Newsstand: ESPN reveals Notre Dame football’s biggest strength entering the 2024 season
With spring ball for the Notre Dame football team kicking off this week, the start of the 2024 college football season is slowly creeping into the picture. And ESPN has started to preview it by discussing the biggest strengths of college football’s top 25 teams.
According to David Hale, the Fighting Irish — considered the No. 5 team in the country per ESPN — can call their secondary the strongest part of the program entering 2024.
“There’s a good case to be made that Notre Dame enters 2024 with the nation’s best secondary,” Hale said. “Safety Xavier Watts returns after an All-America season in which he picked off seven passes.
“He’ll be surrounded by veteran corner Benjamin Morrison and an intriguing transfer from Northwestern, Rod Heard II, whose versatility should allow him to fit anywhere there’s a need. Arizona State transfer Jordan Clark and junior Jaden Mickey have ample upside, too.”
The Irish kick off spring practice on Thursday and the 2024 season against Texas A&M Aug 31.
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Former Irish left tackle Joe Alt ran the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday and received praise from one NFL Draft analyst on social media.
Irish football star wide receiver Jordan Faison continues to excel on the lacrosse field during his freshman season.
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Irish men’s basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry earned recognition from basketball writer Jeff Goodman for the program’s effort during the 2023-24 campaign.
Notre Dame Quote of the Weekend
“Notre Dame itself, we’re close, only two and a half hours north, but the fan base, right? You see a little Irish right there, it’s just everywhere. The place changed my life, and I’m forever grateful for South Bend.”
— Former Irish quarterback Sam Hartman at the NFL Combine on Sunday on his one season with Notre Dame in 2023.
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- How ND grew leaps and bounds in Micah Shrewsberry’s first season
- NFL Combine workout live blog, Day 4: Tracking former ND OTs Joe Alt and Blake Fisher
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- NFL Combine workout live blog, Day 3: Tracking former ND QB Sam Hartman and RB Audric Estimé
- Why ND OT Joe Alt has traits, intangibles of a top-10 pick
- Where ND’s 2025 class ranks following a busy February
- Joining the Irish is a ‘dream come true’ For ND CB Karson Hobbs
- NFL Scouting Combine: Sam Hartman reflects on season at ND
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