{
  "id": 10503554,
  "title": "Notre Dame WR Quincy Porter to undergo season-ending surgery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/notre-dame-wr-quincy-porter-to-undergo-season-ending-surgery",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-28T18:17:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/notre-dame-wr-quincy-porter-181704942.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Notre Dame football wide receiver Quincy Porter’s 2026 season has come to an end before it even started due to a third surgery in less than nine months. The Ohio State transfer, who missed all of spring practice after enrolling in January, had been making progress following a cleanup procedure on August 21. He was working individual drills ahead of a crucial game against Purdue. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman had expressed optimism about Porter’s recovery, stating that he was \"getting closer\" to being game-ready. However, a recent setback has forced the medical staff to opt for season-ending surgery to repair his left patellar tendon. Porter, a second-year player, had been projected to be a valuable big-bodied target at the boundary receiver spot, but his slow-healing knee injury has hindered his development. In his absence, third-year wideout Micah Gilbert has taken on the boundary receiver role and is leading the team with 334 receiving yards.",
  "summary": "Despite just four catches for 59 yards in 2025, Quincy Porter was projected to give Notre Dame a big-bodied target at the boundary receiver spot.",
  "key_points": [
    "Notre Dame WR Quincy Porter undergoes season-ending surgery.",
    "Third surgery in less than nine months for Porter.",
    "Porter projected as valuable big-bodied boundary receiver."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "MRI shows WR Quincy Porter needs knee surgery, will miss rest of this season for No. 3 Notre Dame",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/mri-shows-wr-quincy-porter-needs-knee-surgery-will-miss-rest-of-this",
        "published": "2026-09-28T18:37:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}