Boubacar Traore on the mood of the locker room following Notre Dame’s sluggish start:
“The D-line, we’ve pretty much moved on from this win.”
He said they’re already starting to think about Louisville.
Breaking:
@NDlacrosse
National Champion
@tylerbuchner
has announced via
@NDFootball
that he will be playing at Notre Dame as a walk-on wide receiver. He joins lacrosse teammate and fellow national champion Jordan Faison.
Spotted these
@EA
Sports College Football 25 posters on North Michigan Street.
Some of the
@NDFootball
players included in the game:
Mitchell Evans
Jaden Mickey
Jordan Faison
Jack Kiser
Jaden Greathouse
Christian Gray
Jadarian Price
Rylie Mills
Big day for
#NotreDame
Athletics. The football team watched the men’s lacrosse team beat No. 3 Maryland while Coach Brown, Marist Liufau and HC Marcus Freeman (pictured below) attended the women’s basketball game as they knocked off No. 22 Louisville.
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Irish Illustrated and
@247Sports
can confirm that Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard suffered a posterior labrum injury on his non-throwing shoulder in Saturday's 16-14 loss to NIU.
He underwent an MRI, and it's unclear if he will play versus Purdue.
QB Riley Leonard on if he heard the fans booing him
“No.”
“We tune out all the noise. We stick to ourselves. We understand we’ve got to perform.”
“We can’t let it bother us. It is what it is, and we won.”
Marcus Freeman says he’s told DE Jordan Botelho could return for a sixth season.
“We’ve told him it’s an option for him if it’s something he wants to do.”
“We would love to have him back.”
Syracuse rallied in the fourth and made it a game, but
@NDlacrosse
held on to win 14-12.
The Irish get their first conference win and snap the Orange's five-game win streak.
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Marcus Freeman on Notre Dame fans showing up on the road at Texas A&M:
"Shout out to our fans who were down in College Station.
"They were loud, we felt their energy."
A quick note from Notre Dame's first spring practice:
Devyn Ford has moved from running back to safety.
He also took reps with the first and second teams at Nickel.
According to
@ndwbb
,
@HannahHidalgo
was named to the AP All-America First Team. She is just the fourth freshman to ever make the first team.
Hidalgo is the first
#NotreDame
player to make the team since 2015 and is just one of five in program history.
Six games, six wins.
@NDlacrosse
sweeps the ACC to claim both the regular-season and postseason titles. Now it's onto the NCAA Tournament. The bracket will be announced tonight at 9:30 on ESPN2.
📸:
@NDlacrosse
Former
@NDFootball
DL
@RomeoND45
announced his retirement today.
Okwara played for Notre Dame from 2012-2016 and recorded 12.5 career sacks and 20.5 TFL.
Okwara went on to play in the
@NFL
for 8 years, spending two years with the Giants and 6 with the Lions.
Today at the NFL Combine, Notre Dame QB Sam Hartman talked about playing for former OC Gerad Parker.
“Me and him caught a lot of flak throughout the year — the wins, losses, bad offense, good offense. I think we both share the blame in that, and also we share the success.”
After an instant classic,
@NDlacrosse
outlasts Cornell, 18-17.
The Irish improve to 8-1 on the year and will host North Carolina next weekend.
📸:
@NDlacrosse
It was a nail-biter in the first half as
@NDlacrosse
trailed 5-4, but the Irish got it done in the third quarter and completed the comeback to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
📸:
@NDlacrosse
Final: 15-12,
@NDlacrosse
The Irish went on a strong run to end the second quarter, but a combination of injuries and penalties gave
#Irish
fans a scare. The No. 1 team in the nation battled hard and held on to get a key road win.
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@NDlacrosse
After the team's bye week,
@NDlacrosse
is ranked No. 1 once again in the
@Inside_Lacrosse
Media Poll.
Here are the rankings of Notre Dame's upcoming opponents:
Syracuse: 3rd
Duke: 5th
Cornell: 7th
UNC: RV
Virginia: 2nd
The host of “Late Kick with Josh Pate” recently responded to a rant claiming Notre Dame is irrelevant in college football.
“(He's) talking about them in Feb. when it pertains to college football,” Pate said. “That's the definition of relevance.”
Marcus Freeman on freshman QB CJ Carr:
"He's rotated on the scout team. Kenny Minchey has, too."
"He studies the game. He's constantly trying to improve and he's definitely improving."
Notre Dame cornerback Cam Hart has high expectations for how he’ll perform at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine on Friday.
“I feel like I’m the most athletic corner in this draft. (I’m here) to solidify that.”
Marcus Freeman on Bryce Young:
"We expect Bryce to be able to (help us)."
"RJ has had a really good week of practice."
"I'm confident he'll have a good game on Saturday."
Marcus Freeman on Jordan Botelho's season-ending knee injury:
"Jordan is a great kid, who was playing his best ball since I've been here.
"I feel awful for the kid."
At the NFL Combine, LB Marist Liufau discusses Max Bullough’s recent promotion from defensive graduate assistant to Notre Dame linebacker coach.
“I love Coach Max.”
For the entire exclusive interview with the new Vice President and James E. Rohr, Director of Athletics, Pete Bevacqua, search for Irish Illustrated Insider on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.
@247Sports
4 star safety
@DallasGolden8
has committed to
@NDFootball
. Golden is ranked as the 82nd best player nationally and 9th best safety in the class of 2025. For more on the story visit . Link in bio.
Marcus Freeman on playing Miami (Ohio) this Saturday, the team's second MAC opponent in three weeks:
"It's a good football team that can come in here and beat us if we don't play the right way."
Former
@NDFootball
running back
@AudricEstime
has been selected with the 147th pick in the 2024
@NFLDraft
. For more on NFL Draft weekend visit . Link in bio.
This should be an awesome win. The offense is more than troubling though.
Average drive length: 1:59
3-Out: 3
5:00+ drives: 0
Average Start: own 45
70+ Yard drives: 0
Marcus Freeman on preseason All-American tight end Mitchell Evans:
"I expect him to play a greater amount of plays than 10."
"He's on a progression."
"We have to be smart in terms of what are our expectations of a guy who missed a lot of fall camp."
Coach Marcus Freeman on what he's seen from new OC Mike Denbrock:
"Sometimes I forget how competitive he is."
"I heard him out there chirping."
"I'm excited to have him as a leader of this offense."
Audric Estime on not getting the Doak Nom: “It was pretty hard. Was definetly a goal of mine.”
Said that it fueled the performance: “I’m one of the best running backs in the country if not the best.”
A great shot of the
@NDFootball
QBs during today’s practice by
@NFerrizzi
.
For more coverage of today’s practice, check out the main site—link in bio.
#NotreDame
Despite the rapidly changing college football landscape, coach Marcus Freeman views the present as the ideal time for “Notre Dame football to thrive.”
Check out
@AndrewMentock
's story from today:
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@TomLoy247
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Tom’s been a star in his coverage of Notre Dame on
@irishillustratd
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Tom is as good as it gets as a teammate & leader. We are incredibly excited about his future w us.
This one was a blast. If you want more coverage of the game, we will have Instant Analysis up ASAP, and then our live Overtime show.
And enjoy the bye week. -Tom the Intern