Tag: nolan ziegler

Former Notre Dame linebacker heads back to native Michigan

All the best to him as he returns to his home state…

Former Notre Dame linebacker Nolan Ziegler entered the transfer portal a day after the Irish dismantled Oregon State in the Sun Bowl.

Ziegler was graded as a four-star prospect as a 2022 recruit out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He missed significant time this season as he worked through mental health issues.

The good news is Ziegler appears to have gotten through the worst of the situation, and he is returning to his home state to continue his college football career.

Ziegler announced on Thursday that he has accepted the offer from Central Michigan and will play college football there in 2024.

All the best to Ziegler who was very open about growing up a Notre Dame fan during his recruitment.

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The portal hits Notre Dame post-Sun Bowl as a linebacker enters

We wish Nolan the best!

Since the conclusion of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, for the most part it has been good news for Notre Dame.

Two massive contributors, defensive end Jordan Botelho and safety Xavier Watts decided to return to South Bend for another year. It can’t be all good news for the Irish, as late on Saturday sophomore linebacker [autotag]Nolan Ziegler[/autotag] entered the transfer portal.

In his two seasons playing for Notre Dame Ziegler registered just one tackle. He battled mental health issues this past season following an infection following a surgery and was not with the team over the final four games of the regular season and the Sun Bowl.

We hope that Nolan finds everything he is looking for in his next stop.

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Notre Dame player shares details on mental health battle

Props to him for getting the help he needed…

Notre Dame spent a large part of the 2023 season without linebacker Nolan Ziegler.

Ziegler has been out as he’s been having some battles with mental health.  Marcus Freeman briefly mentioned as much back in September, but on Thanksgiving day, Ziegler took to social media to detail what he’s been going through a bit more.

For the past 6 months I had a really bad infection after my surgery. This led to a severe depression. I’m getting the help I needed, I came back letting my ego think it was me and my TMS treatment that saved me. But I have now realized it is God, Treatment, Doctors, Family, Coaches, Teammates, and friends that have gotten me out of the evil zone I was in. I am so thankful to be here and I can’t wait for Gods plan to help me stay in the No Evil Zone, help others, and be a warrior on the field.

– Nolan Ziegler

Props to Ziegler for being open to getting help and then using the proper channels to go and get it.  It’s not an easy thing to do and I’m guessing it’s only that more difficult when you’re a football player at a big-time college program.

Hopefully not only does he find the peace he clearly craves, hopefully his message reaches someone else that needs to hear it.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Notre Dame football: Signing day superlatives

Future captains, under-rated stars and more

The early signing period for the 2022 class is pretty much over, with a few commitments trickling in today. For the Irish, they signed twenty-one players, making it a consensus Top-10 effort. There were obvious ups and downs, with the Irish seeing two receivers de-commit in the days leading up to the early period. That didn’t mean the Irish didn’t sign a great class and here are some early signing superlatives for Marcus Freeman’s “first” recruiting class.

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Notre Dame Commitment Card: Nolan Ziegler

Gold and blue through and through…

Notre Dame wasn’t able to hold onto every 2022 recruiting class commitment after the sudden departure of Brian Kelly from the program just a few short weeks ago but they held onto the majority as the early signing period began on Wednesday.

Notre Dame’s advanced media team knocked it out of the park with their videos of each player this year as cameos are made from former Notre Dame star football players, professional wrestlers, reality TV personalities, and plenty more before Marcus Freeman ultimately delivers the good news for Irish fans.

Here are some fast-facts about prized linebacker Nolan Ziegler, who was the second new Notre Dame player to send his national letter of intent in on Wednesday:

Name: Nolan Ziegler
Position: Safety
High School: Catholic Central (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Size: 6-4, 205 pounds
Stars: Three stars on both 247Sports and Rivals
Original Commitment Date:  August 22, 2020

Related:  Notre Dame football 2022 recruiting class tracker

Notre Dame football signee tracker: Who has officially joined the 2022 class

Check back for more updates on the Notre Dame signees

Today is the day when the majority of prospects from the 2022 class will make their final decisions on what school they will attend this coming fall. The Irish head into the early signing period with a Top-10 class and most likely some expected drama. Take a look below for the players who have sent their signatures to South Bend and officially joined the Notre Dame football team. (This will be updated as the day goes on.)

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Quick Notre Dame Football recruiting update

The Irish were active this past week on the recruiting trail

A commitment this week as 2023 Florida running back Sedrick Irvin Jr. made the pledge yesterday to the Irish. It now makes five total commits in the ‘23 class, one that is looking very impressive at this early state.

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There wasn’t too much action on the 2022 side, as the Irish have 21 total commits, which ranks as the 2nd best class in the country according to the 247Sports composite rankings. Find out below the most recent action in Irish recruiting.

 

Notre Dame Football quick recruiting update

Some interesting info for Irish fans

Although recruiting has slowed down a bit early in the season, that doesn’t mean things are still happening for the Irish. They’re still being active with current commitments, 2022 prospects and looking ahead to the 2023 class as well. Take a look below at some of the recent happenings regarding Notre Dame football recruiting.

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Quick Notre Dame midweek recruiting roundup

Get up to date on Notre Dame football’s recruiting

It’s been a little quiet on the recruiting front for Notre Dame, but that doesn’t mean that things aren’t happening.

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With the first home game on the horizon, there will be plenty of information about potential recruits that could end up in South Bend. Here’s a quick wrap up of how some commits are doing as well as some notes on uncommitted prospects.

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Notre Dame’s 2022 class is stupid-good at linebacker

Move over @nittanylionswire, there’s a new Linebacker U.

How long until the football program already known as “O-Line U” and “Tight End U” starts going by “Linebacker U”.

I’d say that with apologies to our friends at Nittany Lions Wire but my mother told me long ago that apologies are supposed to be sincere and mine certainly wouldn’t be.

In all seriousness though, few have even been in the conversation for linebacker production with Notre Dame the last decade, who is the only program to turn out three Butkus Award winners in that time.

The Irish also just welcomed 2021 High School Butkus Award winner Prince Kollie in their latest recruiting class while the 2022 class is absolutely loaded at the position.

Four-star linebackers Niuafe (Junior) Tuihalamaka, Joshua Burnham, and Nolan Ziegler had each already committed before the highest rated of them all (according to 247Sports), Jaylen Sneed, announced his decision to attend Notre Dame on Monday.

The Fighting Irish class is currently ranked behind only Ohio State according to 247Sports with linebackers obviously being its strength and a place they’d appear done recruiting for the class.

Here is a little on each of the four-headed monster Notre Dame is set to bring in with the 2022 class:

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Notre Dame lands yet another big-time defensive prospect

Notre Dame’s loaded 2022 recruiting class