Harbaugh said that the loss of Slater, the top-10 offensive game that the club was just in a huge extension, was a big hit.
“It’s like a bowel mum right at the solarplex,” he said. “It takes the wind from you. You can’t even talk too much. You don’t really have the words or be able to think about anything else. I just feel bad for Rashawn.
Everything to go to the left tackle was logical the first movement. Selected in the first round 2024 played on the left side of Notre Dame before leaving the right side during his newcomer campaign. Pipkins has started 42 games on the career. He moved to 15 at the beginning of 2024 but was expected to be a copying swing during this period. Slater injuries push him back into the role of the starting lineup.
Injuries for the season is a major blow, but Harbaugh is confident that his club can overcome the loss.
“I know my team. I know they’re going to step up,” he said. “I don’t go with the cliché. It would be embarrassing to tell them ‘the next person up’ or that we all have to step up for [each other] Even more when you have a great player who is lost for the season. I wouldn’t be ashamed by telling them because I know they’re going to do it. “