Notre Dame wide receiver Jordan Faison scores behind-the-back goal in lacrosse national championship game
Notre Dame wide receiver Jordan Faison is about to enter his sophomore season for the Fighting Irish football team following an impressive freshman year. But before returning to the gridiron, he’s also been a member of Notre Dame’s lacrosse program as a two-sport athlete.
Notre Dame is in the midst of a national championship game matchup against Maryland, and on lacrosse’s biggest stage, Faison came up big with style.
In the third quarter, Faison missed a goal close to the crease only to recover the ball and go behind the back for an impressive goal to extend Notre Dame’s lead in a moment that can be seen below.
“This is the crazy part about Faison’s game Quint (Kessenich), you would think coming over from football he’d be an athlete, he’d beat you with speed. Well, he beats you with skill as well,” analyst Paul Carcaterra said on the broadcast.
Faison joined the Notre Dame football team as a walk-on but was on scholarship for the school’s lacrosse program after being a three-time high school All-American and a top 50 prospect according to Inside Lacrosse and NLFRanking.com. But in the midst his freshman season on the football team head coach Marcus Freeman realized that he was something special, rewarding Faison with a scholarship in October.
He ended the 2023 football season with 19 catches for 322 yards and four touchdowns. Also rushing the ball twice and returning two punts during a season where he caught touchdown passes in each of the last three games of the year. Highlighted by a career-high five receptions for 115 yards and a score against Oregon State in the Sun Bowl to earn the C.M. Hendricks Most Valuable Player Award for the game.
Faison has kept up his production in the postseason for the Fighting Irish lacrosse team, now scoring a goal in each of the Notre Dame’s four NCAA Tournament games on their way to a national championship win. Scoring 22 goals in his freshman season which includes three hat trick performances throughout the year.
Freeman was in attendance for the national championship game to root for the Fighting Irish and his current player. As he’ll look to bring the football program similar success following two straight season of Notre Dame lacrosse national title wins.