Notre Dame's Zach Auguste back after academic issue

Tess Quinlan

USA TODAY Sports

Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Zach Auguste will play Saturday against Miami, the school announced via Twitter.

Notre Dame's Zach Auguste is back for the Fighting Irish and will play Saturday, the school announced via Twitter.

The 6-10 forward is the second leading scorer for the Irish, averaging 14.3 points and 6.4 rebounds. He returns in time for Notre Dame's conference game against Miami (2 pm ET, ESPN2).

Auguste was dealing with some academic issues on campus and missed the 62-59 win over Georgia Tech.

Spring semester classes at Notre Dame begin on Tuesday.

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