No. 3 Notre Dame will start quarterback Brandon Wimbush against Florida State on Saturday for Ian Book, who is nursing an undisclosed injury.
Book is not expected to play after taking a hard hit to the back and ribs last week against Northwestern.
Book replaced Wimbush as the starter in the fourth game of the season for the Fighting Irish (9-0, No. 3 CFP). He is completing 74.5 percent of his passes, tops in the FBS, for 1,824 yards, with 15 touchdowns and four interceptions. With Book starting, the Fighting Irish have averaged 38 points per game. They averaged 23.3 in Wimbush's three starts.
Wimbush, a senior, was the starter last season for the Irish, but his inconsistent and inaccurate passing led to coach Brian Kelly making the switch to Book.
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• Wisconsin standout nose tackle Olive Sagapolu will miss the rest of the season because of arm surgery, while quarterback Alex Hornibrook (concussion) remains questionable for the game at No. 21 Penn State on Saturday.
• Walt Kowalczyk, a star halfback at Michigan State who finished third in the 1957 Heisman Trophy race, has died. He was 83.Nicknamed "The Sprinting Blacksmith," Kowalczyk helped the Spartans to top-three finishes in the AP poll in 1955 and 1957. He was MVP of the 1956 Rose Bowl.
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