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247Sports answers if Notre Dame is a contender or pretender for the College Football Playoff

Are the Irish contenders or pretenders to make the CFP?

With so much time before the seasons starts, many are wondering how Notre Dame football will fare this coming season.

The goals are obvious, make the College Football Playoff, which head coach [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] has yet to accomplish. 247Sports looked at multiple teams and decided if they were CFP contenders or pretenders.

Brad Crawford’s tone seemed at first like he was leaning on the Irish being a pretender, but he ends by saying that you should be “buying stock in this team now.” He cites the strong returning defense along with the impact that newly hired offensive coordinator [autotag]Mike Denbrock[/autotag] will have on the offense.

With the season less than 100 days away, will will soon know which side the Irish will lean to in 2024.

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Notre Dame’s legendary softball head coach Deanna Gumpf is retiring

Thank you coach Gumpf!

For the last 23 seasons, Notre Dame softball has been coached by [autotag]Deanna Gumpf[/autotag], as she has complied an impressive record of 882-392.

Unfortunately for the Irish, Gumpf has announced that she will be stepping away from coaching and retiring. A streak of 21-seasons where Notre Dame made the NCAA Tournament along with being the winningest coach in any sport in Irish history will leave massive shoes to fill.

Her final season wasn’t the way that she wanted to go out, as the Irish struggled to a 27-23 record and an 8th place tie in the ACC. Gumpf will be remembered for having 13 seasons with over 40 wins as well.

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Watch: Notre Dame QB’s of the present and future work out with former NFL star

This is great to see for Irish fans

As a quarterback you can never get enough instruction and Notre Dame football fans should be excited to see that [autotag]Riley Leonard[/autotag] and 2025 commit [autotag]Deuce Knight[/autotag] are working hard at their craft.

In a social media post by Knight, you can see with of the quarterbacks getting work in with former NFL star quarterback [autotag]Philip Rivers[/autotag]. First off, it’s great to see that Leonard is moving forward in his recover from ankle surgery, as the missed the majority of spring practice.

As for Knight, he’s preparing for his final high school season before he enrolls at Notre Dame. Check out the clips below.

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Cam Hart explains how Notre Dame football prepared him for the NFL

The Irish do a great job of preparing their players for the next level

One of the biggest aspects of a high school players decision to go a school it getting to the NFL and for Notre Dame, there is plenty of data to back up getting to the next level.

Adding more fuel to the fire was cornerback Cam Hart, as he met with the media during the NFL combine. When asked why he felt so prepared, it was all about the Irish coaches.

Hart mentioned defensive backs coach Mike Mickens and defensive coordinator Al Golden for getting him prepared for the next level and even the Senior Bowl.

It’s a big selling point, especially considering how well Kyle Hamilton has done. Check out Hart’s full statement below.

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Notre Dame football offers 2026 Virginia athlete

The Irish offer an impressive two-way Virginia athlete

As one of the few schools across the country that have national recruiting pull, Notre Dame football isn’t afraid to offer any prospect in any region.

The point was made once again on Wednesday morning, as the Irish offered 2026 Virginia athlete [autotag]Conner Salmin[/autotag]. The 6-foot, 1-inch and 190-pound prospect isn’t currently ranked by any major service, but his offer list shows that he will be once the rankings are update.

Notre Dame joined Georgia, Penn State, North Carolina and others in offering Salmin, who could play either cornerback or wide receiver at the next level. Reading between the lines of the offer, since wide receivers coach Mike Brown was tagged, he is most likely being recruited as a receiver.

The Irish have just one current commit for the class, Dylan Faison, brother of Jordan, who is playing for a Lacrosse championship this weekend.

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Watch: Notre Dame football commit show off videos previewed official visits

Great work done by the Irish social media team

Official visit season is starting to approach and Notre Dame football commits showed off their personalized videos of when they will visit.

Although they won’t all be making the trip at the same time, the Irish social media team did a great job of creating a short video for the recruits to share for when they will make their officials to South Bend.

It’s a small gesture, but an important one, especially considering how important social media has become in their lives. The 21 commits all will surely make the visits, as long as nothing changes between now and when they will arrive on campus.

As they have done recently since [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] took over the program, the social media team has once again has shown they are one, if not the best, in the country.

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Three Notre Dame athletes sign NIL deal with Chicago White Sox

What an opportunity for these three Irish athletes

The era of NIL has changed a lot about what collegiate players can do, and multiple Notre Dame athletes are taking full advantage of a unique opportunity.

Center [autotag]Pat Coogan[/autotag] and defensive end [autotag]Rylie Mills[/autotag] along with soccer player [autotag]Berkley Mensik[/autotag], all hail from the Chicagoland area and on Thursday it was announced that they have partnered with the Chicago White Sox for an NIL deal.

The two players, along with multiple other local college stars were named in 2024’s CHISOX Athlete Class, which former Irish soccer player Bryan Dowd is an alumni. The deal allows the players to throw out the first pitch at a game, a photoshoot at Guaranteed Rate Field and more.

Congratulations to these three Notre Dame stars on an exciting NIL opportunity.

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Former Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams gets hurt again

Not the best news for Williams

When former Notre Dame football running back [autotag]Kyren Williams[/autotag] has been healthy, he’s been one of the better backs in the NFL.

Unfortunately for Williams, he has been hit with the injury bug more than a few times in his professional career. On Tuesday it was announced that he will be missing the Los Angeles Rams OTA’s with a “foot issue” which will be the third similar injury over the past two years.

The good news is that his head coach, Sean McVay, believes that Williams will be ready for training camp, and said that there is “nothing to be concerned about.”

Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Hopefully his coach is right, and we see Williams on the field when the Rams start preparing for the upcoming season.

Related: The Best 50 Photos of Kyren Williams at Notre Dame

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See it: Notre Dame lacrosse arrives at the Final Four

The Irish have arrived to defend their title

The continued success for the Notre Dame lacrosse team is set to continue this Saturday as they face off against Denver for a spot in the National Title game.

The business trip for the Irish is about to get started, as they have already landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to prepare to win a championship. Led by the Kavanagh brothers, Chris and Pat, along with goalie Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame is currently on a 12-game win streak.

They will look to defend their title, as the Irish defeated Duke last year to host the trophy. You can see Notre Dame as they arrive in Philly here.

Watch: Notre Dame lax star Pat Kavanagh joins the Pat McAfee Show
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If Notre Dame once again prevails, they would face either Maryland or Virginia in the title game held on Sunday.

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Notre Dame football commit gets invite to prestigious All-Star game

Congrats Joe!

As Notre Dame football has increased its recruiting, so has the invites for Irish players to big time high school All-Star games.

Defensive end commit [autotag]Joesph Reiff[/autotag], a 6-foot, 5-inch and 245-pounder terror for opposing offensive linemen was invited to play in the 2024 edition of the U.S. Army Bowl.

It is great to see Reiff get the invite, as historically players who participate in the game go on to have very successful collegiate careers. Irish Nation can hope for the same for the nations No. 346 overall player and 37th defensive lineman according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Having seen him play during his junior season, the invite was well deserved.

Notre Dame football 2025 commit Joseph Reiff makes All-County team

Big things are expected from Reiff and this just fuels the fire for that.

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