The five players suspended at Notre Dame for academic i sues are unlikely to play this season. A Chicago Tribune report said the five players -- cornerback KeiVarae Ru Adam Duvall Jersey sell, wide receiver DaVaris Daniels, defensive end Ishaq Williams, linebacker Kendall Moore and safety Eilar Hardy -- Irishillustrated.com -- a Notre Dame-centric website -- reported that two sources said the players would not play this season, with one of the sources indicating "that they will 'probably never play another down' for the school." (The irishillustrated.com story is behind a paywall.)Irish coach Brian Nick Senzel Jersey Kelly had said Tuesday during his weekly news conference that the Daniels, Moore, Ru sell and Williams were suspended Aug. 15; Hardy was suspended Aug. 28. In a release announcing the four suspensions Aug. 15, George Foster Jersey the school said it found evidence late in the summer that students had turned in papers and homework that had been written for them by others and referred that evidence on July 29 to the compliance office on athletics. Daniels, Ru sell and Williams were projected starters. Ru sell was considered the team's most talented defensive back, and Daniels was the Jesse Winker Jersey leading returning receiver. A statement from the school Sunday said the hearings for the players were completed last week and that the decisions would be communicated to the players. Notre Dame is 5-0 and plays host to North Carolina on Saturday. The Irish play at Florida State on Oct. 18. Mike Huguenin can Cliff Pennington Jersey be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter .