Sitting as his teammates sank was not, senior tailback Ryan Grant said, his idea of a good time.
Nursing a hamstring injury during preseason drills, Grant has faced limited contact in practice.
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So as they watched Grant warm up on the field Friday at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Irish coaches took the precautionary measure of holding him out of Notre Dame’s 20-17 loss Saturday night at Brigham Young.
“There were a couple of series where I just wanted to will myself out there, just kind of tell the other backs, `OK, fly back, I’m going to get in the huddle,'” Grant said.
Grant anticipates being in the huddle Saturday, when the Irish take on Michigan.
“That’s what I expect,” he said, “unless I get struck by lightning or something.”