Notre Dame’s November trip to Miami is already looking different, and not in a good way for the Hurricanes.
Mario Cristobal said Monday morning on WQAM’s The Joe Rose Show that running back CharMar “Marty” Brown and wide receiver Josh Moore are both done for the season. He also said linebacker Ezekiel Marcelin will be sidelined “for a few weeks.”
“We got beat up pretty good,” Cristobal said.
Brown’s injury came after a 32-yard run midway through the second quarter, when he went down with a right knee issue. He was helped off the field, couldn’t put weight on the leg and eventually left on a cart. He will now miss the rest of the year.
That’s a real blow for Miami’s backfield. Brown had been the top backup behind starter Mark Fletcher and entered the injury with 97 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries this season.
Last year, he rushed for 474 yards and seven scores. One of his better outings in 2025 came against Notre Dame, when he piled up 69 yards on 15 carries and scored once.
That touchdown made it 21-7 Miami and stood as the Hurricanes’ final trip to the end zone in that win.
Moore’s loss matters, too. Cristobal said the receiver suffered an upper-body injury, and his season is over as well.
Through three games, Moore had seven catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns and had pushed his way into Miami’s receiver mix alongside Malachi Toney, Cooper Barkate and Daylyn Upshaw. Against Notre Dame last season, he finished with two catches for eight yards.
Marcelin’s timeline is shorter, but his status still leaves another question hanging over the matchup. He had earned a spot in the linebacker rotation early in his sophomore year and was tied for third on the team with nine tackles through three games. Miami is already dealing with another linebacker injury, too, after junior OJ Frederique was hurt in the Stanford game and has not returned.
So by the time November 7 rolls around, the Hurricanes could be missing Brown and Moore for sure, with Frederique and Marcelin still up in the air.
Notre Dame has injury issues of its own. Safety Brauntae Johnson and defensive lineman Jason Onye have both been out for a couple of weeks, and their return dates remain unclear. This past weekend, safety Luke Talich also appeared to be banged up.
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