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Key Players Returning:
RB Jeremiyah Love, RB Jadarian Price, WR/PR Jordan Faison, WR Jaden Greathouse, OC Ashton Craig, OG Billy Schrauth, OT Anthonie Knapp, OT Aamil Wagner, DE Joshua Burnham, DE Boubacar Traore, DE Junior Tuihalamaka, DT Donovan Hinish, NT Gabriel Rubio, LB Jaiden Ausberry, LB Drayk Bowen, LB Jaylen Sneed, LB Kyngstonn Villamu-Asa, CB Christian Grey, CB Leonard Moore, BS Adon Shuler, and PT James Randell.
Key Players Departing:
QB Riley Leonard, WR Beaux Collins, WR Jayden Thomas, TE Mitchell Evans, OG Pat Coogan, OT Tosh Baker, DT Rylie Mills, NT Howard Cross III, LB Jack Kiser, CB Benjamin Morrison, NB Jordan Clark, FS Rod Heard II, FS Xavier Watts, KR Jayden Harrison, PR Max Hurleman, and PK Mitch Jeter.
Top 10 Recruits:
4 Star Recruits: OT Will Black (Wallingford, Connecticut), EDGE Christopher Burgess Jr. (Chicago, Illinois), LB Madden Faraimo (San Juan Capistrano, California), TE James Flanigan (Green Bay, Wisconsin), WR Malachi Fields (Virginia transfer), DS JaDon Blair (Winston Salem, North Carolina), CB Dallas Golden (Tampa, Florida), CB Mark Zachery IV (Indianapolis, Indiana), and WR Scrap Richardson (Greenville, Georgia).
2024 Results:
G01 @ #30 Texas A&M W 23-13
G02 NORTHERN ILLINOIS L 14-16
G03 @ Purdue W 66-7
G04 MIAMI (OH) W 28-3
G05 #15 LOUISVILLE W 31-24
G06 STANFORD W 49-7
G07 vs. Georgia Tech W 31-13
G08 vs. #24 Navy W 51-14
G09 FLORIDA STATE W 52-3
G10 VIRGINIA W 35-14
G11 vs. #19 Army W 49-14
G12 @ USC W 49-35
CFP #10 INDIANA W 27-17
CFP vs. #2 Georgia W 23-10
CFP vs. #6 Penn State W 27-24
FBS vs. #8 Ohio State L 23-34
Team Info:
2024 Overall: 14-2
Home: 6-1
Away: 3-0
Neutral: 5-1
Head Coach: Marcus Freeman
Notre Dame: 33-10
Career: 33-10
Bowls: 4-2
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Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Tyler Buchner (1-1, 23 yards, 100%, 23.0 avg., 0 TD, 0 INT)
Rushing: Jeremiyah Love (163 car., 1125 yards, 6.9 avg., 17 TD)
Receiving: Jaden Greathouse (42 rec., 592 yards, 14.1 avg., 4 TD)
TD’s Scored: Jeremiyah Love (19)
Sacks: Donovan Hinish (4.5)
Tackles: Drayk Bowen (78)
Interceptions: Christian Gray/Adon Shuler (3)
Pass Deflections: Leonard Moore (11)
Tackles For Loss: Jaiden Ausberry/Joshua Burnham (7)
Forced Fumbles: Drayk Bowen (3)
Kick Returns: None
Punt Returns: Jaden Greathouse (1 ret., 9 yards, 9.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Marcello Diomede (0-1 fg/fga., 0%, 1-1 xp/xpa., 1 point)
Punting: James Rendell (50 punts, 2091 yards, 41.8 avg., 24 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 13 CJ Carr (FR)
RB: 4 Jeremiyah Love (JR)
WR: 00 Malachi Fields (RS SR/TR)
WR: 6 Jordan Faison (JR)
WR: 1 Jaden Greathouse (JR)
TE: 9 Eli Raridon (SR)
LT: 54 Anthonie Knapp (SO)
LG: 74 Billy Schrauth (RS JR)
OC: 70 Ashton Craig (RS JR)
RG: 56 Charles Jagusah (RS SO)
RT: 59 Aamil Wagner (RS JR)
KR: 24 Jadarian Price (RS JR)
PK: 98 Noah Burnette (RS SR/TR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 40 Joshua Burnham (RS JR)
NT: 97 Gabriel Rubio (RS SR)
DT: 47 Jason Onye (RS SR)
DE: 5 Boubacar Traore (RS SO)
LB: 3 Jaylen Sneed (RS JR)
LB: 34 Drayk Bowen (JR)
NB: 0 DeVonta Smith (RS SR/TR)
CB: 29 Christian Gray (JR)
CB: 2 Leonard Moore (SO)
FS: 28 Luke Talich (JR)
BS: 8 Adon Shuler (RS SO)
PR: 1 Jaden Greathouse (JR)
PT: 16 James Rendell (GR/TR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: A
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: A
Defense:
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams:
Kick Returns: C
Punt Returns: C
Kickers: B
Punters: C
Schedule:
08/31 @ Miami (FL) Hurricanes | Notre Dame leads the series 17-8-1. The Fighting Irish lost (8-41) the last meeting in 2017, and they won (30-27) the prior meeting in 2016.
09/13 @ Texas A&M Aggies | Notre Dame leads the series 4-2. The Fighting Irish won (23-13) last season’s meeting, and they lost (3-24) the prior meeting in 2001.
09/20 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS | Notre Dame leads the series 58-26-2. The Fighting Irish won (66-7) last season’s meeting, and they won (27-13) the prior meeting in 2021.
09/27 @ Arkansas Razorbacks | First meeting.
10/04 BOISE STATE BRONCOS | First meeting.
10/11 NC STATE WOLFPACK | The series is tied 2-2. The Fighting Irish won (45-24) the last meeting in 2023, and they won (35-14) the prior meeting in 2017.
10/18 USC TROJANS | Notre Dame leads the series 50-37-5. The Fighting Irish are 7-2 since 2015, and their last series loss (27-38) was in 2022.
11/01 @ Boston College Eagles | Notre Dame leads the series 17-9. The Fighting Irish are 5-0 since 2015, and they won (44-0) the last meeting in 2022.
11/08 NAVY MIDSHIPMEN | Notre Dame leads the series 81-13-1. The Fighting Irish are 8-1 since 2015, and their last series loss (27-28) was in 2016.
11/15 @ Pitt Panthers | Notre Dame leads the series 50-21-41. The Fighting Irish are 4-01 since 2015, and they won (58-7) the last meeting in 2023.
11/22 SYRACUSE ORANGE | Notre Dame leads the series 8-3. The Fighting Irish won (41-24) the last meeting in 2022, and they won (45-21) the prior meeting in 2020.
11/29 @ Stanford Cardinal | Notre Dame leads the series 23-14. The Fighting Irish are 4-5 since 2015, and their last series loss (14-16) was in 2022.
Predictions:
Home: 5-1
Away: 5-1
Neutral: 0-0
Overall: 10-2 (1st in I-A Independent – 12th Seed Playoffs – Eliminated in Round of 12)
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