Bodie Kahoun was taken to a hospital after suffering an injury early in Boston College’s game against Notre Dame on Saturday in South Bend. The Eagles’ linebacker, a former Notre Dame player, was hurt on the second defensive series while making a tackle on Irish tight end Jack Larsen.
Boston College coach Bill O’Brien told reporters that Kahoun remained on the ground for a minute or two before walking slowly to the sideline medical tent with the team trainers. The exact nature of the injury has not been disclosed. Kahoun’s parents were present with him at the hospital, and O’Brien said the player was receiving excellent medical care. “I don’t have anything more for you than that,” he added.
Kahoun, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound third-year transfer from Roanoke, Virginia, is in his first season with Boston College after two seasons with Notre Dame. He missed a month earlier this year following a head injury sustained against Rutgers in Week 2. This Saturday's game was only his fifth since returning.
Before the injury, Kahoun had recorded two tackles against Notre Dame on his 12th defensive snap. The week before, he played a career-high 67 snaps in a game against Florida State. His time at Notre Dame included 12 games mostly contributing on special teams, where he logged two-thirds of his 98 snaps.
O’Brien described Kahoun as “an unbelievable addition” to the Eagles and said the injury felt “very troubling.” He also mentioned Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman had asked about Kahoun before the game, showing the linebacker’s impact extended beyond his current team.
Freeman included a message for Kahoun in his postgame remarks following Notre Dame’s 41-7 victory. “You never want to see anybody go down, but especially one of your former players,” Freeman said. “I don’t know the extent of his injury, but our prayers are with him as he goes through this injury, whatever it was.”
Kahoun spoke about the mental toll of his earlier head injury in an October 15 interview. At that time, he admitted he briefly considered the possibility of a career-ending injury after being carted off against Rutgers. “It went through my head but I’m a very positive guy,” he said. “It was just a football play. I went down and I had a head injury I suffered from it. … It makes you realize that everything can happen in an instant. It makes you appreciate it a lot more.”
The injury to Kahoun came early in the contest and has cast a shadow over the game, which Notre Dame dominated. O’Brien said the team felt “awful” for him and praised his character. “Just a great guy,” he said.
No further updates on Kahoun’s condition have been released since his hospitalization.
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