SIDELINES : Notre Dame Rusher Readmitted

Tony Brooks, a top rusher during Notre Dame’s 1988 national championship football season, has been readmitted to the university and will be eligible to play this fall, a school official says.

During the 1988 season, Brooks rushed for 667 yards, averaging 5.7 yards a carry and scoring two touchdowns.

Brooks, 20, of Tulsa, Okla., withdrew in 1989 after Coach Lou Holtz suspended him from spring football practice for unspecified disciplinary reasons.

He returned to school last summer but was refused readmission in the fall. Brooks attended neighboring Holy Cross Junior College last year.

Athletic department academic adviser Mike DeCicco said Brooks was cleared for readmission by the dean’s office.