Over the weekend much attention was spent by football fans becoming familiar with future NFL players at the annual Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.
Notre Dame had more invitees than any other program so the eyes of Irish fans could have easily been too focused on that to have seen a former cornerback have quite the performance in the Hula Bowl.
Nick McCloud, who played 2020 with Notre Dame after transferring from North Carolina State, won the Defensive MVP honors in the Hula Bowl Sunday after recording a pair of interceptions.
The first of those interceptions came against former Indiana and Northwestern quarterback, Peyton Ramsey.
Notre Dame CB Nick McCloud picks off Northwestern QB Peyton Ramsey pic.twitter.com/mqHCdXusjg
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McCloud followed that pick up with a fourth-quarter interception.
Notre Dame CB Nick McCloud is having a great game! He gets his 2nd INT of the game! #HulaBowl pic.twitter.com/zHfqDopkyp
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The two interceptions helped Team Kai hold onto a 15-13 victory over Team Aina in what was very likely the final game ever played in Aloha Stadium.