Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME recovered. Matuska took a hit to the bra- chial plexus, a collection of nerves. A stress reaction in his foot has plagued fifth-year senior cornerback Cody Riggs the entire second half of the season after he first tweaked it against Navy Nov. 1. He played limited snaps against Louisville before spending the contest at USC on the sideline in a walking boot. Kelly also placed a "think" status on Riggs for the bowl game. Sophomore safety Max Redfield broke a rib against USC, sparking fears of a lacer- ated spleen or liver. Redfield was back on the practice field in preparation for the Tigers. Without fifth-year senior Austin Collinsworth — who underwent shoulder surgery Dec. 12 — the need for Redfield will be even greater. Senior nickel back Matthias Farley might do some moon- lighting at his former safety slot. "Farley's going to have to take a little bit of rep work at safety and get some work back there as well just in case Max can't answer the bell," Kelly said. — Douglas Farmer Freshman defensive lineman Daniel Cage did not play against Louisville Nov. 22 and was limited against USC Nov. 29 after suffering a sprained knee, one of several Irish defenders to miss time in November. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA Corey Robinson Named Academic All-American Notre Dame wide receiver Corey Robinson became the school's first sopho- more since running back Joe Heap in 1952 to be named an Academic All-Amer- ican. The San Antonio native also became the first sophomore since 2008 at any Division I institution to earn first-team Academic All-America honors with his selection this December to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America Divi- sion I Football Team. The group is selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. In the classroom, the liberal studies major Robinson has posted a 3.83 cumula- tive grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) and has been on the dean's list each of his semesters on campus, including as an early enrollee in the spring of 2013. On the field, Robinson was second on the team this year in receptions (40), re- ceiving yards (539) and touchdown catches (five) while playing in all 12 games. His top performance was in the 31-27 loss at No. 2 Florida State Oct. 18, when he