Senior Day is always a special day for Swinney, the seniors and their families. Check out some great pictures from the Senior Day experience in Bart Boatwright’s Photo Gallery. Don’t miss Cyber Week Deals at Dear Old Clemson’s online store. Deals …
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As we near Iowa’s Senior Day this season, a more personal note to my little brother that I now get to look up to. Here’s to you, 22.
Some of you may know I have a tie to the Iowa program. I have hinted at it and toyed with it, but out of respect for him, I haven’t outwardly said that my little brother is a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Until today. That changes a bit. My little brother, Nolan Donald, is a senior at Iowa right now. This week is a bit bittersweet for me if I am being honest. Bitter due to it being the final time he will suit up inside Kinnick. Sweet because he gets to reap the rewards of the immense effort, time, and sacrifice he has put in. That is what I want to talk about. His hard work has been so quietly done and always so dedicated that even though I am four years older, I truly feel that I get to look up to my younger brother and it’s one of the best things in the world.
Credit: Riley Donald
It hasn’t been easy to get to this day. In fact, it has been an absolute grind. Not just the four years at Iowa, either. Your grind started when you were just a kid.
When we were just kids, our youngest sister, Sophia, passed away in a car accident. Nothing prepares you for that. There is no playbook to handle that, no scheme you can run, nothing. It was life-changing. There was really a turning point of letting it keep each other down or leaning on one another to keep going.
What that did do, though, is bring you, our sister Livia, and myself closer than ever and create a bond that doesn’t even have adjectives to describe how strong it is. It taught us we need each other. And it taught us how to persevere through the hardest of adversities that life can give you. One thing I can tell you, as well, is that Sophia has been at Kinnick with you every single time. You have her angel wings on your right arm and you have her sitting on your shoulder every game.
Credit: Riley Donald
Life and football are two different things, but it can sort of encapsulate how your career at Iowa has went. There was the broken foot that required surgery two years ago. You got the surgery and kept moving forward. That is until December of 2021.
I’ll never forget when you called me and told me the news. You tore your ACL right before the Big Ten Championship game. My heart sank for you as surgery was required and traveling to the game was off the table. Rather than sulking, you called me up and told me to do whatever it takes to get to Indy and be there.
I wanted to come home to watch it with you, but you weren’t having it. You wanted me in Indy to support Iowa and stay true to a cause bigger than yourself. It wasn’t about you, and you never made it about you, even in the moments you were what mattered most. That’s special.
Credit: Riley Donald
It all culminates for you this Friday when you get your moment inside Kinnick Stadium. So many memories come to mind. The time we were playing backyard football as kids and tackled each other into the fence, taking down 10 yards of the new fence that had just been put in.
Every Saturday you would get up early after playing your high school games on Friday night and travel the Midwest to watch me play and Livia cheerlead while we were at Augustana College. And now every single Saturday we have gotten to enjoy with you during this ride at Iowa.
Seeing you choose to go to Iowa as a walk-on and give it everything has shown me what it looks like to be dedicated to something bigger than yourself. You have stuck with it, regardless of the circumstances, and done something so few people can say that they did.
You taught me what it looks like to have a dream, reach for that dream, and go get that dream. You are living your dream of being a Big Ten football player who will graduate with a degree. No one can take it. You went out and made your dream happen.
So, when Friday rolls around and you suit up in that 22, just know that even though I am your older brother, you have taught me so much and I look up to you.
I had some tears on my Senior Day at Augie. I had some tears writing this. I know I will have some tears on Friday. I am so proud of your hard work. I am so proud of you. I love you, 22.
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Clemson’s win over Miami was a big day for tight end Luke Price. Not only was Saturday’s game senior day for Price, but it was also the day he caught the first touchdown of his Clemson career. After Wes Goodwin’s defense deflected a pass thrown by …
Clemson’s win over Miami was a big day for tight end Luke Price. Not only was Saturday’s game senior day for Price, but it was also the day he caught the first touchdown of his Clemson career.
After Wes Goodwin’s defense deflected a pass thrown by Miami quarterback Jacurri Brown and safety Jalyn Phillips came up with the interception, the Tigers were in prime Hurricane territory on the 27-yard line.
Price was in the right place at the right time, waiting patiently in the back left corner of the end zone for a pass coming off the hands of a scrambling D.J. Uiagalelei in the pocket, coming away with Clemson’s third touchdown of the day.
The South Carolina native’s 3-yard touchdown reception was both his first reception of the 2022 season (sixth career reception) as well as the first touchdown of his six-year Clemson career.
Though Price has encountered his fair share of adversity while donning the Orange and Purple, redshirting his freshman year and sustaining a season-ending knee injury during fall camp back in 2020, this will surely be a day that the tight end will always remember.
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Saturday’s senior day game with Boston College wound up being a blowout of epic proportions for Notre Dame. The Irish dominated from the opening kickoff on the cold and snowy South Bend afternoon.
One of the many highlights came on the final play of the first half. Notre Dame defensive lineman Isaiah Foskey sacked Boston College quarterback Emmett Morehead. It was the 25th career sack by Foskey, a Notre Dame record.
Shortly after, the man who’s record he broke took to Twitter to congratulate Foskey.
@IFoskey congrats on becoming The New Notre Dame Sack King!!! Well Deserved!! @FightingIrishND What took you so long?
If you were to script a perfect senior day for a team, not in national championship contention, it would go exactly as things went at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday. Sure, Boston College isn’t really close to being the most-hated rival of the Fighting Irish but they’re a pesky one that has caused quite a bit of heartbreak over the years.
This game was an embarrassment of riches for the Irish who now turn their heads to Thanksgiving weekend in Los Angeles where they’ll try to ruin USC’s College Football Playoff dreams. We’ll get to that game next week and have extensive cross-polination\ with Trojans Wire, but we’ll celebrate today in a big way for now.
Here are a variety of instant takeaways and thoughts from Notre Dame’s domination of Boston College on Saturday afternoon.
The pregame buzz ahead of Notre Dame-Boston College on this gameday.
For the final time in 2022, Notre Dame will play at home as Boston College comes-a-calling. The Fighting Irish are a sizeable favorite but take on an opponent that has created its fair share of celebrations at Notre Dame Stadium over the years. Fortunately for the Irish, none have taken place since 2007.
Senior day is always a weird roller coaster of emotions, too. In recent years we’ve seen plenty of slow starts by Notre Dame before they ultimately rolled to victories. Last year against Georgia Tech was an exception, but Syracuse in 2020, Boston College in 2019, and 2017 against Navy were all struggle fests for the majority of the first half, if not for longer.
Frigid conditions are upon us in South Bend as we’re a few hours from kickoff. Here is how some of those on social media are settling in as they get ready for Notre Dame-Boston College this afternoon.
Notre Dame appears to have a clear edge over Boston College as the teams prepare to meet during senior day at Notre Dame Stadium. Some areas give the Irish a bigger advantage than others, which is no surprise in any matchup. The biggest ones include first downs, third-down success and scoring. Also, the Irish are a better team on both offense and defense, and that should play the biggest factor of all.
We know the Eagles have been struggling this season, but some areas are flat-out awful. Their rushing offense is the worst in the country, and they just don’t gain a lot of yardage. That said, they do have a much better passing game, but will that even play a factor given their uncertainty at quarterback and the wintry forecast for South Bend? While we won’t know for sure until the game is played, it doesn’t look great for the Eagles.
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Should Notre Dame be on upset watch on senior day? Boston College has crashed the party in South Bend more than once…
Where did the fall go? It feels like it was two weeks ago that we were counting down the days until [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag]’s debut season as Notre Dame’s head coach kicked off at Ohio State. Now we’re hours away from the home finale of 2022.
Man, I don’t know Where the time goes But, it sure goes fast
-Kenny Chesney’s “Young”
And as of roughly 4:45 p.m. EST on Saturday, we’ll have to wait until the annual spring game to see Notre Dame football in The House that Rockne Built again.
There is a game to play however as Notre Dame looks to continue their ownership of the ACC. Boston College managed to upset North Carolina State on the road a week ago and would certainly find joy in ruining another afternoon for the Irish in South Bend. What happens Saturday? Can the Irish put together 60 minutes of solid play or will it be another version of last week’s game against Navy?
Here is what the Fighting Irish Wire staff sees happening on senior day.
Notre Dame has no choice but to dust itself off after it nearly gave away its game against Navy. Time to focus on preparing for senior day against Boston College. Hopefully, the Eagles won’t be added to list of inferior teams that have beaten the Irish in 2022. If you’re heading to Notre Dame Stadium’s final game this season, here are the players to watch:
Clemson celebrated senior day Saturday as the Tigers downed Boston College to sweep the series. Check out some pictures from the day at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in TCI’s Photo Gallery. Photos courtesy Dawson Powers.
Clemson celebrated senior day Saturday as the Tigers downed Boston College to sweep the series.
Check out some pictures from the day at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in TCI’s Photo Gallery.
