Notre Dame may be regarded as “Tight End U” by some but “Long Snapper U” is starting to make a lot of sense for the Catholic university in South Bend.
Last week John Shannon was awarded the inagural Patrick Mannelly Award for the best long-snapper in the nation. It was also announced that Shannon would be forgoing his final year of eligibility at Notre Dame and instead beginning his career in law-enforcement.
Worries at long snapper for the Fighting Irish?
Not so fast.
Alex Peitsch of St. John’s College High School in our nation’s capital signed his letter of intent Wednesday to play football at Notre Dame.
Peitsch is ranked by 247Sports as the number-one long-snapper in all of the 2020 recruiting class.
Signed, sealed, delivered!☘️☘️☘️ pic.twitter.com/ZFwSAdhNaw
— Alex Peitsch (@AlexPeitsch) December 18, 2019
Peitsch committed to Notre Dame back in April and figures to be on the field right away replacing the great John Shannon.