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Notre Dame vs. Florida State: First-Quarter Analysis

The Irish have the lead. That’s the important thing.

Notre Dame is facing a Florida State team that has nothing to play for but pride the rest of the season. Opponents with nothing left to lose often are the most dangerous. Despite a 7-3 Irish lead after the first quarter, the Seminoles have shown they won’t be pushovers.

The Irish needed only 103 seconds to get the scoring going. The middle of their first drive featuring a 28-yard completion from [autotag]Riley Leonard[/autotag] to [autotag]Aneyas Williams[/autotag]. It culminated with Leonard running 34 years for the game’s first touchdown.

The Seminoles’ first possession took almost half the quarter, though that was helped by an Irish defensive penalty on fourth down. Though the Seminoles got to the Irish 4-yard line, they only could muster a Ryan Fitzgerald chip-shot field goal to get them on the board.

After that, there was a whole lot of nothing with four consecutive three-and-outs, two apiece for the teams. [autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag] broke that streak with a first-down run in the final minute. He did so without [autotag]Anthonie Knapp,[/autotag] the Irish’s starting left tackle who went to the bench with a currently undisclosed injury during the quarter.

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Notre Dame Week 7 highlight: Aneyas Williams gets first career touchdown

The backups are in — and they’re still scoring for Notre Dame.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are up big over the Stanford Cardinal, and both teams just waited out an hour-long weather delay, so the backups are in.

And freshman running back Aneyas Williams has his first career touchdown after he ran the ball in from 19 yards out to finish off an 11-play, 60-yard drive that took 5:25. Notre Dame scored with 9:17 remaining in the game.

Notre Dame needed a win versus Stanford, and the Irish aren’t just winning but they’re piling up points as they make a case for a higher ranking in the polls.

Notre Dame running back Aneyas Williams warms up during a Notre Dame football practice at Irish Athletic Center on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, in South Bend.

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Notre Dame statistical leaders through four games

Who’s on the board going into the next game?

The great thing about Notre Dame’s dominant win over Miami (Ohio) is that a few more players got a chance to shine. Consequently, we have a few new names popping up in our weekly statistical leaders listicle heading into the game against Louisville. That should force the Cardinals to be a little more aware of the players they’ll be going up against.

This goes without saying, but the Irish always can benefit from new players appearing in these categories. It highlights just how deep the team’s talent is, and anyone can step in at any point. It might take some players longer to crack the leaders lists than others, but that’s the beauty of a regular season that runs through the end of November.

So who are the players standing out the most going into the Irish’s last game before their first bye week? Take a look for yourself here:

Watch: True freshman RB Aneyas Williams finds end zone in Notre Dame’s spring game

The true freshman could make plays like this in the fall

It’s safe to say that Notre Dame football’s 2024 recruiting class will be setting the stage for years to come.

One of those freshman is running back [autotag]Aneyas Williams[/autotag], who entered the program as the nations No. 19 back and 250th overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. It didn’t take long for him to make an impact in Notre Dame’s Blue and Gold game, as he found the end zone early in the second quarter.

Williams started his run on the inside, bounced outside and outraced the defenders to the pile-on and cashed in. What was an interesting aspect of the score was that the broadcast actually was interviewing head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and he explained how a freshman back could get playing time.

Since he knows the protections, Freeman believes that his young back will see the field early for the Irish this season. That is exciting to hear.

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Notre Dame 2024 signee named Gatorade Player of Year in Missouri

Congrats Aneyas!

To be named the state’s top player is a huge honor, and one Notre Dame football 2024 signee has earned it.

Running back [autotag]Aneyas Williams[/autotag], who hails from Missouri, was among the Gatorade Player of the Year state winners announced on Wednesday. The distinction was well deserved: He produced 1,415 rushing yards, 816 receiving yards with 46 total touchdowns.

Those video game numbers Williams put up as a senior propelled him to be ranked 19th at his position and 288th overall on the 247Sports composite. Given Notre Dame typically uses multiple backs, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him get playing time during his freshman season.

Congratulations to Aneyas, and we look forward to see what he can do in an Irish uniform.

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College football recruiting: Notre Dame beats out bluebloods for elite running back

Huge win for the Irish!

Sure, eyes are focused on the 2023 recruiting classes being finished up nation-wide but Notre Dame received more tremendous news for their 2024 class on Friday night.  Running back Aneyas Williams announced his commitment to Notre Dame.

We don’t need to go over an evaluation of stars to see that Williams is an absolute beast and will be huge for Notre Dame down the road.  Williams chose the Irish over offers from Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, USC, and plenty of the other biggest programs nationally.

At Hannibal High School in Missouri, Williams had a monster junior campaign.  He scored 34 touchdowns and racked up nearly 2,000 all-purpose yards.

The commitment from Williams furthers the giant imprint Notre Dame has made in recruiting the state of Missouri in recent years.  Running back Jeremiyah Love and cornerback Christian Gray are already in the 2023 class while Kyren Williams, Gabe Rubio, and Tyson Ford have all wound up at Notre Dame from the Show Me State in recent years.

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Notre Dame 2024 commits share their ‘Think Big’ videos and graphics

These are all excellent #ThinkBig

It has been a pretty big day for [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] and their social media team.

Not only was the Irish’s green jerseys unveiled on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, but multiple 2024 commitments shared videos and graphics with the hashtag of ThinkBig, the slogan of their class.

Was is unique about this campaign is that none of the videos shared were the same, each of the individually crafted for each commitment. It’s a job well done by the Notre Dame social media staff, as they have been extremely busy the past few weeks getting all of this prepared to roll out at the same time.

Take a look below at some of the videos and graphics shared by the Irish verbal commitments.

Notre Dame’s 2024 recruiting class commitments

Who is next?

The 2023 recruiting cycle has not yet signed, but that doesn’t mean the Irish are waiting for that class to fill up. [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] is already working hard on the 2024 class, and here are the current commitments for that class in order. (This list will be updated as more prospects pledge to Notre Dame.)

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Notre Dame running back commit wins MVP award at The Underclassmen Report Camp

Big time performance from the Irish commit

When Missouri running back [autotag]Aneyas Williams[/autotag] committed to [autotag]Notre Dame[/autotag] last December, it was viewed as a big time recruiting win for head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag].

Williams is viewed as one of the best prospects in the country, the 17th running back and 221st overall player according to the 247Sports composite. He has been putting in the work to raise that ranking and after this weekend, it looks like the mission is going as planned.

The Irish commit participated in the [autotag]Elite Underclassmen Camp Showcase[/autotag] in Kansas City, Missouri and was named the running back MVP of the camp. Williams was one of the headliners at the event and didn’t disappoint.

The expectation for the future Irish back continue to get larger and it seems like Williams is ready for the challenge.

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Florida 4-Star running back has Notre Dame in his final six

The Irish could land one of Florida’s best

If there is one position for [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] that there are absolutely not questions about the 2-deep in spring practice, it’s the running backs. [autotag]Audric Estime[/autotag] and [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag] return as one of the best tandems in the nation.

The future of the position is a bit different, but not without talent. [autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag] is looking to get into the rotation and [autotag]Jeremiyah Love[/autotag] is on his way.

There is always a need for depth to be rebuilt and the 2024 class will most likely add another back with [autotag]Aneyas Williams[/autotag]. Florida’s [autotag]Anthony Carrie[/autotag] could be that player as he released his final six schools with Notre Dame still in the mix.

Carrie stands 6-feet and weighs 185 pounds while being rated as the 14th best running back and 192nd overall player in the country according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

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