South Bend, Indiana – E be like say Notre Dame running back, Jeremiyah Love, don turn injury matter into kpali for the hearts of Irish fans as dem dey face Stanford for di regular season finale.
Love, like wetin dem dey call premonition, yan say he feel am after he take hit for midsection during one 4-yard run wey happen with just 7:08 left for di first quarter. Na so him carry leg waka go sideline for evaluation. Shawty don dey vex as he come back enter di game after small kwik time.
When e don calm down, coach Marcus Freeman later on gist with sideline reporter Stormy Buonantony say di injury dey serious but dem go decide together if he go fit continue or make dem allow am rest. “Na him suppose make di decision. I go just dey follow am talk, make sure say he do wetin go benefit di team best.”(Abeg, no let dem pressure you, man!)
Before di injury drama start, Love don already chop ground, racking up 58 yards plus one touchdown out of 9 carries. Na him also set new record for most rushing touchdowns in Notre Dame history with 21 after he pulled one 2-yard run wey change di game.
With im stellar performance, Love dey in di mix for di Heisman Trophy conversation, but injury wahala don throw wetin suppose be a smooth victory into one kind wahala. He enter di game with 1,306 rushing yards and 20 total TDs, plus just small distance to break Vegas Ferguson’s single-season rushing yards record.
Dis one no be di first time wey Love go run into injury wahala. Last last season, him don fight through knee issues and leg pain but still deliver serious performance. As di clock dey tick, all Notre Dame fit do na pray say Jeramyiah fit bounce back quick because if him no dey around for di playoffs, e fit scatter dem plans.
But right now, dem go need rely heavily on di depth of di team to see am through as dem dey try finish off Stanford and hope say dis injury no too serious. Fans dey hold dey breath, wey no go want miss di next big shot for di Heisman and di season ending playoffs. (E never reach di season end, abeg!)
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