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Notre Dame drops series opener to Florida State

Go get em tomorrow…

The following is courtesy of the Notre Dame athletic department.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish fell to the Florida State Seminoles at Frank Eck Stadium on Friday, April 28 in game one of the three-game series. Notre Dame is now 23-17 on the year and 11-11 in the ACC after falling 3-2 tonight.

HOW IT HAPPENED

It was a scoreless ballgame through the first two innings until the Seminoles recorded two runs in the top of the third to take the early 2-0 advantage. Estevan Moreno put the Irish on the board in the bottom of the fifth as he homered to deep left field. His seventh home run of the season closed the gap to 2-1 heading into the sixth.

The Seminoles tacked on another run in the top of the seventh to extend the lead to 3-1. The Irish responded in the bottom of the inning with a double from Brooks Coetzee to get the offense started. Moreno followed with an RBI single to score Coetzee and make it a 3-2 ballgame. The freshman second baseman led the Irish tonight with two hits, two RBI, and one run.

While the Notre Dame defense held Florida State scoreless in the eighth and ninth, going three up, three down in both frames, the Irish offense struggled to get going at the plate as the Irish fell 3-2 in game one.

UP NEXT

The Irish are back for game two of the three-game series against the Seminoles tomorrow, April 29, at noon at Frank Eck.

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Florida State gets commitment from 5-star WR Hykeem Williams

Big-time recruiting win for the Seminoles

Florida State has secured a commitment from one of the top athletes in the 2023 recruiting class. Stranahan (Fla.) wide receiver Hykeem Williams will be playing his college ball for the Seminoles, per SB Nation.

Williams (6-foot-3, 200 pounds) is one of the few remaining five-star prospects in this class. According to 247 Sports, he’s ranked No. 4 at his position, fifth in the state of Florida and No. 22 nationally. Williams had offers from 34 other schools, including FIU, Florida and Florida Atlantic.

In his Junior season, Williams posted 31 catches, 693 yards (22.4 yards per reception) and six touchdowns. On the other side of the ball, he added an interception and eight tackles for a loss.

Needless to say, this is a big boost for Florida State’s standing in the recruiting rankings. This is their 16th commitment and the first with a five-star rating. Williams’ arrival pushes them past Arkansas and up to No. 16, just behind South Carolina.

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Why Notre Dame is thrilled by CFP ranking Michigan ahead of Michigan State

Why the Michigan-Michigan State thing does matter, even if both lose to Ohio State.

The College Football Playoff committee released their third set of rankings on Tuesday night and it went on without much of an argument about anything.  The biggest controversy remained No. 6 Michigan being ahead of No. 7 Michigan State, who the Wolverines lost to just two weeks ago.

It may have been a surprise last week but it certainly wasn’t a second week in a row as the committee again ranked Michigan ahead of their in-state rivals.

What keeps being said though, is that “it doesn’t matter” because out of No. 4 Ohio State, No. 6 Michigan, and No. 7 Michigan State, whoever finishes with one loss will be in the College Football Playoff, anyway.

The committee is making it clear that although head-to-head results might matter, they can’t be viewed as the be-all-end-all to deciding who a better team is.

And that is great news for Notre Dame.

Great.

It doesn’t apply now but if No. 5 Cincinnati falls to SMU this week or potentially to No. 24 Houston in the American Athletic Conference championship, Notre Dame will be happier than a pig in you-know-what.

Related:  Notre Dame’s road map to the College Football Playoff

On the field results are a seen as a guide but don’t determine who a better team is.  Even though they continue to rank Oregon ahead of Ohio State, the committee simply ranking Michigan ahead of Michigan State does matter in that it shows that teams can move ahead of someone they lost to, despite having the same record.

If No. 5 Cincinnati falls at any point and No. 8 Notre Dame finishes at 11-1 do you think the Bearcats will still be ranked ahead of the Irish?

I didn’t ask if they should, I asked if they would.

I was seven years old in 1993 and I’m the last person on earth to have to be told that head-to-head results should matter more than anything else.  I’ll forever say that Notre Dame deserved the ’93 title over the Florida State team they beat, but history books award that title to the Seminoles.

It was wrong then and a one-loss Notre Dame team being ranked ahead of a potential one-loss Cincinnati team would be wrong now.

But that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t happen.

The committee has pretty much already said as much.

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Notre Dame know your foe, game 1: Florida State Seminoles

What is your biggest concern about tonight?

Gameday is finally here, after watching college football for three nights, it’s finally Notre Dame’s turn to hit the field. The nations eyes will be on this game, it’s the only one being played tonight and with many having Monday off due to the holiday weekend, it’s what people will be watching. Season openers are tough, just ask North Carolina and LSU, so tonight’s contest won’t be easy. Here are five Florida State Seminoles that could give the Irish issues this evening.

NFL Draft: Four FSU players the Falcons should consider

Here are four players from Florida State that the Falcons could consider drafting.

Florida State is the next team up in our series on possible draft prospects for the Falcons to consider from surrounding schools. Previously, I have outlined potential targets from Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, South Carolina and Florida.

Florida State may only have four guys, but each could become a viable starter for whatever team selects them. Here are four players that the Falcons could consider from Florida State.

Tweet, tweet! The best Notre Dame tweets, 2nd half edition vs FSU

The best tweets Irish style from Notre Dame’s contest against Florida State during the second half of the game.

Here are the best Notre Dame tweets from the second half of the game against Florida State. The back and forth contest continues with the Irish prevailing XX-XX.

Watch: Book’s rushing touchdown extends Notre Dame’s lead over FSU

Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book adds a rushing touchdown to his two passing touchdowns against Florida State.

Ian Book is having a very good game through the air, so far completing 14 of 19 attempts for 187-yards and 2 touchdowns. He added his third touchdown on the ground today.

The back-and-forth contest against Florida State has seen the Irish take a 42-26 lead early in the 3rd quarter.

Watch: Book’s TD pass puts him 3rd All-Time in Notre Dame history

Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book continues to rise in the passing touchdown history book with his second TD pass against Florida State.

Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book can add another name behind him in the record books, as he’s throw his second touchdown pass of the game, putting him 3rd all-time in Irish history.

It might not have been the sexiest touchdown, but 6 points is 6 points. Congratulations to Ian Book on moving up the career passing touchdown list in Notre Dame history.

Tweet, tweet! The best Notre Dame tweet’s through halftime vs. Florida State

The best Notre Dame tweets from pregame through halftime in their game against the Florida State Seminoles.

Let’s take a look back a some of the best Notre Dame tweets from the lengthily wait until kickoff through halftime. Enjoy!

Watch: It’s Tyree’s turn for a house call as Notre Dame extends lead vs FSU

Notre Dame freshman running back Chris Tyree breaks a big run for a score vs. Florida State to extend the Irish lead 28-17.

The Notre Dame ground game is hammering Florida State tonight. The group has run for 210 total yards, this time freshman Chris Tyree getting into the endzone.

His second career touchdown extends the Notre Dame lead over Florida State 28-17 late in the second quarter.