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Notre Dame hoops lands highest-rated recruit in internet rankings era

Ladies and gentlemen, we got him.

If there was any doubt about [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] and his staff to get top recruits to commit to Notre Dame, that officially can go away.

[autotag]Jalen Haralson[/autotag], a five-star forward and the top-rated player from Indiana in the 2025 recruiting class according to 247Sports, has committed to the Irish over other finalists Indiana and Michigan State. That makes him the highest-rated commit to the program since internet rankings began in 2000.

The previous high mark for Irish commits was JJ Starling, who transferred to Syracuse after one year after [autotag]Mike Brey[/autotag] departed. Since Haralson is Shrewsberry’s guy though, his chances of leaving South Bend are much lower, as least as long as Shrewsberry’s around.

Haralson is the second Indiana-based recruit to commit to the Irish this week after four-star forward [autotag]Brady Koehler[/autotag]. It fits perfectly with the vision of focusing on talent in the basketball-rich Hoosier State that Shrewsberry had when he took over.

If you missed the announcement live, here it is:

Irish fans understandably will get antsy waiting for over a year to pass before they get to see Haralson in an Irish uniform. For those who don’t live far from Notre Dame though, they can catch him during his senior season at La Lumiere in La Porte.

Here’s to this being the first of many memorable moments Haralson will provide for the Irish and their fans.

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Reddit map: USC, Boston College fans consider Notre Dame biggest rival

How do you feel about this?

College football fans are an interesting breed. While some adhere to traditional rivalries involving their teams, there are other teams they just hate more when their team plays them. If only there was a way to track how fans feel about certain rivalries. It turns out there is.

A website called Know Rivalry tracks how fans feel about playing certain teams and what they feel their biggest rivalries are. A college football fan on Reddit decided to place all Football Bowl Subdivision teams on a blank screen geographically and then draw arrows from the teams pointing to what fans believe to be their biggest rival.

Notre Dame fans and USC fans both consider the other team their team’s biggest rival, which isn’t a surprise. But perhaps of the heavy Irish and Catholic connection to their location or university, Boston College fans also consider the Irish to be their top rival:

While the Irish and Trojans play each other every year, the Eagles pop up on the Irish’s schedule only five times between now and 2037. Also, the Irish have won nine straight in the series with the Eagles last emerging victorious in 2008. The teams last met in 2022.

If that’s how Eagles fans feel, fine. Let’s just hope they don’t get as upset if they lose to Syracuse.

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Notre Dame extends offer to 2025 Massachusetts small forward

Hope the Irish get him.

Even with the 2024-25 season months away from tipping off, Notre Dame remains focused on the distant future. After all, you need to have new players all the time in order for your program to have a future.

While there are no commits for the Irish’s 2025 recruiting class yet, they’re going to do everything they can to give themselves as many options as possible. One of them apparently is 6-foot-6 small forward recruit Ryder Frost of Beverly, Massachusetts since he posted the following on social media:

Frost, the fifth-ranked 2025 Massachusetts recruit according to 247Sports, already has offers from over a dozen other schools. In fact, Frost has been offered by many ACC programs in only the past couple of days: Syracuse, Wake Forest, NC State, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech.

So the Irish have their work cut out for them as far as landing Frost. With luck, that work will pay off.

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Kim Caldwell discusses Alyssa Latham signing with Lady Vols

Tennessee basketball head coach Kim Caldwell discusses Alyssa Latham signing with the Lady Vols.

First-year head coach Kim Caldwell announced the signing of Syracuse freshman transfer forward Alyssa Latham on Wednesday.

“What a great opportunity it is to welcome an ACC All-Freshman Team member and one of the top first-year players in the country,” Caldwell said. “She has a very bright future ahead of her, and we’re excited she has three years where we can work with and develop her. I look forward to seeing how much her game grows.”

Latham played one season at Syracuse during the 2023-24 campaign. She averaged 8.6 points, seven rebounds and 0.7 assists per game, while recording 42 blocks and 38 steals last season.

PHOTOS: Alyssa Latham at Syracuse

PHOTOS: Kim Caldwell through the years

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Photos of new Lady Vol Alyssa Latham at Syracuse

Photos of new Lady Vol basketball player Alyssa Latham during her one season at Syracuse.

Syracuse basketball transfer forward Alyssa Latham committed to Tennessee on Saturday.

She played one season as a freshman for the Orange during the 2023-24 campaign. Latham averaged 8.6 points, seven rebounds and 0.7 assists per game, while recording 42 blocks and 38 steals last season.

Latham scored 23 points against Alabama on Nov. 30, 2023, setting a career-high in Syracuse’s, 79-73, win against the Crimson Tide.

The 6-foot-2 forward helped guide Syracuse to a 24-8 (13-5 ACC) record last season. Syracuse advanced to the NCAA Tournament second-round. The Orange defeated Arizona during the NCAA Tournament first-round, while being eliminated by UConn in second-round play.

PHOTOS: Lady Vols’ basketball head coach Kim Caldwell through the years

Below are photos of Latham during her one season at Syracuse.

Watch: No. 1 Notre Dame Goalie Makes Save of Year as Irish Beat No. 3 Syracuse

Find a better save in any sport this year – we dare you.

A major showdown between men’s lacrosse powerhouses took place on Saturday at Notre Dame as the top-ranked and reigning national champion Fighting Irish hosted No. 3 Syracuse.

The Irish controlled things early and were in control almost entirely throughout before things tightened up late in a 14-12 victory. It was a contest Notre Dame led over the Orange 13-7 with just seven minutes to play.

The biggest highlight of the day didn’t come on goal but instead on a save.

A save that is as good of one as you’ll ever see.  Whether you’re a fan of lacrosse or not, check out the stop Liam Entenmann made on the charging Orange.

The reigning national champion Irish move to 6-1 on the season as they’ll travel to Durham, North Carolina next week for a rematch of last year’s national title contest against Duke.

ACC men’s basketball leaders as of March 17

No Notre Dame players.

The NCAA Tournament officially is here with five ACC teams among those seeking a national championship. The ACC particularly drew attention from the rest of the country after No. 10 seed NC State won the conference tournament for the first time since 1987. Strangely, no one on the Wolfpack concluded the ACC season as a leader in any of the major statistical categories. Some are going to March Madness though, and here they are:

Former Saints OL coach Doug Marrone has a new college coaching job

Former Saints offensive line coach Doug Marrone has a new job working under Bill O’Brien at Boston College:

It didn’t take too long for Doug Marrone to land on his feet — he’s returned to the college level after being hired by Boston College as their new senior analyst, where he’ll work under head coach Bill O’Brien, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He’ll be focusing on football strategy and research.

Marrone was let go along with most of the New Orleans Saints’ offensive coaching staff in February. Before he arrived for his second stint with the team (he was also Sean Payton’s offensive coordinator back in 2006), Marrone worked at Alabama and Syracuse in-between other stops in the NFL, so he knows the college game well. He and O’Brien coached together at Alabama in 2021.

He isn’t the only former Saints offensive line coach working at the collegiate level. Dan Roushar held the position for a long time and is still in New Orleans coaching at Tulane. Their predecessor Bret Ingalls is a coach at Michigan. The Saints’ current offensive line has fallen on hard times, but it’s always been a well-coached unit respected around the league. Hopefully incoming coaches John Benton, Rick Dennison, and Klint Kubiak can get it back on track.

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ACC women’s basketball leaders as of March 3

Guess who leads for Notre Dame.

Well, we finally have reached March. The spotlight will shine bright on every team from here on out. But nowhere where the spotlight shine brighter than on the players most expected to lead their teams. That includes the ACC’s major statistical leaders, and you can find those players below:

ACC men’s basketball leaders as of March 3

No Notre Dame players on this list.

Well, we finally have reached March. The spotlight will shine bright on every team from here on out. But nowhere where the spotlight shine brighter than on the players most expected to lead their teams. That includes the ACC’s major statistical leaders, and you can find those players below: