Notre Dame LB Drayk Bowen ruled out for rest of game vs. Navy after suffering injury

As Notre Dame goes through the second half against Navy, the Fighting Irish will be without one of their captains. Linebacker Drayk Bowen has been ruled out for the rest of the game after an injury he suffered late in the first half. Bowen appeared to get rolled up on after the two-minute timeout and limped off the field with assistance from the training staff. Shortly after halftime, ABC sideline reporter Stormy Buonantony would not return to the game. $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage Bowen had a huge first half for Notre Dame with a team-high seven tackles heading into the break. The Fighting Irish struggled to contain the Navy option offense, but extended the lead to 21-13 on a touchdown from Jonaz Walton on the first drive out of halftime. Heading into Saturday’s game at Gillette Stadium, Bowen was Notre Dame’s leading tackler with 38 total stops on the year. He also had a scoop-and-score touchdown through the first seven games, as well as two passes defended. Watch on Fubo (Try for Free) Navy dominated time of possession in the first half, holding the ball for 23:33 while Notre Dame’s offense was only on the field for 6:27. Still, the Fighting Irish had a 7-6 lead at the two-minute timeout, though the Midshipmen were knocking on the door. Two plays after the two-minute timeout, Navy took the lead. Quarterback Jackson Gutierrez punched in the two-yard run to make it a 13-7 advantage for the Midshipmen. The lead would be short-lived, though. Five plays later, Nolan James broke free for a 52-yard run to put Notre Dame back out in front 14-13 into the break, and Walton added another to make it 21-13. After forcing Navy to punt for the first time, James again found pay dirt on a 28-yard touchdown run after a penalty on the Midshipmen. That made it a 28-13 Fighting Irish lead as they began to take back control. As for what needed to change after halftime, Marcus Freeman told ESPN’s Stormy Buonantony the defense has to get Navy out of rhythm to stay out in front. That said, he also said it’s important to avoid panicking amid the rough go. “I think we’ve got to get them off track,” Freeman said on his way to the halftime locker room. “We’re not getting them off track right now. They’re doing a couple new things, but it’s just the execution. “We can’t panic. You can’t start calling things your guys don’t know how to execute. So we’ve got to make sure we clean up what they have to do and then, they’ve got to play physical. … We can’t be out of control.”