{"id":9081,"date":"2025-10-09T23:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/?p=9081"},"modified":"2025-10-09T23:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T04:39:15","slug":"depth-chart-notre-dame-defense-vs-nc-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/depth-chart-notre-dame-defense-vs-nc-state\/","title":{"rendered":"DEPTH CHART: &#8216;Notre Dame&#8217; Defense vs. NC State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/notre-dame-fighting-irish\/news\/notre-dame-injury-report-wr-jaden-greathouse-downgraded-to-out-vs-nc-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the latest injury report, on defense Nickel Back Davonta Smith is out for the NC State Game with a right calf injury<\/a>.\u00a0 As a result, Smith is no longer listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/fightingirish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-Depth-Chart-Game-06.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the official depth chart<\/a>, with Dallas Golden listed as Nickel Back starter. 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