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Notre Dame adds Virginia Tech transfer to continue family tradition

Dara Mabrey is leaving Virginia Tech for Notre Dame, following the path her older sisters set before her. Find out the player ND is getting!

Niele Ivey has done wonders in the recruiting world early in her run as head basketball coach at Notre Dame but we get the feeling she received a decent amount of help from her staff, perhaps from one assistant coach in particular after the Irish gained a transfer guard on Thursday night.

Virginia Tech transfer Dara Mabrey announced she’ll be transferring to Notre Dame on Thursday night.  She follows in the footsteps of her sisters Marina and Michaela who have both previously played at Notre Dame while Michaela is currently a member of Ivey’s coaching staff.

Virginia Tech went a combined 43-21 in Mabrey’s two seasons in which she averaged 11.9 points per game.  The Irish get help in their outside shooting immediately as Mabrey shot 41.2% from beyond the arc in her two seasons in Blacksburg.  Her 80 treys

Notre Dame Football: Kirk Herbstreit Weighs in on Tommy Rees Promotion

Now one of the biggest names in College Football media has weighed in on the Rees promotion as Kirk Herbstreit shared his thoughts on Twitter Monday morning.

Yesterday’s news didn’t come as much of a surprise to Notre Dame football fans but it was news nonetheless as Tommy Rees was promoted from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator.

One of the first to endorse the move was Notre Dame legend and two-time All-Pro offensive guard for the Indianpolis Colts, Quenton Nelson, who spoke up the former Fighting Irish quarterback.

Now one of the biggest names in College Football media has weighed in on the Rees promotion as Kirk Herbstreit shared his thoughts on Twitter Monday morning.

Herbstriet says that players will love playing for him, a sentiment that has been echoed by several former Notre Dame players on Twitter over the last 24 hours.

Let’s hope that beyond players loving him, that points are scored with regularity against the toughest opponents in 2020 unlike over the last two seasons.