Notre Dame Football: Drew Pyne Through the Years

Photos of former Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne as he now heads to Missouri to continue his college football career.

It’s been quite the ride for former Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne.

Pyne committed to the Fighting Irish back in April of 2018 before enrolling and being a part of the 2020 team that wound making the College Football Playoff.

Pyne helped save the day against Wisconsin in the 2021 game at Soldier Field and after an injury to Tyler Buchner, started the final 10 games of the 2022 regular season that saw the Irish go 8-4.

After that regular season he transferred however, spending last fall at Arizona State.  He re-enrolled at Notre Dame this semester to take classes and reports have him on the move again as he’s headed to Missouri to continue his football career.

Below are some of the best photos of Drew Pyne during his time at Notre Dame from 2020-2022 when he threw for 2,257 yards and 24 touchdowns in 17 games.

Notre Dame football: Jayden Bellamy

Meet new Notre Dame cornerback Jordan Bellamy

Notre Dame wasn’t able to hold onto every 2022 recruiting class commitment after the sudden departure of Brian Kelly from the program a few short weeks ago, but the Irish held onto the majority as the early signing period began on Wednesday.

Notre Dame’s advanced media team knocked it out of the park with its videos of each player this year. Cameos are made from former Notre Dame star football players, professional wrestlers, reality TV personalities and plenty more before Marcus Freeman ultimately delivers the good news for Irish fans.

Here are some fast-facts about cornerback Jayden Bellamy, who was the third Notre Dame player to send his national letter of intent in on Wednesday:

Name: Jayden Bellamy
Position: Cornerback
High School: Bergen Catholic (Oradell, New Jersey)
Size:  5-11, 175 pounds
Stars: 3-stars on both 247Sports and Rivals
Original Commitment Date: July 3, 2022

Related:  Notre Dame football 2022 recruiting class tracker

Watch: Lou Holtz roasts USC

Get ready for Saturday by watching Lou Holtz roast USC

We’ve all heard that USC stands for the University of Spoiled Children, but why did so many USC football players choose to attend USC instead of cross-town at rival UCLA?

Lou Holtz had that answer for you a few years back when he spoke at a pep rally the night before the Notre Dame-USC game. Take a look at this short video to get you pumped, or perhaps even more pumped, as one of the absolute best rivalries in college football once again gets renewed.

Who wins? Notre Dame-USC staff predictions

 

Notre Dame all-time vs. MACtion

Who doesn’t love a little #MACtion on an October Tuesday night?

For the sixth time in program history Notre Dame will take on a member of the Mid-American Conference, better known as the MAC, on Saturday.

The Irish are 5-0 all-time against current MAC schools and welcome Central Michigan to South Bend for the first time this weekend.

Here is how Notre Dame has fared all-time against the folks that have blessed us all these years with weeknight MACtion as well as which MAC teams show up on Irish schedules in future seasons:

Notre Dame makes top-five for transfer cornerback

Is this Notre Dame’s answer at cornerback?

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Notre Dame remains to be looking to bolster its secondary via transfer portal just as they did a season ago when they added Nick McCloud from North Carolina State.

The Irish remain in the running for cornerback Akayleb Evans of Tulsa, who announced Notre Dame as one of his five finalists to transfer to over the weekend.

Related: Notre Dame offers Tulsa cornerback a scholarship

Joining Notre Dame were Missouri, Texas, Texas Tech, and Jackson State.

If you’re wondering how Jackson State makes the list remember that Deion Sanders is currently the head coach there which I would imagine makes it an especially appealing destination for a defensive back.

Stay tuned as the Irish remain in pursuit as the deadline for a decision to be made and be eligible for the 2021 season is now just a month away as it comes on July 1.

Notre Dame makes top-five for transfer cornerback

Is this Notre Dame’s answer at cornerback?

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Notre Dame remains to be looking to bolster its secondary via transfer portal just as they did a season ago when they added Nick McCloud from North Carolina State.

The Irish remain in the running for cornerback Akayleb Evans of Tulsa, who announced Notre Dame as one of his five finalists to transfer to over the weekend.

Related: Notre Dame offers Tulsa cornerback a scholarship

Joining Notre Dame were Missouri, Texas, Texas Tech, and Jackson State.

If you’re wondering how Jackson State makes the list remember that Deion Sanders is currently the head coach there which I would imagine makes it an especially appealing destination for a defensive back.

Stay tuned as the Irish remain in pursuit as the deadline for a decision to be made and be eligible for the 2021 season is now just a month away as it comes on July 1.

Notre Dame football: Marcus Freeman’s NCAA video game ratings

Besides Notre Dame who was your go-to team in the NCAA Football video game?

Full disclosure, I was born the same month of Marcus Freeman. While he is the head coach at Notre Dame, traveling the world in private jets and dining at the White House, I sit here writing about all of it.

I may have other responsibilities, but for effect let’s only cite that one.

Being the same age as Freeman I can assume part of our college experiences were at least somewhat the same.  Being 35 years old today means being in college during what was the peak of the old NCAA Football video game by EA Sports. My college, Division III powerhouse North Central College, unfortunately wasn’t in the game (Kam Kniss would have been a 99 if they were) but Ohio State obviously was.

News came out this week that a year from now the game will be re-released with players getting compensated.  It’ll be the first new game since the NCAA Football ’14 (based on the 2013 season) edition.

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So back to Freeman.  Just how good did the video game say Freeman was as a player entering his senior year?

NCAA Football ’09 (which was based on the 2008 season) rated Marcus Freeman aka ROLB No. 1 as his name was in the game, the following:

Overall: 96
Speed: 87
Strength: 80
Agility: 86
Acceleration: 92
Awareness: 84

The 96 overall clearly screams star, but that 84 for awareness should be concerning for a future head coach.  Now I’m wondering what Tommy Rees’ awareness was in the game and if at times it randomly dipped to 40 (said in sarcasm font).

If you’re curious, Freeman’s 96 overall wasn’t even the best for a linebacker on Ohio State that year. James Laurinaitis was one of two players to get a 99-overall ranking in the game, joining Tim Tebow.

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Notre Dame All-Time Overtime Results

Which is the best and which hurts the worst?

Notre Dame has been playing football a long time but Sunday’s win over Florida State was the first game in the history of the program that the Fighting Irish recorded an overtime win away from Notre Dame Stadium.

It’s worth noting that overtime only came to be in college football in 1996 but a quarter century without a road overtime win is impressively sad when you consider how many opportunities Notre Dame has had in that situation.

Here are Notre Dame’s all-time overtime results.

Warning:  some of what you are about to see is going to bring back awful memories if you’re a passionate Notre Dame football fan…

Notre Dame’s Fiesta Bowl History

The desert hasn’t been a friend to Notre Dame in recent years…or decades

Thanks to some pre-season bowl projections that are floating around, I have my mind on Notre Dame’s past involvement in some of the biggest bowl games.  One such projection recently had Notre Dame going to the Fiesta Bowl to take on Oregon.

Notre Dame and Oregon don’t have much of a history together, something I’d like to one day see changed.  Notre Dame does have a history in the Fiesta Bowl, however.

Yes, it is the bowl game that Notre Dame won to clinch the 1988 national championship with a victory over West Virginia.

No, nothing has gone well for Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl since.

How does a football player earn the nickname ‘Milk’?

What kind milk do you prefer?

Just exactly how does a football player at the University of Notre Dame earn the nickname “Milk” of all things?

Notre Dame long snapper Michael Vinson was mic’d up at a recent Notre Dame practice and was quick to display his personality.

Besides how he got the nickname you’ll see Vinson share some great excitement for a teammate after a big kick and see his moment in the sun as a punt returner a few days ago.  Check it out below:

2 percent Tuesdays need to immediately be a thing.

Notre Dame opens the 2021 football season on September 5 at Florida State.

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