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Photos from Notre Dame’s exhibition win over Hanover

The new-look Irish finally take the court.

Notre Dame’s season officially won’t begin for another week, but Irish fans got a taste of it Wednesday at Purcell Pavilion. The Irish dominated Hanover, a Division III school in the southeastern part of Indiana, in a 96-62 exhibition win. Hanover most likely didn’t expect to come out on top but surely was grateful for the opportunity to come to South Bend.

This was the first time fans saw the new-look Irish in action. Highly touted freshman and Mishawaka native [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] was the game’s high scorer with 18 points. Zionsville native [autotag]Logan Imes[/autotag] and [autotag]Braeden Shrewsberry[/autotag], son of new Irish coach [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag], both had 14 points. [autotag]Matt Zona[/autotag] and [autotag]J.R. Konieczny[/autotag], two of the few incumbents on the roster, scored 12 apiece.

Don’t let this game fool you. The Irish very much are a work in progress, and the growing pains will be evident throughout the season. For now though, enjoy the photos from the winning exhibition:

Notre Dame lands Zionsville combo guard recruit Logan Imes

Shrewsberry’s Penn State guys keep following him to South Bend.

Make that three 2023 recruiting class commits for Notre Dame in as many days. Also make three commits in as many days who were headed to Penn State but switched to the Irish, likely because of [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] leaving State College for South Bend. [autotag]Braeden Shrewsberry[/autotag] and [autotag]Carey Booth[/autotag] committed to the program earlier this week. Now, they are joined by Zionsville’s [autotag]Logan Imes[/autotag], who decommitted from the Nittany Lions shortly after the Irish hired Micah Shrewsberry:

Imes, a preseason pick for the Indiana Mr. Basketball honor that ultimately went to incoming Irish freshman [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag], is the latest in a series of guards to call South Bend their home. What he brings that others can’t comes from the fact that he’s a combo guard. That could be critical whenever Micah Shrewsberry needs flexibility in the backcourt, crowded as it’s appearing to be.

Imes played varsity all four years at Zionsville, averaging 12.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists a game. During that time, he also had offers from Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Creighton. The Irish surely have to be happy that the offers from the two ACC rivals never were seriously considered. Now, he’s all theirs.

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New Hampshire forward Jackson Pierson transfers to Notre Dame

What are you expecting out of this transfer?

Lately, we’ve been talking a lot about Notre Dame benefiting from the transfer portal. They recently added two defensemen for the 2022-23 season in Drew Bavaro and Ben Brinkman. Now, the Irish have a new outlet for scoring to look forward to thanks to the addition of forward Jackson Pierson from New Hampshire.

In four seasons with the Wildcats, Pierson scored 88 points, including 31 goals, in 115 games over four years. As a senior, he served as an alternate captain. His 24 points from the past season would have tied him for seventh on the Irish. Hockey East also honored him with the Len Ceglarski Individual Sportsmanship Award.

Pierson also is returning to his home state as he hails from Zionsville, a suburb of Indianapolis. His family also has a history of college sports in Indiana as Todd, his father, was a baseball player at Purdue. Let’s hope for the Irish’s sake, those athletic genes will pay off for them.

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Notre Dame OT Commit Joey Tanona Selected for 2022 All-American Bowl

COVID-19 canceled this year’s All-American Bowl, but players already are being picked for the 2022 edition.

COVID-19 canceled this year’s All-American Bowl, but players already are being picked for the 2022 edition. It might seem strange when the game is almost a year away, but this pandemic has thrown norms out the window. That’s just fine for Notre Dame offensive tackle commit Joey Tanona because an honor’s an honor:

Tanona, who hails from Zionsville, Indiana, and weighs in at 6-foot 5 and 320 pounds, committed to the Irish on July 25. That decision was made after recruiting efforts from Tommy Rees and Jeff Quinn. He also received offers from LSU, Tennessee, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Kansas State and eight Big Ten schools.

Rivals lists Tanona as a four-star prospect and ranks him as the No. 5 player in all of Indiana. In October, the Indianapolis Colts published a story about him on their website. The expectations for this kid will be high, but he should be able to rise to the challenge.

Notre Dame Offers ’22 Star Offensive Tackle

Notre Dame joined the likes of Michigan, Penn State and Ohio State in offering a scholarship to this star offensive tackle.

Notre Dame joined plenty of powerhouse programs Friday by extending a scholarship to 2022 offensive tackle Joey Tanona.

The Zionsville, Indiana product is graded as a four-star prospect who 247Sports ranks in their top 150 prospects in the 2022 class.  The high school junior to-be ranks as the second best prospect from the state of Indiana in the 2022 class with only defensive tackle Caden Curry of Center Grove High School ranked above him.

Tanona now has 13 offers as Notre Dame and Ohio State both offered the star offensive lineman Friday morning.  Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State and Purdue are among the others to have offered Tanona.

It’s plenty early but Notre Dame does not yet have any players committed in the 2022 recruiting class.  Tanona’s list of offers will only grow as he figures to be one of the more desired players a year from now.