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Notre Dame’s Mayer recognized as an All-American

The talented true-freshman was recognized by 247Sports as one of the best true freshman in the country.

The hype for Michael Mayer out of high school has been warranted, as a former 5-Star out of Kentucky there were big expectations after Cole Kmet took his talents to the NFL a year early. Mayer showed not only Notre Dame fans but the country that the Irish have reloaded at the position, as he was named to the 247Sports True Freshman All-American team.

Mayer’s final stat line was impressive for a first-year player, finishing with 35 receptions for 388-yards and two scores. It was plays like this that have everyone in South Bend drooling about his future potential.

Over the course of the season, Mayer has become a security blanket for quarterback Ian Book, finding the talented freshman and watching him truck over defenders.

The future is extremely bring for Mayer and this is just the beginning of a Notre Dame career that should see more hardware being handed to him before he ultimately leaves early and becomes a star in the NFL. Tight End U is alive and well.

Notre Dame in the NFL: Highlights and photos of week 16 action

A look back at the best performances from Notre Dame football alumni in the NFL from week 16.

The NFL is winding down but that doesn’t mean that former Notre Dame stars aren’t still doing work in The League. This past week 16 showed that to be the case, with multiple past Irish stars putting up some big performances over the course of the weekend. Take a look highlights and pictures of the best games from ex-Notre Dame stars.

Alabama could see one of their stars return in Rose Bowl against Notre Dame

The Crimson Tide could see the return of one of their star players against Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl.

The already imposing Alabama offense could be getting back one of their stars when they face Notre Dame on Friday in the Rose Bowl. Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, who injured his ankle against Tennessee has been progressing in his rehab and could face the Irish secondary later this week.

Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban gave everyone an update on, saying that “Jaylen’s rehab is coming along. He’s doing dry-land running, still working to try to get back. But he is making progress. We’re happy to see him be able to at least go out there and do some running and do some things, but he’s not back in practice yet.”

Saban obviously didn’t rule out Waddle playing, but the projected first-round pick not having practiced yet should be seen as a good sign for Notre Dame. Regardless, it seems like Brian Kelly has been preparing for a potential return, as he said “it would make it difficult, even more difficult of an offense to slow down.” In just four games this year, Waddle had over 100-yards in each of them and scored 4 total touchdowns.

That’s exactly what all of us were thinking as well. The Tide offense doesn’t need anymore weapons than they already have, they averaged almost 50 points per game this season.

Tweet, tweet! The best Notre Dame tweet of the second half in the ACC Championship game

The best Notre Dame tweets of the second half of the ACC Championship game against Clemson.

The first half didn’t go how any of us would have like it to, but there is always fight for the Irish. The social media department for Notre Dame was still out in full force for the second half, and here are the best tweets from halftime to the end of the ACC Championship game against Clemson.

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5 stars, the best and worst of Notre Dame’s ACC Championship loss

The best and worst performances from Notre Dame in their ACC Championship loss to Clemson.

There wasn’t much to be happy about after this showing in Notre Dame’s first ever season being affiliated with a conference. The Irish had opportunities early to put pressure on Clemson, but were unable to capitalize and shortly after found themselves in a hole they could never dig out of. There weren’t many bright spots today, there were no five star performances, not even a four star. Here are the best and worst performances from the Irish today.

Tweet, tweet! The best Notre Dame tweets from pregame to halftime of ACC Championship game

The best Notre Dame themed tweet from pregame all the way through halftime of the ACC Championship game against the Clemson Tigers.

The biggest game of the year for Notre Dame is obviously going to bring out the best content through their social media channels. They have done a fantastic job throughout the season and today brings the same great content. Here are the best Notre Dame themed tweets against Clemson in the ACC Championship game.

Watch: Kyle Hamilton gets his first pick of the year

Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton grabs his first interception of the year against Clemson in the ACC Championship game.

I don’t want to say I told you so, but in my pregame predictions for the Irish today, I had safety Kyle Hamilton getting his first pick of the year. It happened:

The first big play is made by the Irish who have an early 3-0 lead over Clemson.

Notre Dame in the NFL: Highlights and photos of week 13 action

A look back at some of the standout performances from former Notre Dame stars in the NFL during week 13.

The NFL got back to a normal schedule this week, well, sort of. The weeks finale was played on Tuesday night, a contest that featured former Notre Dame stars Jaylon Smith and Miles Boykin. The Dallas Cowboys linebacker and Baltimore Raven wide receiver once again made their presences felt, like many other Irish stars of the past. Here’s a look at some of the best performances from players in the NFL that used to call South Bend their home.

Tweet, tweet! The best second half Notre Dame tweets vs Syracuse

The last few minutes of the second quarter was fun, wasn’t it? Well, there was plenty to be happy about after a lackluster Notre Dame start at home against Syracuse. Taking a 24-7 lead into halftime was more like what we expected from the No. 2 team …

The last few minutes of the second quarter was fun, wasn’t it? Well, there was plenty to be happy about after a lackluster Notre Dame start at home against Syracuse. Taking a 24-7 lead into halftime was more like what we expected from the No. 2 team in the land. Plenty of great Notre Dame twitter content was out there as well and here is the best of it from the second half of their final home game of the year against Syracuse.

Watch: Tyree scores on 94-yard touchdown run for Notre Dame

True freshman running back Chris Tyree breaks off a huge run for Notre Dame, giving them another score and a bigger lead against Syracuse.

The Irish were trying to salt this game away, but true freshman running back Chris Tyree had other intentions. He took this handoff 94-yards to the house showcasing his track speed.

The huge run gave Notre Dame a 45-14 lead in the fourth quarter.