This story will be updated with more information when it happens.
Notre Dame football suffered a tough blow on its second drive of the game against Stanford Saturday when star running back Jeremiyah Love left with an apparent rib injury.
As Love was being tackled on a short run, a Cardinal’s player knee drove into the rib area of Love. The junior was down for a few minutes before getting up and walking off under his own power.
Love immediately went into the blue medical tent on the sideline. He emerged from the tent a few minutes later, but then walked to the locker room with the Irish’s head trainer, Rob Hunt.
Notre Dame would finish off the drive Love was injured on, going up 14-0 late in the first quarter.
On Notre Dame’s previous possession, Love set a single-season program record, scoring his 21st touchdown of the season to give Notre Dame an early 7-0 lead.
The Irish are in contention for a College Football Playoff appearance, ranked No. 9 in this past week’s rankings. Love is among the top players in the country, entering the game third in the Heisman Trophy betting odds.
11:39 p.m. ET Update
Per the ESPN broadcast, Love went to the locker room to be fitted for a rib cage protector. He came back onto the sideline with the Irish ahead, 21-0, midway through the second quarter. He did not reenter the game immediately.
