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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman holds no grudge against Steve Angeli
Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman holds no grudge against Steve Angeli Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman holds no grudge against former QB Steve Angeli When Notre Dame begins its quest to return to the College Football Playoff in the season opener at Miami (FL) Labor Day weekend, either redshirt freshman CJ Carr or redshirt sophomore Kenny Minchey will be taking the first snap. Steve Angeli saw the writing on the wall this past spring, which is why he decided to become a graduate transfer at Syracuse. And that was totally fine with Marcus Freeman. The Fighting Irish head coach told local media Thursday that he supports Angeli because it was the right decision for the former backup.'Nothing is guaranteed,' Freeman said, 'but Steve made the decision to transfer where there was probably a better opportunity for him to be the starter in the fall. There was a more clear picture. That's why he made that decision. He's graduated, and there's no hard feelings.' Angeli led Notre Dame to a Sun Bowl win over Oregon State to conclude the 2023 season, and he also led a drive that resulted in a key field goal in relief of Riley Leonard in the team's Orange Bowl win over Penn State this past January. In April's Blue-Gold game, Angeli went 8-of-11 passing for 108 yards and was sacked once. He entered the transfer portal thereafter and chose Syracuse, which travels to South Bend on November 22. Minchey and Carr will now compete for the starting job. Angeli, who has two remaining years of eligibility, could face the Irish twice. In addition to the tilt this fall, the Irish visit the JMA Wireless Dome in 2026, but the date of that matchup has yet to be determined.
Qatar Tribune
12-05-2025
- Health
- Qatar Tribune
UCQ graduates reflect on legacy, learning, future at final convocation
Satyendra Pathak Doha In an emotionally charged ceremony that marked both an ending and a new beginning, the University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) held its final convocation attended by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation, on Sunday. The event not only celebrated the academic accomplishments of UCQ's last cohort of graduates but also honoured the institution's vital role in shaping the future of Qatar's healthcare system over nearly two decades. As the only Canadian university in Qatar, UCQ has made remarkable contributions to the nursing profession in the country, equipping hundreds of students with critical skills and clinical knowledge to support and enhance the nation's health services. This final graduation ceremony carried a sense of deep pride, reflection, and gratitude, especially among the students who now prepare to take their first steps as professional nurses. In candid conversations after the ceremony, several graduates shared their thoughts on their journey at UCQ, the significance of their education, and the paths they hope to pursue moving forward. Angeli Mae Tan, originally from Philippines, has called Qatar home for the past 15 years. She enrolled at UCQ with a clear focus: 'to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse'. 'When I decided on nursing, UCQ was the go-to institution,' Angela said. 'It was the only university offering a comprehensive nursing programme at the time, and I knew I wanted to study there.' Angeli fondly recalled her experience at the university, highlighting the positive atmosphere and supportive faculty. 'The environment was so healthy and uplifting. The university made a real effort to promote mental well-being, not just for students but for faculty as well. That made a big difference in our learning experience,' she said. She made special mention to instructors like Amby and Anna, whose guidance left a lasting impact. Angeli has already applied for positions within Qatar, particularly at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), and hopes to begin her nursing career in the country that has been her home for over a decade. Marise Antoun Abou Jaoude, a Lebanese national who has lived in Qatar for 13 years, also chose UCQ for its strong academic reputation and hands-on approach. 'It was the ideal fit for my future goals,' she said. 'The university provided us with exceptional opportunities for hospital placements, allowing us to engage directly with patients, doctors, and staff in real-world settings. Those experiences were invaluable.' Marise emphasised the holistic nature of her training, which prepared her not only to be a nurse but also a compassionate healthcare provider. 'Each hospital I trained at—from various HMC facilities to other institutions—played an important role in my growth. I learned something new with every rotation,' she said. Looking ahead, Marise plans to continue her career in Qatar. 'This is where I studied, where I trained, and where I feel nurses are truly appreciated. I would love to give back to this community,' she stressed. Maymona Aby Yousuf, a Bangladeshi national who has lived in Qatar for an impressive 25 years, echoed similar sentiments. Passionate about healthcare from a young age, Maymona said her decision to study at UCQ was driven by the university's reputation and the opportunity it provided to make a meaningful contribution to society. 'Nursing was my calling, and UCQ was the place that made it possible,' she said.
New York Times
28-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
College football spring transfer portal window recap: Tennessee drama, QBs on the move
College football's spring transfer portal window officially closed Friday, but not without a flurry of activity leading into, during and at the end of the window. There was high drama at Tennessee, which led to what amounted to a quarterback trade, impact players making moves and hundreds of players entering the portal in hopes of finding a new home. Advertisement Let's recap some of the notable storylines from a busy April. The Nico Iamaleava saga consumed plenty of oxygen because of the unprecedented nature of his brief holdout amid a contract dispute. The former Tennessee quarterback, who helped lead the Volunteers to the College Football Playoff last year, hit the portal on the first day of the spring window and committed to UCLA days later. The quarterback transfer UCLA took during the winter portal window, former Appalachian State starter Joey Aguilar, suddenly needed a new home and found it at … Tennessee. But there were other interesting quarterback moves this month. South Alabama QB Gio Lopez to North Carolina: Bill Belichick's first spring leading the Tar Heels left him looking for reinforcements at quarterback. Purdue transfer Ryan Browne, who joined the Tar Heels in January, re-entered the portal and returned to Purdue. True freshman Bryce Baker, a four-star recruit in UNC's 2025 signing class, also enrolled in January. And Max Johnson, last year's opening-night starter who has started at LSU and Texas A&M, is coming off a significant leg injury. Enter Lopez, who had a solid first season as a starter in 2024 at South Alabama. The former 2023 recruit threw for 2,559 yards and 18 touchdowns with five interceptions in 11 starts. Several Power 4 teams inquired about him this offseason, but the Tar Heels ultimately won out. To fill the void, South Alabama quickly pivoted and signed former Georgia Tech and Minnesota quarterback Zach Pyron. Excited and grateful, go Heels!🐏 @UNCFootball — Gio Lopez 7️⃣ (@lopezgio1) April 18, 2025 Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli to Syracuse: Angeli's arrival at Syracuse adds intrigue to the quarterback situation. Coach Fran Brown tabbed LSU transfer Rickie Collins as QB1 coming out of spring practice but needed another scholarship quarterback after Michael Johnson Jr., Kyle McCord's backup in 2024, hit the portal. Angeli, who was competing for Notre Dame's starting job, entered the portal a few days later and landed at Syracuse. With 21 career appearances, including one drive in last year's Playoff semifinal, Angeli has a lot more experience than Collins, who has appeared in four games and taken 33 career snaps. Advertisement Iowa QB Brendan Sullivan to Tulane: The Green Wave took two transfers — Ball State's Kadin Semonza and journeyman TJ Finley — in the winter window after their 2024 starter, Darian Mensah, transferred to Duke. But head coach Jon Sumrall was still in the quarterback market after spring practice. Finley, who was suspended from team activities after an arrest, hit the portal. Tulane assessed multiple options and ultimately signed Sullivan, who has started 11 Big Ten games over the past three seasons. Sullivan spent three seasons at Northwestern and transferred to Iowa last season, where he started three games, but the Hawkeyes have handed the 2025 keys to South Dakota State transfer Mark Gronowski. UCF QB Dylan Rizk to Stanford: The Cardinal needed a quarterback, with Ashton Daniels (Auburn), Justin Lamson (Montana State) and Bear Bachmeier transferring out. Rizk is intriguing. He has three years of eligibility left and started the last four games of the 2024 season for UCF, including a Nov. 2 blowout of Arizona in which he threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 55 yards. He'll be expected to compete for the starting job with Elijah Brown, Stanford's 2024 four-star quarterback signee who appeared in three games and started one last year. Texas State QB Gevani McCoy to Temple: McCoy was the most experienced quarterback to enter the portal in the spring window, with 31 career starts and 2,150 career snaps. He had a productive career in the FCS at Idaho and started last year at Oregon State, but he moved on after the Beavers took Duke transfer Maalik Murphy this winter. McCoy was one of three transfers to commit to Texas State, but he re-entered the portal this month. Temple needed a quarterback, and McCoy should be well positioned to become the Owls' starter for first-year coach K.C. Keeler. Georgia QB Jaden Rashada to Sacramento State: Rashada, who was at the center of an NIL contract saga with Florida in 2022, was looking for a place to play and may have found it. Rashada started as a true freshman at Arizona State in 2023, but an injury disrupted that season and he transferred to Georgia, where he was buried on the depth chart last year. First-time head coach Brennan Marion, a decorated offensive assistant and architect of the 'Go Go Offense,' is looking to make a splash in his debut season at Sac State, and landing a former top-100 recruit created some buzz. Assuming Rashada wins the job, his progress will be fascinating to track. He needs the reps because he hasn't taken a game snap since the 2023 season. The Hornets' 2024 starter, Carson Conklin — a 2024 Jerry Rice Award finalist who threw for 2,876 yards and 28 touchdowns last year — entered the portal over the weekend after news of Rashada's arrival broke. Sac State also signed former Tulsa transfer Cardell Williams in the winter, but Rashada should have ample opportunity to see the field. The Longhorns have mastered the art of selectively utilizing the portal to fill needs, rather than living in it. Recruiting top-five classes annually certainly helps. Texas picked up five impact players in the spring window. Former Stanford receiver Emmett Mosley V, who tied for the team lead in touchdown catches, and Cal transfer tight end Jack Endries (91 receptions in the last two seasons) give Arch Manning two extra weapons to join DeAndre Moore and Ryan Wingo in the passing game. Two young defensive linemen, Maraad Watson (Syracuse) and Lavon Johnson (Maryland), help shore up the interior, where the Longhorns are losing multiple veterans. And kicker Mason Shipley, who was 31-of-35 on field goal attempts at Texas State, fills a need at kicker after Bert Auburn, who struggled late last season, entered the portal. Advertisement New general manager Jim Nagy has wasted little time making an impact since his February arrival. The Sooners acquired one of the best running backs in the country, former Cal star Jaydn Ott, as a graduate transfer. Pairing Ott with Washington State quarterback transfer John Mateer, in former Wazzu coordinator Ben Arbuckle's offense, has intriguing potential. The Sooners also had needs along the offensive line and landed Stanford transfer Jake Maikkula. Mike Gundy and his staff were busy this spring, landing nine transfers thus far in the spring window. The Cowboys restocked at receiver with Marshall's 2024 leading receiver, Christian Fitzpatrick, and a pair of Division II stars: Cam Abshire (Emory & Henry) and Terrill Davis (Central Oklahoma). They also acquired help along the offensive line (Markell Samuel, Appalachian State), at running back (Freddie Brock, Georgia State) and on the defensive line. Belichick and GM Mike Lombardi were busy retooling the Tar Heels' roster after more than 20 scholarship players hit the portal. In addition to landing their quarterback, they signed linebacker Mikai Gbayor, who started 15 games in the last two seasons at Nebraska; Penn State defensive end transfer Smith Vilbert, who has appeared in 34 games there; and four-star receiver recruit Adrian Wilson, who signed with Colorado but entered the portal this month. The Bears had some big losses in Endries and Ott, as well as multiple other running backs, including Jaivian Thomas. But they've responded nicely by picking up quality players like Liberty edge rusher TJ Bush (9 1/2 tackles for loss in 2024), UTSA running back Brandon High (eight touchdowns in 2024) and speedy receiver Quaron Adams, who averaged 30.2 yards per catch last year at South Dakota. QUARON ADAMS EXPLODES FOR 70 YARDS! 💥#FCSPlayoffs x 🎥 ESPN+ / @SDCoyotesFB — NCAA FCS Football (@NCAA_FCS) December 7, 2024 After making a splash in the winter window, the Red Raiders have made key additions in the spring as well, landing Stanford edge rusher David Bailey and Colorado offensive lineman Cash Cleveland. They also got back a player they lost in the winter: former five-star receiver Micah Hudson. In December, Hudson — the first five-star signee in school history — transferred to Texas A&M, but his stay in College Station was brief, and he returned to the portal this month. After a visit to Utah, Hudson wound up back in Lubbock. Before he transferred out, there was optimism about his future and his potential role at Tech in 2025 had he stayed. Can he get back on that track? The Cougars have quietly had a nice offseason in the portal. They retooled their offense with winter additions at quarterback (Texas A&M transfer Conner Weigman), some experienced receivers and backs and a host of offensive linemen. This spring, they added former Ball State tight end Tanner Koziol, who caught 94 passes last year and had a brief stop at Wisconsin before re-entering the portal. They also landed FIU linebacker transfer Eddie Walls III, who led the team with five sacks and posted the highest pass-rushing grade in Conference USA last season, according to Pro Football Focus. Tulane linebacker Jesus Machado, who led the Green Wave with 98 tackles in 2023 for then-coach Willie Fritz, is rejoining his old coach in Houston this season after transferring in this month. More than 1,100 FBS scholarship players entered the portal in the last month, an average of around eight players per team. To get a sense for the type of player that entered this spring, consider … Plenty of good players have entered the portal, but many are also looking for an opportunity because they didn't have much of one at their previous school. (Photo of Nico Iamaleava: Butch Dill / Getty Images)
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
A pair of experts believe that Steve Angeli has found his next football home
It has been quite the last few days for now former Notre Dame football quarterback Steve Angeli. Less than a week ago, the New Jersey native saw the writing on the wall and decided to move away from the Irish. Yesterday was the start of his re-recruitment, as he took a visit to Syracuse. Advertisement By all accounts the trip went extremely well for Angeli, as on Tuesday both Steve Wiltfong and Pete Nakos of On3 made a prediction that he'll land with the Orange. As of right now, there has been no other news of the quarterback taking another visit, so it would make sense that he's highly considering joining the Syracuse football program. The Orange had the nation's leading passer this past fall in another transfer, Kyle McCord, and are looking to strike gold once again. If the two are correct and Angeli does transfer to Syracuse, he'll be back in South Bend on Nov. 22, Senior Day, when the two teams are scheduled to face off against each other. This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Steve Angeli projected to transfer to Syracuse by On3 experts
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Down to 2: Notre Dame football loses QB Steve Angeli to transfer portal
SOUTH BEND —And then there were two. Notre Dame football saw its three-way quarterback battle for the 2025 starting job reduced by one with Thursday's news that fourth-year junior Steve Angeli is headed to the transfer portal. Advertisement Angeli confirmed the decision with a social media post on Saturday evening. Angeli finished 8-of-11 passing for 108 yards and one sack in the Blue-Gold Game on April 12. Angeli hit freshman wideout Scrap Richardson for a 16-yard score on his fourth and final series, but redshirt freshman CJ Carr and third-year backup Kenny Minchey apparently did enough to this spring to close the experience gap with Angeli. A three-star recruit from Bergen Catholic in northern New Jersey, Angeli learned under three different offensive coordinators during his time in South Bend. He also won the Sun Bowl against Oregon State in 2023 with quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli calling plays as the interim OC. Advertisement Marcus Freeman: Notre Dame football coach talks current transfer rules: 'That's not real life' When Riley Leonard was briefly sidelined due to concussion protocol in the Jan. 9 Orange Bowl win over Penn State, it was Angeli who led the Irish downfield for their first points of the game. Irish coach Marcus Freeman suggested after the spring game that there had been little separation between the three starting candidates through 12 spring practices. 'It's crazy to think this, but you've got three guys that all could lead your program to a victory and be your starting quarterback,' Freeman said. 'You would like to go into fall with a two-quarterback battle. It's really hard truly having a three-quarterback battle.' Advertisement With practice repetitions at a premium, Freeman added there would be 'conversations about what's best for our program, what's best for our quarterbacks, and we'll make those decisions in the future.' Comparing QB candidates by the numbers For the Irish and their first true quarterback derby since 2022 (Tyler Buchner vs. Drew Pyne), the next phase of that future started Wednesday. Kenny Minchey: Don't overlook rocket-armed Minchey in Notre Dame football's QB battle Kennedy Urlacher: Safety reportedly headed to transfer portal after one year at Notre Dame football A top-50 recruit from Saline, Mich., Carr has four game snaps to his credit, all in last year's blowout win at Purdue. After suffering an injury to his throwing elbow in practice in late September, Carr spent the rest of his redshirt season rehabbing. Advertisement In this year's spring game, Carr went 14-of-19 passing for 170 yards and two touchdowns. The grandson of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr also threw an interception. Minchey, the Hendersonville, Tenn., product with the most dual-threat capability of the trio, went 7-of-15 passing for 106 yards and added a 4-yard touchdown run in the scrimmage. Minchey, who dealt with a minor shoulder injury in his senior year at Pope John Paul II High School, also took two sacks and finished with 11 rushing yards on six attempts. Minchey has appeared in four games (17 total snaps) and is 3-for-3 passing for 16 yards. In an indoor scrimmage on April 5, Angeli struggled to a 1-for-7 showing in the team portion with his lone completion going for 7 yards to freshman Elijah Burress. Angeli's last five pass attempts fell incomplete, although a short pass to Jadarian Price was wiped out by a defensive penalty for roughing the quarterback. Advertisement Unofficially in that same scrimmage, Carr went 2-of-3 passing for 29 yards and a sack, courtesy of Bryce Young. Carr finished the session with a 25-yard scoring strike to Burress on a seam route. Minchey went 5-for-10 passing for 63 yards and interception (Isaiah Dunn). Minchey ran twice for 16 yards in the team portion. Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and Follow him on social media @MikeBerardino. This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Notre Dame loses veteran QB Steve Angeli to transfer portal
