Newsstand: Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer named to Biletnikoff Watch List
At first glance, it might seem odd that Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer was named to the 2022 Preseason Fred Biletnikoff Award Watch List. Why? While anyone who catches a pass is eligible for the honor, this is a wide receivers’ award in practice. Mayer is just that good.
The list of outstanding pass-catchers was released on Thursday, and Mayer is one of just two tight ends featured. Georgia star Brock Bowers is the other.
Mayer caught 71 passes for 840 yards and seven touchdowns during his sophomore campaign in 2021. He will look to improve upon those numbers this fall, especially given Notre Dame is facing uncertainty at the receiver position.
The 6-4, 250-pound tight end is widely considered to be the best NFL Draft product at his position (Bowers is a true sophomore), with several mock drafts showing Mayer could come off the board within the first ten picks.
Tweets of the day
Notre Dame offered 2025 Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Catholic defensive lineman Tyler Parker on Thursday. The rising sophomore’s recruitment is starting to blow up; he got an offer from Miami on Wednesday as well.
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Former Notre Dame tight end Kyle Rudolph has signed a one-year deal to head to Tampa Bay this fall.
Irish women’s basketball begins regular season play with a home game against Northern Illinois on Nov. 7. Contests against Maryland and UConn are the highlights of their non-conference slate. BlueandGold.com’s Tyler Horka has more on the schedule here.
Quote of the day
“I don’t know if there’s ever been a stat like that. Half the team is getting a master’s.”
— Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Mike Brey on his veteran team heading into 2022-23. Six of the 12 players are enrolled as graduate students.
Headlines of the day
Notre Dame men’s basketball notebook: Gotham Classic schedule set, Mike Brey has assistant coach hiring timeline (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Where Notre Dame stands in Sporting News’ College Football Playoff era program rankings (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
How two fast-rising freshmen are making strong cases to start on a veteran Notre Dame men’s basketball team (Patrick Engel, Blue & Gold)
Countdown to kickoff: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State is only 44 days away (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
Top-100 2024 CB Aaron Scott finalizes upcoming visit to Notre Dame (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
‘It was amazing’: 2025 West Coast LB Weston Port details his early look at Notre Dame (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
Notre Dame’s Top 25 Most Important Players for 2022, No. 15: JD Bertrand (Ashton Pollard, Blue & Gold)
Jack Swarbrick: The calm during the speculation storm (Todd Burlage, Blue & Gold)
Spiegelman’s summer superlatives (Sam Spiegelman, On3)
