sunday was the possibility of moving wide receiver Duval Kamara to the depleted tight end position.
Suspended junior Will Yeatman figures to have some sort of resolution in his situation this week, stemming from a Sept. 21 arrest for underage drinking. Junior Luke Schmidt is out indefinitely with headaches resulting from a blow to the head suffered Sept. 20 in ND's loss at Michigan State. Schmidt has a history of concussions. Sophomore Mike Ragone is out for the season following August knee surgery.
That leaves freshman Kyle Rudolph as the ironman, though undersized freshman Joseph Fauria (6-7, 245) is available in an emergency situation.
"We talked about (Kamara) when we had all these situations taking place," Weis said of the 6-5, 219-pounder, who has been sliding down the wide receiver depth chart as of late. "We talked about that, because he certainly would like to eat himself into being a tight end.
"But it's totally different having to put your hand down on the ground, being in a three-point stance, having a defensive end in your face right now. Now, Duval is a very good blocker. But it's totally different when you're doing it in a stance at the point of attack with a guy that outweighs you by 50 or 60 pounds than when you're going in and blocking safeties and corners."
Another personnel move Weis and his coaching staff bandied about Sunday was the possibility of moving wide receiver Duval Kamara to the depleted tight end position.
Suspended junior Will Yeatman figures to have some sort of resolution in his situation this week, stemming from a Sept. 21 arrest for underage drinking. Junior Luke Schmidt is out indefinitely with headaches resulting from a blow to the head suffered Sept. 20 in ND's loss at Michigan State. Schmidt has a history of concussions. Sophomore Mike Ragone is out for the season following August knee surgery.
That leaves freshman Kyle Rudolph as the ironman, though undersized freshman Joseph Fauria (6-7, 245) is available in an emergency situation.
"We talked about (Kamara) when we had all these situations taking place," Weis said of the 6-5, 219-pounder, who has been sliding down the wide receiver depth chart as of late. "We talked about that, because he certainly would like to eat himself into being a tight end.
"But it's totally different having to put your hand down on the ground, being in a three-point stance, having a defensive end in your face right now. Now, Duval is a very good blocker. But it's totally different when you're doing it in a stance at the point of attack with a guy that outweighs you by 50 or 60 pounds than when you're going in and blocking safeties and corners."
