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Notre Dame football gets geared up for the College Football Playoff

Notre Dame football players got some holiday gifts early, courtesy of Under Armour.

‘Tis the season of giving.

The Notre Dame football team got a few official gifts from Under Armour in advance of its first-round College Football Playoff game.

The No. 3 Fighting Irish posted a video of linebacker [autotag]Jaiden Ausberry[/autotag] and wide receiver [autotag]Beaux Collins[/autotag] opening a box of swag, sent to each player, from Under Armour.

The first goodie is a hoodie with “God, Country, Notre Dame” printed on front and the years of each Notre Dame football national championship printed on the back.

Next are gold-painted sneakers, and they’re followed by some slick sunglasses.

After that come two T-shirts — a plain white T and a shirt commemorating the playoff appearance.

The finishing touch is a letter from Under Armour’s boss wishing the Irish luck in the CFP.

You can see the whole thing here.

Nov 30, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish tight end Mitchell Evans (88) scores a touchdown against the Southern California Trojans during the second half at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

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Notre Dame statistical leaders through 11 games

Who leads the Irish heading into the final regular-season contest?

Notre Dame has its fate in its own hands for the College Football Playoff. All it needs to do is defeat USC, and a first-round game at Notre Dame Stadium appears to be a certainty. Who would have thought the Irish would be in such a good position after the loss to Northern Illinois threatened to derail their season early?

The Irish can’t afford to get complacent though. The Trojans have not had a great season, but dealing the Irish a loss that could threaten their playoff chances would make up for everything that has gone wrong for them. That’s why the Irish will need to prepare for them like they would for any ranked team, and the talent they have should allow them to emerge victorious.

Here are the major statistical leaders the Irish are taking into their regular-season finale. Not all of them will be available, but they’re fun to see nonetheless:

Notre Dame Week 9 highlight: Riley Leonard finds Beaux Collins for 37-yard touchdown

Notre Dame gets an explosive catch from Beaux Collins

No. 12 Notre Dame has responded after No. 24 used an efficient drive to cut into the Fighting Irish’s lead.

Notre Dame led 31-7 before Navy got a score on an Eli Heidenreich 1-yard touchdown run.

The Fighting Irish responded with a 7-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that ended when wide receiver Beaux Collins caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Riley Leonard.

The drive burned 3:09 off of the clock.

Notre Dame has been controlling the game against Navy at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

We have a broadcast crew for Notre Dame against Navy.
Oct 19, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Notre Dame Fighting wide receiver Beaux Collins (5) runs against Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets linebacker Jackson Hamilton (17) during the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

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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:

Social media reacts to Riley Leonard first touchdown pass of 2024

Ladies and gentlemen, it happened.

Notre Dame fans understandably were getting impatient with [autotag]Riley Leonard[/autotag]. How could the man who was brought in to hold the fort down at quarterback for such a prestigious program not have a single touchdown pass almost three-and-a-half games into the season? Such a thing would be unacceptable even for a homegrown quarterback on a blue blood.

Leonard’s first touchdown pass for the Irish had to happen at some point though, and Miami (Ohio) was a perfect team against which it could happen. We finally can say it has come to pass.

After the Irish’s defense forced a three-and-out, the offense took over and started rattling off bigger plays than they had when Leonard ran for a touchdown to end its previous drive. Leonard opened it up more this time around, and it paid off. He hit leading Irish receiver [autotag]Beaux Collins[/autotag] for a 38-yard touchdown, his longest throw of the season, to put the Irish up, 14-3, a score that would hold going into halftime:

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Here’s how social media reacted to it:

Notre Dame Football: Meet wide receiver Beaux Collins

Welcome to Irish nation Beaux!

Every year there are new faces to a college football team, and Notre Dame is no different in 2024.

In this era the mantra holds truer than most, especially with the transfer portal. One of the Irish’s biggest transfer commits was wide receiver [autotag]Beaux Collins[/autotag]. We know that he played for Clemson over the last three years, but since he hasn’t been with Notre Dame for long, he was featured in the latest social media post by the official account.

You can watch the almost 2-minute long video, where Collins shares why the Irish were his choice, what has surprised him since he’s been with the team and much more.

Many expect that Collins will bring a veteran presence to the wide receiver room, even if he isn’t expected to put up a ton of stats. He’ll surely get his fare share of opportunities, and we are very happy he is part of the Notre Dame football program.

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Watch: Notre Dame football shares a minute-long clip of its first 2024 practice

The Irish have started fall camp, and the season is right around the corner

As many teams across the nation are doing, Notre Dame football opened up its fall camp on Wednesday morning.

The Irish rely on its fantastic social media team to produce top-level content, and once again they hit it out of the park. In a minute-long mashup of the first 2024 fall practice for Notre Dame, you can see many of the top returning players with some of the young guys mixed in.

What was interesting to see was that the clip ended with quarterback [autotag]Kenny Minchey[/autotag] throwing a great pass to wide receiver [autotag]Beaux Collins[/autotag] with cornerback [autotag]Chance Tucker[/autotag] in coverage. Our first real glimpse of the 2024 Irish football team is finally here.

Notre Dame opens its season on August 31st, as they travel to College Station to take on Texas A&M in a prime-time matchup.

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ESPN: Receiver is Notre Dame’s biggest question mark

Hope the Irish can make strides in that this season.

No matter how good a college football team is, there always is a weakness the opposition looks to exploit. Notre Dame is no exception.

ESPN has determined what it believes to be the biggest question mark for each team in its post-spring Top 25. Notre Dame was fifth on that list, and David Hale is the writer who listed receiver as the most pressing issue for the Irish. He elaborated this way:

“There’s room for optimism with this receivers corps, which includes the addition of transfers [autotag]Beaux Collins[/autotag] (Clemson) and [autotag]Kris Mitchell[/autotag] (FIU), along with holdovers [autotag]Jordan Faison[/autotag], [autotag]Jaden Greathouse[/autotag] and [autotag]Jayden Thomas[/autotag]. But last year’s leading wideouts, Chris Tyree and Rico Flores Jr., both transferred, and it was a unit that struggled often even with them. No wide receiver caught more than 27 passes in 2022 or 2023. Notre Dame hasn’t had a 1,000-yard receiver since [autotag]Chase Claypool[/autotag] in 2019.

With [autotag]Riley Leonard[/autotag]’s legs, a big O-line and a talented backfield (not to mention a burgeoning star in tight end [autotag]Mitchell Evans[/autotag]), there’s not a ton of pressure on the receivers to put up earth-shattering numbers, but genuine progress will be critical to an Irish offense that lost three games last season – all scoring 23 points or less. In those three games, the wide receivers combined for just two touchdown grabs and none had more than four catches in any one game.”

It’s a fair assessment, and the Irish have taken steps to address receive with five freshman receivers new to the program in 2024, including [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]Micah Gilbert[/autotag]. Results might not happen right away, but at least the Irish were aware of this Achilles’ heel with their offense. It will be a fun group to watch develop.

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Clemson is one of the 10 teams most ravaged by NFL Draft and transfer portal losses

Swinney and the Tigers are losing a lot of talent to the NFL draft and the transfer portal.

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program are losing some talent from their 2023 team, and it will be up to the coaching staff and players on the roster to make up for these losses. 

The Tigers got hit in both the NFL draft and the transfer portal, with top players formerly on the roster entering both. There were some big losses, with 247Sports naming Clemson the No.8 roster most ravaged by NFL Draft and transfer portal losses.

Three notable starters were 2024 NFL Draft early exits for the Tigers and they’re forced to replace impact guys in the secondary, too. Clemson won five straight games to end the 2023 season, but there’s reason to believe Dabo Swinney’s team will not be mentioned among the frontrunners to take the ACC.

What’s happening to fix: The only program inside the top 25 in 2024 recruiting without a single transfer portal signee, Clemson has to hope much of its young talent from several elite classes in recent years are ready to star next season. Year 2 for former five-star quarterback Cade Klubnik is vital toward this offense’s success under Garrett Riley as is the expectation a few key returning starters defensively can carry the team.

While the Tigers did lose a lot, I would be lying if I didn’t say I think this is a drastic overreaction. Depending on where you look for betting lines, Clemson is between the No.10 and No.12 for the best odds to win the National Championship next year… Does that sound like a team that won’t be a frontrunner to win the ACC in 2024? No, it doesn’t.

There is talent all over this Clemson roster, and even if you lose a lot, that doesn’t mean your team is going to suffer. The Tigers’ defense is expected to once again be elite in 2024, with most of the concern revolving around the offense.

Now, let’s discuss this Clemson offense a bit. The losses are minimal here, with the biggest loss being star running back Will Shipley. While Shipley is an excellent player and was the focal point of Clemson’s offense for some time, Phil Mafah emerged as the Tigers’ top guy as the season kept going,
Losing Beaux Collins could hurt, but I won’t sit here and act like he was a game-breaker for the Tigers. He had his great moments, but with the great came a lot of bad. Collins had some massive drops this season that directly affected multiple games.

This offense returns a lot, and it truly revolves around development at this point. If Cade Klubnik takes the next step under center and gets more reliable play from the offensive line and wide receiver units… This Clemson team will undoubtedly be one of the most dangerous teams in the ACC.
Clemson is once again becoming something they thrived as: an underdog.

Social media reacts: Former Clemson wide receiver transfers to Notre Dame

How social media reacted to Beaux Collins transferring to Notre Dame.

Former Clemson wide receiver Beaux Collins has announced his transfer destination.

Collins has committed to Notre Dame with one year of eligibility remaining, he told On3 Sports on Sunday.

Collins entered the transfer portal on Nov. 30 after spending the last three seasons at Clemson. As a Tiger, he racked up a career 1,290 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns on 91 receptions. He had his best season this fall with a career-high 38 receptions and 510 yards.

“There’s no other program with the exposure and respect they have week in and week out,” Collins told On3’s Hayes Fawcett. “What also stood out to me was Coach Free (Freeman) and the respect that he already has throughout the program from the top down. Joining up with other ballers on the offense is going to be a sight to see in the near future.”

Here is a look at how social media reacted to Collins transferring to play for the Fighting Irish.