Former Notre Dame All-American Julian Love through the years

Happy birthday to Notre Dame football great @julianlove27!

Current New York Giants defensive back Julian Love was one of the best defensive backs Notre Dame has ever had previous to becoming an NFL draft pick in 2019.  Love took home consensus All-American honors in 2018 and declared for the draft early after being a continual playmaker for the Fighting Irish for three seasons.

His interception return for a touchdown against Michigan State helped set the foundation for a year that saw a major turnaround at Notre Dame and he was as good of a defensive back as there was in all of college football his junior season.

Love celebrates his 24th birthday today as he’ll be entering his fourth season with the Giants this fall.  He’s one of three Notre Dame greats alongside Quenton Nelson and Rick Mirer, who are all celebrating birthdays today.

To celebrate Love, take a quick look back at a few of his best photos and moments at Notre Dame.

Notre Dame Football: Irish shut out from AP Preseason All-American Team

The AP announced their preseason All-American teams on Tuesday. See who made the first and second teams since no Notre Dame players did.

In a busy week for the Associated Press before college football kicks off in a few short weeks, the Preseason All-American Team was announced on Tuesday with no Notre Dame players being named to the squad.

The team is composed of players from teams who will both be playing and not being playing this fall.

11 players on the AP’s first-team and an additional 12 on the second team won’t see action this season which speaks to the volume of talent that won’t be viewed on college football fields this fall.

Complete First Team: