Notre Dame football goes without Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa vs. Navy

FOXBOROUGH, MA —Notre Dame football will be without linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa against Navy, marking the second time in three games he has sat out with a left wrist/thumb injury. The junior reserve was able to play 35 snaps against BYU on Oct. 17, making four combined tackles, but his Pro Football Focus grade of 67.8 was his lowest since the Pittsburgh game last November. The Irish were already without starting cornerback DJ McKinney , who will miss an “extended period” with a right foot injury, coach Marcus Freeman said Thursday. Three other players listed as questionable this week for Notre Dame are available to face the Midshipmen, the school announced in a pregame injury update. Follow our coverage: Notre Dame football vs Navy live updates, score, highlights from Foxborough Tight end Cooper Flanagan missed the BYU game with a hamstring injury, defensive end Loghan Thomas has been dealing with a shoulder issue and cornerback Mark Zackery IV had been out since the Stanford game with a concussion. In Viliamu-Asa’s absence, Freeman said sophomore Madden Faraimo could see more snaps against Navy’s triple-option offense. Faraimo played through wrist pain as a freshman but underwent offseason surgery to repair a fracture that dated to his high school career. “You’ll see Madden play,” Freeman said. “Last year (against Navy), whatever the situation that week was, it gave Madden a great opportunity to go in there and play a lot and he did a great job. “If the opportunity presents itself, you’ll see him in there quite a bit. He’s been doing an extremely good job overcoming a wrist surgery that really is not an easy injury to overcome. He’s been doing a good job of improving.” Faraimo (6-foot-2 and 235 pounds) entered Saturday with 105 game snaps this season, all but 36 of those on special teams.   Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. Follow him on social media @MikeBerardino.