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Michigan State football kicker Jonathan Kim sets new school record vs. Iowa

Jonathan Kim has etched his name in the MSU record books

Playing against a tough Iowa defense on Saturday night, Michigan State football turned to kicker Jonathan Kim to put numbers on the board for them, and Kim delivered in historic fashion for the Spartans. Kim set the Michigan State record for field goals in a game when he hit his sixth field goal against the Hawkeyes.

Kim was 6-for-7, with his longest field goal being 55 yards. He also hit an extra point for a total of 19 points on the night. Kim passed John Langelow and Paul Edinger who both had five in a game, with Edinger doing it twice.

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Steelers scouts swarm Week 6, Ohio State vs Iowa: Finding future stars

The Steelers are preparing for the future! Pittsburgh sent out scouts to witness some of College Football’s best from Ohio State and Iowa.

From Omar Khan aggressively pursuing a trade for Davante Adams to preparation for next year’s draft, there is a lot to love about this team’s future. Pittsburgh’s scouting team is looking to keep the ‘Khan Artist’ happy with the CFB matchups this week.

It was reported on Saturday morning that Pittsburgh was one of ten teams to send personnel to scout the Ohio State vs Iowa matchup. Pittsburgh made a decision, one that only a select few of these ten teams made, to send more than one scout to the game.

Several dominant and key players from next year’s draft will be showcasing their talent in hopes of becoming top draft selections, such as Ohio State’s WR Emeka Egbuka, EDGE Jack Sawyer, RB Quinshon Judkins, OT Josh Simmons, CB Denzel Burke, and EDGE JT Tuimoloau, to name a few. The University of Iowa also has some aspiring 2025 NFL Draft prospects, like OG Sebastian Castro, DB Xavier Nwankpa, and RB Kaleb Johnson.

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Notre Dame will face TCU, Utah during Cayman Islands Classic

The Irish have some business to do Thanksgiving weekend.

The only part of Notre Dame’s schedule that wasn’t know before Tuesday was its opponents for the Cayman Island Classic. We knew this tournament meant the Irish would spend Thanksgiving weekend together, but we didn’t know which other teams lined up would face them. Wonder no longer.

The Irish will face TCU on Nov. 29, then have a meeting with Utah on Nov. 30. Both teams previously have played the Irish three times in the history and lost every single time. The Horned Frogs last lost to the Irish in 2016, while the Utes were knocked out of the 2011 NCAA Tournament.

Among the notable storylines here is that the Irish will face Frogs transfer Hailey Van Lith, a two-time First Team All-ACC selection during her days at Louisville, where she went 5-2 against the Irish. She played last season with defending champion LSU, which fell to Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the Elite Eight.

Let’s hope the Irish will be ready for some fun in the sun over the holiday. More importantly, let’s hope that fun includes a couple of wins.

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Notre Dame lands four-star center, top 2025 Minnesota recruit

Micah Shrewsberry is doing something right.

For the fourth time in the span of a week, [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] has proven that Notre Dame now is an attractive program for big-time recruits. That’s the story after [autotag]Tommy Ahneman[/autotag], a four-star center and the top 2025 recruit in Minnesota, has committed to the Irish. only two days after making his official visit.

Ahneman joins a 2025 Irish class that has netted [autotag]Brady Koehler[/autotag], [autotag]Ryder Frost[/autotag] and [autotag]Jalen Haralson[/autotag], the program’s highest-rated commit since the internet started tracking rankings, over the past week. This should strengthen the Irish’s hold as the top-ranked 2025 recruiting class according to 247Sports.

Ahneman especially attracted interest from Big Ten programs and was scheduled to make official visits to Minnesota and Iowa in October. Clearly, those won’t happen anymore unless he only wants to pay lip service to those programs.

When asked by On3 why he picked the Irish, Ahneman said this:

“I chose Notre Dame because of what they have – a great atmosphere, great people, and a great recruiting class that I now get to be a part of.”

And if that doesn’t excite you, try this quote on for size:

 

Get on the Irish bandwagon now, folks. The latter half of the 2020s is shaping up to be quite promising.

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Four-star 2025 New Hampshire forward commits to Notre Dame

Guess who now has the top 2025 recruiting class?

Easily the best recruiting week for Notre Dame since [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] took over wrapped up appropriately. The Irish received three commits for their 2025 class every other day, and the future of the program seems set as a result.

[autotag]Ryder Frost[/autotag], a four-star forward recruit and the third-ranked 2025 recruit from New Hampshire according to 247Sports, has committed to the Irish, joining [autotag]Jalen Haralson[/autotag] and [autotag]Brady Koehler[/autotag] from earlier in the week. Just missing out on Frost were other finalists Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Syracuse and Virginia Tech.

The Irish now rank first overall in 247Sports 2025 recruiting class rankings with one five-star commit, who also happens to be the highest-rated recruit since the internet started tracking such ratings, and two four-star commits. Iowa State, which ranks second, is over two-and-a-half points behind. If that doesn’t give you cause for excitement, nothing will.

Chances are you missed Frost’s announcement on the 247Sports YouTube channel so here it is:

Shrewsberry has convinced some serious talent to commit to South Bend, and it won’t be long before that talent is around to try and return the Irish to glory that mostly has been elusive for some time.

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George Kittle pays off Iowa-Iowa State bet with Brock Purdy

With the Cyclones holding off the Hawkeyes for a 20-19 win on Saturday, George Kittle had to pay off his bet with 49ers QB Brock Purdy.

Prior to their season opener on Monday Night Football, an internal battle took place on Saturday between a pair of playmakers for the San Francisco 49ers.

Saturday marked the latest edition of the historic rivalry game between the Iowa State Cyclones vs. the Iowa Hawkeyes. Two of the top current players from the Cyclones and Hawkeyes reside in the 49ers locker room — Brock Purdy and George Kittle.

When the Cyclones secured the 20-19 win on Saturday, Kittle had to pay the price. On Wednesday, the 49ers star tight end addressed members of the media from the locker room in Santa Clara donning a cardinal and gold Iowa State helmet, the same helmet Purdy wore for the Cyclones.

Via @nwagoner on Twitter:

Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns along with helping set up the Cyclones’ game-winning field goal. Kyle Konrardy drilled a 54-yard field goal to give Iowa State a 20-19 lead with six seconds remaining.

Iowa standout running back Kaleb Johnson rushed for 187 yards on 25 carries with two touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough to save Kittle from wearing the Cyclones helmet on Wednesday in Santa Clara.

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Notre Dame baseball loses commitment from top 2025 player in Iowa

The good news for Notre Dame baseball is there are plenty of commitments still for the 2025 recruiting class.

The good news for Notre Dame baseball is there are plenty of commitments still for the 2025 recruiting class. There’s bound to be a few players in that class who will become very viable to the program. However, the Irish will have to press on without one of the more notable commitments in that class.

Tatin Gray is one of the more versatile players in his recruiting class and the top-ranked player in Iowa. He can play pretty much any position in the field and is athletically gifted in general.

Although the Irish had a commitment from Gray, that appears to no longer be the case. According to Matt Freeman of Irish Sports Daily, Gray has de-committed from the program.

While we wish Gray well in his feature endeavors, this has to be a tough blow to the Irish. Alas, they have no choice but to move on without him and hope someone else can replicate what he would have brought.

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2026 Notre Dame interior offensive lineman target to visit campus

Hope the Irish can impress him enough.

Notre Dame has been a hotbed for offensive line talent in recent years. While there are concerns about that unit in 2024, the future always seems bright these days. Hopefully for the Irish, that future will include 2026 recruit Ben Nichols.

Nichols, Michigan’s No. 3 recruit in the 2026 class according to 247Sports, has received offers from 19 Football Bowl Subdivision programs. The Irish made their offer on St. Patrick’s Day this year. Now, he’ll be making a visit to campus when the Irish open their home schedule against Northern Illinois.

Nichols took to social media and expressed excitement about his upcoming trip to South Bend:

The Irish have some stiff competition to try and win Nichols’ services. Alabama made the most recent offer in late August. Others aiming for him include Purdue, Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, Penn State, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and Illinois.

Good luck to the Irish in landing Nichols. They just might need it.

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Viewers in eastern Iowa miss Jadarian Price touchdown for Notre Dame

Oops.

It’s nice to see local businesses be able to advertise when a Notre Dame football game is on. However, that advertisement shouldn’t come in the middle of any play, let alone a scoring play. For viewers watching the Irish play Texas A&M in the eastern part of Iowa, that was their unfortunate experience.

Just as [autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag] was beginning his 47-yard go-ahead touchdown run, the game feed suddenly cut away for a commercial for a local car dealership. After 30 seconds of something besides football, the game came back on the air, and the touchdown already had been scored.

Here’s what the aforementioned viewers saw:

https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1830067931092254726

We’re not going to pretend to know how TV stations program their commercial breaks, but there’s no excuse for this. The local ABC affiliate undoubtedly was getting some major viewership for this game, and this was a great disservice to those viewers. Steps need to be taken so that this doesn’t happen again.

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2025 four-star power forward recruit lists Notre Dame on final five

Hope he chooses to stay in-state.

Notre Dame does not yet have a commit for its 2025 recruiting class. However, one four-star power forward recruit from Indianapolis could change that. We’ll just have to see.

Brady Koehler, who attends Cathedral, has narrowed his choice to five schools, including the Irish. Also on the list are Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Iowa and Northwestern. He has visits lined up with each school. Notre Dame’s visit, the third chronically on his itinerary, happening from Sept. 6 through Sept. 8.

Koehler is listed as Indiana’s fourth-ranked recruit in the 2025 recruiting class according to 247Sports. That site also indicates that the Demon Deacons are the favorites to land him. However, Cathedral has also the Fighting Irish as its mascot along with the Blue and Gold as its colors, so maybe that’s an advantage for [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] and his staff?

Koehler is coming off a season in which he averaged 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks a game. That will catch the attention of any college program.

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