Notre Dame Depth Chart Clarifies Right Guard Battle Ahead of Wisconsin

Notre Dame’s depth chart for Wisconsin put an “or” at right guard between Sullivan Absher and Styles Prescod, and Greg Flammang said his guess is that Prescod would be the first one out there. The bigger takeaway from Hit & Hustle was that the competition looks real, not that Absher suddenly can’t play. Jamie Uyeyama’s point was simple: “There’s a good football player there,” but offensive line works differently because only one guy gets that spot, and the staff is trying to settle on the best five.

They also framed the likely game-day offensive line as eight playable pieces right now: the five starters, plus Joe Otting, Cam Herron, and whichever of Prescod or Absher is not starting. Uyeyama said he is not concerned about the line’s depth and noted that help should arrive later, with Matty Augustine expected back at some point in the first half of the season. The show also touched on Joey O’Brien making the two-deep at safety, with Uyeyama calling that “great news” for the secondary, and cautioned fans not to overreact if the opener is still something like 10-3 or 14-3 at halftime.

• Uyeyama compared the Absher reaction to backup QB discourse; being second on the line does not mean a player “must not be very good.”
• The staff’s current eight up front appears to be the starters, Otting, Herron, and Prescod or Absher.
• Augustine was mentioned as a likely return sometime before midseason, adding another option to the line.
• O’Brien making the two-deep was treated as a positive development, not a negative comment on Ethan Long.
• On Wisconsin, the expectation was that a modest halftime score is more likely than a first-half blowout in Week 1.