2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Appearance
2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 1–0 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Denbrock (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Al Golden (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Notre Dame Stadium |
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No. 5 Notre Dame | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of September 3, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team will represent the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Fighting Irish will be led by Marcus Freeman in his third year as Notre Dame's head coach. They will play their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Offseason
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]The following coaches left the program:
- Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Gerad Parker left for the head coach position with Troy.
- Defensive backs and safeties coach Chris O'Leary left for the safeties coach position with the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL.
- Wide receivers coach Chansi Stuckey was not retained.
The following coaches were hired:
- Mike Denbrock was hired from LSU to be the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach.
- Mike Brown was hired from Wisconsin to be the wide receivers coach.
- Loren Landow was hired to be the director of football performance. The position has been vacant since Matt Balis resigned prior to the 2023 season.
The following coaches were promoted:
- Running backs coach and run game coordinator Deland McCullough was promoted to associate head coach and running backs coach.
- Graduate assistant Max Bullough was promoted to linebackers coach.
- Cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator Mike Mickens was promoted to defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator.
Departures
[edit]NFL
[edit]Player | Position | Team | Round | Pick |
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Joe Alt | OL | Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 5 |
Blake Fisher | OL | Houston Texans | 2 | 59 |
Marist Liufau | LB | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 87 |
Cam Hart | CB | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 140 |
JD Bertrand | LB | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 143 |
Audric Estimé | RB | Denver Broncos | 5 | 147 |
Javontae Jean-Baptiste | DL | Washington Commanders | 7 | 222 |
Thomas Harper | S | Los Angeles Chargers | Undrafted | |
Sam Hartman | QB | Washington Commanders | Undrafted | |
Spencer Shrader | K | Indianapolis Colts | Undrafted | |
Michael Vinson | LS | Indianapolis Colts | Undrafted |
UFL
[edit]Player | Position | Team | Round | Pick |
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Sam Hartman | QB | Birmingham Stallions | 9 | 72 |
Transfers out
[edit]- CB Ryan Barnes transferred to UMass.
- CB Micah Bell transferred to Vanderbilt.
- OL Michael Carmody transferred to UCLA.
- S Antonio Carter II transferred to Jacksonville State.
- OL Zeke Correll transferred to NC State.
- WR Rico Flores Jr. transferred to UCLA.
- S Ramon Henderson transferred to UCLA.
- WR Braylon James transferred to TCU.
- DL Aidan Keanaaina transferred to California.
- CB Clarence Lewis transferred to Syracuse.
- P Bryce McFerson transferred to Maryland.
- WR Tobias Merriweather transferred to California.
- OL Quinn Murphy transferred to Western Michigan.
- DL Nana Osafo-Mensah transferred to TCU.
- TE Holden Staes transferred to Tennessee.
- OL Joey Tanona transferred to Purdue; previously medically retired.
- WR Chris Tyree transferred to Virginia.
- RB Skip Velotta transferred to LSU.
- LB Nolan Ziegler transferred to Central Michigan.
Retirements
[edit]- RB Sam Assaf
- DL Cole Aubrey
- S DJ Brown
- WR Henry Cook
- WR Chase Dixon
- P Bryan Dowd (selected 6th overall by Chicago Fire FC in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft)
- WR Griffin Eifert
- DL Tyson Ford (medically retired)
- DL Aiden Gobaira (medically retired)
- RB Chase Ketterer
- P Ben Krimm
- OL Andrew Kristofic
- WR Matt Salerno
- TE Hakim Sanfo
- S Eddie Scheidler
- OL Brennan Wicks
Additions
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]- DL Quentin Autry transferred in from Columbia as a walk-on.
- P William Bartel transferred in from Villanova as a walk-on.
- WR Tyler Buchner transferred in from Alabama as a walk-on.
- S Jordan Clark transferred in from Arizona State.
- WR Beaux Collins transferred in from Clemson.
- K Eric Goins transferred in from The Citadel as a walk-on.
- WR Jayden Harrison transferred in from Marshall.
- S Rod Heard II transferred in from Northwestern.
- CB Max Hurleman transferred in from Colgate as a walk-on.
- K Mitch Jeter transferred in from South Carolina.
- QB Riley Leonard transferred in from Duke.
- WR Kris Mitchell transferred in from FIU.
- DL RJ Oben transferred in from Duke.
- RB Jake Tafelski transferred in from Central Michigan as a walk-on.
Recruiting
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Taebron Bennie-Powell S |
Cincinnati, OH | Lakota West | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||
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CJ Carr QB |
Saline, MI | Saline | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
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Micah Gilbert WR |
Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Christian | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||
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Karson Hobbs CB |
Cincinnati, OH | Archbishop Moeller | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||
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Tae Johnson S |
Fort Wayne, IN | North Side | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||
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Peter Jones OL |
Coatesville, PA | Malvern Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | ||
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Bodie Kahoun LB |
Roanoke, VA | Patrick Henry | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||
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Anthonie Knapp OL |
Roswell, GA | Roswell | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 291 lb (132 kg) | ||
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Guerby Lambert OL |
Boston, MA | Catholic Memorial | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 318 lb (144 kg) | ||
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Jack Larsen TE |
Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Catholic | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||
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Leonard Moore CB |
Round Rock, TX | Round Rock | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||
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Cole Mullins DL |
Hoschton, GA | Mill Creek | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 259 lb (117 kg) | ||
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Styles Prescod OL |
Fishers, IN | Hamilton Southeastern | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 293 lb (133 kg) | ||
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Teddy Rezac LB |
Omaha, NE | Westside | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||
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Logan Saldate WR |
Gilroy, CA | Palma | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||
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Sean Sevillano Jr. DL |
Clearwater, FL | Clearwater Academy International | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | ||
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Loghan Thomas DL |
Katy, TX | St. Edward (Ohio) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||
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Kennedy Urlacher S |
Chandler, AZ | Chandler High | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||
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Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa LB |
Inland Empire, CA | St. John Bosco | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | ||
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Aneyas Williams RB |
Hannibal, MO | Hannibal | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
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Cam Williams WR |
Glen Ellyn, IL | Glenbard South | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||
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Bryce Young DL |
Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Christian | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||
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Kedren Young RB |
Lufkin, TX | Lufkin | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||
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Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 9 247Sports: 8 | ||||||
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New walk-ons
[edit]- OL Max Anderson
- CB Mickey Brown
- CB Charles Du
- WR Matt Jeffery (on lacrosse scholarship)
- DL Eric Lindstrom
- LB Tommy Powlus
- QB Anthony Rezac
- WR Xavier Southall
- LS Joseph Vinci
- OL Robbie Wollan
Other
[edit]- LB Kahanu Kia returned from Mormon missionary.[2][3]
- P James Rendell joined from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Frankston Football Club.[4]
Changes
[edit]- Marty Auer switched positions from S to CB.
- Dylan Devezin switched positions from QB to RB.
- Justin Fisher switched positions from TE to RB.
- Kahanu Kia switched positions from DL to LB.
- Chris Salerno switched positions from P to K.
- S Luke Talich earned scholarship on March 7; previously walk-on.[5]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Texas A&M[6] | No. 7 | ABC | W 23–13 | 107,315 | |
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois[7] | No. 5 | NBC | |||
September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Purdue[8] | CBS | ||||
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH)[9] |
| NBC | |||
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisville[10] |
| Peacock | |||
October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Stanford[9] |
| NBC | |||
October 19 | at Georgia Tech[11][12] | ||||||
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Navy[13] | ABC/ESPN | ||||
November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida State[11] |
| NBC | |||
November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia[11][14] |
| NBC | |||
November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Army[9] | NBC | ||||
November 30 | at USC[9] | ||||||
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Personnel
[edit]Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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- Notre Dame is currently 1 player over the scholarship limit of 85.
Depth chart
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Game summaries
[edit]at Texas A&M (College GameDay)
[edit]Pregame line | Over/under |
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Texas A&M –2.5 | 46.5 |
No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) at No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 7 Fighting Irish | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
No. 20 Aggies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
- Date: August 31, 2024
- Game time: 7:30 PM
- Game weather: Sunny, 90 °F (32 °C)
- Game attendance: 107,315
- Referee: Adam Savoie
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
Game information |
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Statistics | ND | TAMU |
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First downs | 18 | 17 |
Total yards | 356 | 246 |
Rushes/yards | 34–198 | 38–146 |
Passing yards | 158 | 100 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–30–0 | 12–30–2 |
Time of possession | 31:35 | 28:25 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 18/30, 158 yards |
Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 14 carries, 91 yards | |
Receiving | Beaux Collins | 5 receptions, 62 yards | |
Texas A&M | Passing | Conner Weigman | 12/30, 100 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Le'Veon Moss | 20 carries, 70 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jahdae Walker | 6 receptions, 31 yards |
Northern Illinois
[edit]at Purdue (Shillelagh Trophy)
[edit]Miami (Ohio)
[edit]Louisville
[edit]Stanford (Legends Trophy)
[edit]vs. Navy (Rip Miller Trophy)
[edit]Virginia
[edit]vs. Army (Shamrock Series, rivalry)
[edit]at USC (Jeweled Shillelagh)
[edit]Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Coaches | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
References
[edit]- ^ "Notre Dame Signs An Outstanding 2024 Recruiting Class". December 20, 2023.
- ^ Vowles, Joshua (January 10, 2022). "Notre Dame DE Kahanu Kia is leaving Notre Dame for mission trip". One Foot Down.
- ^ Stires, Sean (December 18, 2023). "Kahanu Kia Is On His Way Back To Notre Dame Defense". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Soble, Jack (May 1, 2024). "Australian punter James Rendell commits to Notre Dame football". On3.
- ^ Soble, Jack (March 7, 2024). "Notre Dame puts walk-on safety Luke Talich on scholarship". On3.
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