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WATCH: Indiana guard ejected for dirty elbow on Max Klesmit after torrid stretch

WATCH: Indiana guard ejected for dirty elbow on Max Klesmit after torrid stretch

Max Klesmit is playing out of his mind again. The veteran guard went on another white-hot stretch tonight against Indiana. Midway through the second half, he’s now up to 23 points on 7/9 shooting and 5/6 from three.

At first, the three-pointers were shades of Kyle Korver shooting over defenders. Then the ensuing dribble moves and crafty passes looked more like Klay Thompson during one of his hot performances. It’s become a true breakout month for the Wisconsin guard.

Klesmit’s dominance in the second half tonight was enough that upon returning to the offensive side of the court, Indiana guard C.J. Gunn threw a dirty elbow while the ball was being walked up the court.

The play was reviewed and Gunn was ejected with a flagrant 2. As many pointed out, he couldn’t guard Klesmit for the last 10 minutes so instead resorted to cheap shots.

Klesmit’s run in essence closed out the game after Indiana had cut the Badgers’ deficit to seven. Wisconsin went on an 18-2 run with the guard’s hot streak, and are currently in position to come away with their sixth conference win of the season.

Notre Dame Football 2024 Outlook: Quarterbacks (1.0)

How does Notre Dame look at quarterback entering 2024?

Notre Dame finished the 2023 football season with three-straight wins to go 10-3, wrapping with a dominating 40-8 win over Oregon State in the Sun Bowl.

A dominating defense remains largely intact as the page now turns to 2024 but what about the offense?

We will go position-by-position this January breaking down what is lost and who returns for the Fighting Irish in 2024 – and what it all means for the season to come.

Today we look at the quarterbacks as the Irish have to replace one of the most experienced signal callers in the history of college football.  Let’s take an initial look at how the quarterback situation shapes up entering 2024 – obviously this is all possible to change at a moment’s notice given the modern day transfer portal workings.

Help Notre Dame football commit CJ Carr raise money in memory of his late brother

Already making Irish nation proud!

[autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] commit [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] tragically lost his younger brother, Chad, to an inoperable brain tumor in November of 2015.

There are multiple ways that CJ remembers Chad, one being a tattoo on his right wrist. Another is raising money in an effort to educate people on diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, which was the condition that took his brothers life.

Carr took to X, the website formerly known as Twitter, for people to join in his cause on Saturday, September 16th in a RunTough event. You can participate virtually, as many people who have opted to join the run are from all across the country.

Although Carr has yet to suit up in blue and gold, he is already making Irish nation proud with his commitment to giving back to the community.

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Receiver commit Cam Williams enrolling early at Notre Dame

Why wait to start your Irish career when you don’t have to?

Sometimes, when you’re about to play college football and have accomplished all you can in high school, you just can’t wait anymore. 2024 Notre Dame quarterback commit [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] already has done that. Now, he’s being joined by one of his targets in that same recruiting class.

Hopes are high that 2024 receiver commit [autotag]Cam Williams[/autotag], who attended the Irish’s win over Wake Forest, will be one of many players to revolutionize that position for the program. Well, he’s decided to get an early start on that per Matt Freeman of Irish Sports Daily:

By graduating early, Williams’ time as a student at Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, will end sooner than that of most of his classmates. There might not have been a more talented player ever to don a Raider uniform, and he now gets to begin the next chapter of his football life. Here’s to what hopefully will be a nice collegiate career for him.

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Notre Dame incoming freshman quarterback already practicing with team

Early, early enrollee.

Incoming freshman quarterback CJ Carr hasn’t even signed his national letter of intent yet but he’s already practicing at Notre Dame.

That’s because a new rule allows early entrees to practice for bowl games with their squads.  Carr, a four-star quarterback from Saline, Mich. has taken advantage of exactly that and the early returns are positive.

“Today he was slinging the ball around,” Marcus Freeman told the media Saturday. “He’s going to be a great player.”

Carr is of course the grandson of former Michigan head football coach Lloyd Carr.  Carr was one of Notre Dame’s first commitments in the 2024 recruiting class and helped played recruiter for over the past calendar year.

“It’s just good to have him here in that comfort,” Freeman said. “As you move into winter and you move into spring ball, he’s not starting Ground Zero. He knows what the expectations are. He’ll know where to go. He’ll be able to help those guys that are coming in January figure it out.”

The early signing period officially opens on December 20 as Carr and several other recruiting prospects will make their pledges to Notre Dame official.

Which five of Notre Dame’s 2024 commits were ranked in 247Sports Top247

What a start to ‘24

The Irish have an early lead on the 2024 recruiting cycle, as their current group of seven commits is ranked as the top collective in the country by 247Sports. This comes on the heels of them updating their rankings after the majority of high school season is completed. Five of the Notre Dame’s current seven recruits were rankings inside their top 247, find out below who made it.

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Notre Dame football quarterback commit CJ Carr will enroll very soon

Carr will be on campus much sooner that you think

It has become commonplace for recruits to graduate early and enroll into their respective school, but [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] commit [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] is taking a bit of a different route.

Typically a player who is coming into their college program early enrolls in time for spring practice, but Carr isn’t going to take that route. According to an interview with 247Sports Tom Loy, the top ranked Irish commit of the 2024 class will be with the team on December 16th, in time for bowl practice.

The head start to Carr’s career could play dividends down the road, especially considering there is going to be a quarterback competition with Sam Hartman graduating.

Another aspect of Carr starting to practice early with the Irish is that he will not be playing in any of the high school All-Star games, but clearly getting a head start on his Notre Dame career is much more important.

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Notre Dame football offers 2026 Florida quarterback

The Irish are already focused on 2026 quarterback recruiting

If there has one significant recruiting difference for [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] in the [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] era, it’s at quarterback.

The Irish are starting to build a room that looks like one of the best in the country, and it all starts with recruiting. During Freeman’s first “cycle” they signed [autotag]Steve Angeli[/autotag], who is currently that backup to [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag]. Last year it was [autotag]Kenny Minchey[/autotag], a player who has already seen time on the field very early into his career.

The 2024 class has [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] committed while the 2025 class has [autotag]Deuce Knight[/autotag]. The focus is now on 2025 and the Irish offered Florida’s [autotag]Will Griffin[/autotag] on Wednesday.

The 6-foot, 3-inch and 215-pound quarterback is ranked as the No. 5 player at his position and 62nd nationally by the 247Sports Composite Rankings. The competition for Griffin’s signature will be fierce, but Notre Dame has now entered the picture.

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Marcus Freeman isn’t sure who will quarterback Notre Dame football next year

An interesting answer from Freeman on the who the Irish will turn to at quarterback next year

Two of the last three seasons, [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag] has used the transfer portal to find its starting quarterback.

Wisconsin transfer [autotag]Jack Coan[/autotag] and Wake Forest transfer and current Irish quarterback [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag] clearly were great options, but each of them only had one season in South Bend. Naturally, questions about who will take over next year will happen.

Irish head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] was asked that question and his answer was fairly simple, he’s not sure. Multiple in-house options like [autotag]Steve Angeli[/autotag] and [autotag]Kenny Minchey[/autotag], with [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag] on the way, give Notre Dame credence not to look for a new starter in the portal. That doesn’t mean that Freeman won’t consider it.

It’s an answer that many would question, but considering the lack of experience currently behind Hartman, going into the portal to find another potential starter isn’t the worst idea. At this current moment, we have no idea which quarterbacks will look to move on, but Freeman keeping his options open is a very smart idea.

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Notre Dame football trending to add 4-star 2025 California quarterback

The Irish are looking to add another solid quarterback prospects

If there is one specific aspect of [autotag]Notre Dame football[/autotag]’s recruiting that has seen a major uptick since [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] took over, it’s at quarterback.

The second-year head coach tried to work with what was on campus in 2022, but it clearly didn’t work. Freeman went to the portal to add [autotag]Sam Hartman[/autotag] while the ‘23 recruiting class added four-star [autotag]Kenny Minchey[/autotag]. He followed with another four-star, [autotag]CJ Carr[/autotag], in the 2024 class. Now the focus has turned to the next class.

California’s [autotag]Bear Bachmeier[/autotag] is the staff’s top target, and it looks like his recruitment is going according to plan. Recently, Mike Singer of On3 logged a prediction for the Irish to land the 6-foot, 2-inch, 225-pound quarterback.

Bachmeier is ranked ninth among quarterbacks and 146th overall in the 2025 class on the 247Sports composite.

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