Two starters injured for Notre Dame football in CFP first-round game

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SOUTH BEND – Notre Dame football suffered two key injuries during its first-round College Football Playoff game against Indiana on Friday.

Starting right guard Rocco Spindler and starting defensive tackle Rylie Mills both suffered injuries. Spindler played a handful of series before coming out and was eventually seen in street clothes for the second half. It was unclear what injury Spindler sustained.

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Sam Pendleton entered the game to replace Spindler. Pendleton started the first seven games of the season at left guard.

Mills injured his knee while recording a sack on the Irish’s first defensive snap of the second half. He limped off the field with the help of some Notre Dame staff.

Mills is a sixth-year player and has played in 62 games for the Irish, the third-most in program history. Gabriel Rubio and Armel Mukam are the listed backups for Mills on the depth chart.