Michael Mayer sets Notre Dame record

Remind us again how Michael Mayer wasn’t a Mackey Award finalist?

With his two first half touchdowns against Oklahoma State, Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer set a program record for touchdowns scored by a tight end in a single season.  The pair of scores gave Mayer seven for the year which breaks the record of six in a year that Cole Kmet set in 2019.

Mayer pulled in five first half receptions for 43 yards en route to those two scores and a 28-14 halftime lead for Notre Dame.  The 43 yards also helped him to a Notre Dame record for most receiving yards in a single season ever by a Fighting Irish tight end.

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