Newsstand: How ‘Cleats For A Cause’ allows Notre Dame football to support local charities
Notre Dame football players will wear special edition cleats in the Fighting Irish’s home game on Oct. 22 against UNLV. The proceeds of the auctioned off game-worn cleats will support four local South Bend charities; the South Bend Center for the Homeless, the Boys & Girls Club of St. Joseph County, the YMCA of Greater Michiana and Cultivate Food Rescue.
Senior linebacker Jack Kiser is spearheading the initiative. He said the four charities were chosen because a handful of current players have ongoing, longstanding relationships with them.
“We just want to respect those relationships and continue to help and strengthen those,” Kiser said. “It’s a great opportunity to use our platform and give back. We’re super excited about it. It’s going to be an awesome opportunity. As far as I know, we’re the first school to do this and put this together.”
There are four different customized cleat options for the players to wear, one for each charity. The special designs on the Under Armour cleats were drawn up by artists Mo Gafar (KreativeCustomKicks) and Davis Zambrano (@DezCustomz). All 117 pairs of cleats will be up for auction, and the proceeds will be distributed equally among the four charities.
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“It’s Notre Dame, you know? In other words, BYU and Notre Dame, this is the Holy War. There is a lot of emotion toward it. I know I’m very hyped up. I know the boys are very hyped up. The fans are very hype for this game. The scene is set at Allegiant Stadium. It’s going to be a great one, man. We all know what it is. It’s going to be good.”
— BYU defensive back Kaleb Hayes on Saturday’s game
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