ND TE Rudolph done for year

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame will have to make do without one of its best players for the rest of the season.

Kyle Rudolph, 6-foot-6, 265-pound junior tight end, needs surgery after severely injuring his hamstring. His recovery could take six months.

“I kind of went in with a positive mindset to my MRI. We were expecting to get all good results and then go get an ultrasound and take a week off and go from there,” Rudolph said Tuesday.