(RB Jeremiyah Love – Irish Illustrated)
Key Players Returning:
RB Jeremiyah Love, WR/PR Jordan Faison, WR Jaden Greathouse, WR Jayden Thomas, TE Mitchell Evans, OG Pat Coogan, OG Rocco Spindler, DE Jordan Botelho, DE Joshua Burnham, DT Rylie Mills, NT Howard Cross III, CB Christian Grey, CB Jaden Mickey, CB Benjamin Morrison, FS Xavier Watts, and KR Jadarian Price.
Key Players Departing:
QB Sam Hartman, RB Audric Estime (Falcons R5), WR Rico Flores Jr. (UCLA transfer), WR/PR Chris Tyree (Virginia transfer), OC Zeke Correll, OT Joe Alt (Chargers R1), OT Blake Fisher (Texans R2), DE Javon Jean-Baptiste (Commanders R7), DT Nana Osafo-Mensah (TCU transfer), LB JD Bertrand, LB Marist Liufau (Cowboys R3), CB Cam Hart (Chargers R5), NB Thomas Harper, NB Clarence Lewis (Syracuse transfer), FS Jack Kiser, SS DJ Brown, PK Spencer Shrader, and PT Bryce McFerson (Maryland transfer).
(QB CJ Carr – Notre Dame Insider)
Top 10 Recruits:
Blue Chip Recruits: DE Bryce Young (Charlotte, North Carolina).
4 Star Recruits: LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (Bellflower, California), QB CJ Carr (Saline, Michigan), WR Cam Williams (Glen Ellyn, Illinois), OT Guerby Lambert (West Roxbury, Massachusetts), RB Kedren Yung (Lufkin, Texas), EDGE RJ Oben (Duke transfer), QB Riley Leonard (Duke transfer), DS Brauntae Johnson (Ft. Wayne, Indiana), and EDGE Loghan Thomas (Lakewood, Ohio).
2023 Results:
G01 vs. Navy W 42-3
G02 TENNESSEE STATE W 56-3
G03 @ NC State W 45-24
G04 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 41-17
G05 #6 OHIO STATE L 14-17
G06 @ #17 Duke W 21-14
G07 @ #25 Louisville L 20-33
G08 #10 USC W 48-20
G09 PITT W 58-7
G10 @ Clemson L 23-31
G11 WAKE FOREST W 45-7
G12 @ Stanford W 56-23
BOWL vs. #19 Oregon State W 40-8
Team Info:
2023 Overall: 10-3
Home: 5-1
Away: 3-2
Neutral: 2-0
Head Coach: Marcus Freeman
Notre Dame: 19-8
Career: 19-8
Bowls: 2-1
(TE Mitchell Evans – Irish Illustrated)
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Steve Angeli (34-44, 504 yards, 77.3%, 11.5 avg., 7 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing: Jeremiyah Love (71 car., 385 yards, 5.4 avg., 1 TD)
Receiving: Mitchell Evans (29 rec., 422 yards, 14.6 avg., 1 TD)
TD’s Scored: Jaden Greathouse/Jadarian Price (5)
Sacks: Jordan Botehlo (4)
Tackles: Howard Cross III (66)
Interceptions: Xavier Watts (7)
Pass Deflections: Benjamin Morrison (10)
Tackles For Loss: Howard Cross III (7)
Forced Fumbles: Howard Cross III (2)
Kick Returns: Jadarian Price (10 ret., 344 yards, 34.4 avg., 1 TD)
Punt Returns: Jordan Faison (2 ret., 28 yards, 14.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Zac Yoakim (0-0 fg/fga.,0%, 2-2 xp/xpa., 2 pts.)
Punting: None
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 13 Riley Leonard (SR/TR)
RB: 4 Jeremiyah Love (SO)
WR: 83 Jayden Thomas (RS JR)
WR: 10 Kris Mitchell (GR/TR)
WR: 1 Jaden Greathouse (SO)
TE: 88 Mitchell Evans (SR)
LT: 56 Charles Jagusah (RS FR)
LG: 78 Pat Coogan (RS JR)
OC: 70 Ashton Craig (RS SO)
RG: 74 Billy Schrauth (RS SO)
RT: 79 Tosh Baker (GR)
KR: 24 Jadarian Price (RS SO)
PK: 98 Mitch Jeter (GR/TR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 9 RJ Oben (GR/TR)
NT: 56 Howard Cross III (GR)
DT: 99 Rylie Mills (GR)
DE: 12 Jordan Botelho (GR)
LB: 24 Jack Kiser (GR)
LB: 34 Drayk Bowen (SO)
LB: 3 Jaylen Sneed (RS SO)
CB: 7 Jaden Mickey (JR)
CB: 20 Benjamin Morrison (JR)
FS: 0 Xavier Watts (RS SR)
BS: 8 Adon Shuler (RS FR)
PR: 6 Jordan Faison (SO)
PT: 16 James Rendell (GR/TR)
(NT Howard Cross III – 247Sports)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: B
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: B
Defense:
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: C
Secondary: B
Special Teams:
Kick Returns: A
Punt Returns: C
Kickers: B
Punters: C
Schedule:
08/31 @ Texas A&M Aggies | Notre Dame leads the series 3-2. The Fighting Irish lost (3-24) the last meeting between schools in 2001.
09/07 NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES | First meeting between schools.
09/14 @ Purdue Boilermakers | Notre Dame leads the series 57-26-2. The Fighting Irish won (27-13) the last meeting between schools in 2021.
09/21 MIAMI (OH) REDHAWKS | Notre Dame leads the series 2-0. The Fighting Irish won (52-17) the last meeting between schools in 2017.
09/28 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS | The series is tied 2-2. The Fighting Irish lost (20-33) last season’s meeting between schools, and their last series win (12-7) was at the prior meeting in 2020.
10/12 STANFORD CARDINAL | Notre Dame leads the series 22-14. The Fighting Irish are 5-4 since 2014, and their last series loss (16-16) was in 2022.
10/19 @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Notre Dame leads the series 30-6-1. The Fighting Irish won (55-0) the last meeting between schools in 2021.
10/26 vs. Navy Midshipmen | Notre Dame leads the series 80-13-1. The Fighting Irish are 8-1 since 2014, and their last series loss (27-28) was in 2016.
11/09 FSU SEMINOLES | Notre Dame trails the series 5-6. The Fighting Irish won (41-38) the last meeting between schools in 2021.
11/16 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS | Notre Dame leads the series 4-0. The Fighting Irish won (28-3) the last meeting between schools in 2021.
11/23 vs. Army Black Knights | Notre Dame leads the series 39-8-4. The Fighting Irish won (44-6) the last meeting between schools in 2016, and their last series loss (2-14) dates back to 1958.
11/30 @ USC Trojans | Notre Dame leads the series 49-37-5. The Fighting Irish are 6-3 since 2014, and their last series loss (27-38) was in 2022.
Predictions:
Home: 4-2
Away: 2-2
Neutral: 2-0
Overall: 8-4
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