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Notre Dame hockey closes 2023 with OT win

Nice way to end the (calendar) year

Before the clock struck midnight last night, Notre Dame hockey closed the 2023 portion of their season with an overtime victory over Augustana.

Michael Mastrodomenico’s first goal of the season tied things up in the first period after an early Augustana goal.  Paul Fisher then scored a little before the midway point of the second period to give Notre Dame a 2-1 lead.

However, Owen Bohn scored to tie things back up 2-2 before the second period ended and that’s how the score remained all the way through the third.

Cole Knuble however took care of business right away in overtime, finding the back of the net and propelling the Irish to a 3-2 victory.

Notre Dame will return to action Friday, January 5 as they play host to Wisconsin at 7 p.m. ET.

Notre Dame possibly nearing making another offensive coordinator offer

Is Marcus Freeman going to spend his Friday night making a formal job offer?

The week-long journey to find Notre Dame’s next offensive coordinator may be drawing to an end. After Marcus Freeman and the Irish were turned down by Kansas State offensive coordinator Collin Klein, an offer to another finalist may soon be made.

Heather Dinich of ESPN, who broke the news that Klein was taking his name out of the running, reported early Friday evening that Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig may soon be next up. According to Dinich, Ludwig is expected on campus tonight and an offer may follow quickly.

Ludwig easily has the most experience of any candidate Notre Dame has reportedly been in contact with. Most recently he has helped lead Utah to consecutive Pac-12 titles and Rose Bowl appearances.

Find out much more about Ludwig, including which former No. 1 NFL draft pick he helped develop, by reading his candidate profile we put together earlier in the week.

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OL Jake Lacina: ‘I knew the Vikings were the team I was going to pick’

Right now, the Vikings are saying Jake Lacina is a center with some guard work. Do you want him to make the team?

Offensive lineman Jake Lacina, a player out of Augustana, signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent.

If he ends up making the team, it wouldn’t be the first time a Lacina has played an NFL season with the Vikings.

Lacina’s father, Corbin, played with Minnesota for four of his 10 NFL seasons.

Right now, the Vikings are saying Corbin’s son Jake is a guard or center at the next level, Jake told Pioneer Press sports columnist Bob Sansevere.

Here’s what Jake told Sansevere about the Vikings:

“I knew the Vikings were the team I was going to pick. It seemed like a good fit for me and a good chance to make the team. As long as I’m on a team right now, I’m happy. A lot of people can’t say that.”

The Vikings guaranteed $473,300 in total in order to sign undrafted free agents this offseason, Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune reported. Minnesota gave Lacina a $6,300 signing bonus to come to the team.