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USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
Lindy's College Football preview magazine ranks Notre Dame football inside its top-10
Lindy's College Football preview magazine ranks Notre Dame football inside its top-10 Lindy's College Football magazine ranks Notre Dame No. 6 but projects the Irish to miss the College Football Playoff. Notre Dame will be favored in every one of its games this upcoming football season according to DraftKings Sportsbook, but one publication does not have the Fighting Irish in its College Football Playoff projections. Following a season in which the Irish set a program record for wins on their way to the national championship game, Lindy's Sports released its preseason college football preview magazine and ranked the Irish No. 6 nationally. Certainly a solid ranking, and the same spot Athlon Sports slotted the Irish in its preseason magazine, but Lindy's has Ohio State, LSU, Oregon, Alabama, Georgia, Miami and SMU earning at-large CFP bids and not Notre Dame. From the magazine: "We'll know early if Notre Dame's playoff expectation is warranted when the Irish play Miami, Texas A&M and Arkansas in the first four weeks. With only six players drafted, Notre Dame returns the wealth of a squad that was a few plays away from winning it all." - Lindy's Sports The Notre Dame defensive line and linebacker corps failed to make the Top 10 in Lindy's unit rankings, which is quite debatable. The magazine is also concerned about the quarterback situation, where either redshirt freshman CJ Carr or redshirt sophomore Kenny Minchey will be taking the first snap in the season opener at Miami Labor Day weekend. Despite the playoff snub from Lindy's, though, it's clear that national college football observers are bullish on the Irish to remain a national contender in 2025 and beyond.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli reportedly entering transfer portal
Angeli was Riley Leonard's backup in 2024 and was competing for the starting job in 2025 The player who many assumed would be Notre Dame's starting quarterback in 2025 is hitting the transfer portal. Steve Angeli is expected to explore a transfer from Notre Dame, according to CBS Sports. That means the Irish will start either CJ Carr or Kenny Minchey in Week 1, barring a late addition via the spring transfer window. Angeli served as Riley Leonard's backup during the 2024 season as Notre Dame made it to the national championship game. Angeli appeared in 11 games and was 24-of-36 passing for 268 yards and three touchdowns. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement One of those pass attempts came in the national title loss to Ohio State. Angeli threw a pass on a fake punt play that went through his receiver's hands and fell incomplete. In Notre Dame's Orange Bowl semifinal win over Penn State, Angeli saw playing time after Leonard's head hit the turf. Before Leonard was cleared of a concussion and returned to the game, Angeli was 6-of-7 passing for 44 yards. Before the 2024 season, Angeli started Notre Dame's 40-8 Sun Bowl win over Oregon State at the end of 2023. He was 15-of-19 for 232 yards and three touchdowns in that game. With Angeli likely heading to another school, the Irish will turn to a pair of four-star recruits. Minchey was a member of the 2023 recruiting class and ranked as the No. 12 pro-style quarterback in the country and the No. 209 player overall. Carr was a member of the 2024 recruiting class and was the top player in the state of Michigan. He was the No. 4 pro-style QB in the class and the No. 50 player overall. Carr is the grandson of former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr.
USA Today
13-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Five final thoughts on Notre Dame football after the Blue-Gold game and spring practices
Five final thoughts on Notre Dame football after the Blue-Gold game and spring practices Notre Dame football 'wrapped' up its spring practices on Saturday, as the Blue team defeated the Gold team 76-31. It was a high scoring contest, but with adjusted rules that favored the offense, it was a fairly easy victory for that side of the ball. The Irish did the right thing and held out some players with nagging injuries, and even better news was that head coach Marcus Freeman told the media that there were no significant injuries to anyone on Saturday. While this wasn't really the Notre Dame team that we will see in the fall, it was great to see some of the younger players stand out. Find out below my final five thoughts on the Blue-Gold game. Quarterback race If this was a one game decision, it was pretty clear that CJ Carr would be the starter against Miami in the opener. I've seen plenty of people on social claiming that he's won the job, but it's not as easy as that. Carr threw the only interception of the three competitors, but still looked very good. Kenny Minchey showed his very strong arm off, along with some very good running ability. Steve Angeli started off slow, but finished strong, but that didn't instill a lot of confidence in anyone that the most experienced of the group is winning the job. Freeman said in his post-game that he'd like it to be a two-man race in the fall, but that doesn't look like it will be the case. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see at least two of them playing against the Hurricanes, as none of them have really separated from the pack but still have a few practices left to make that jump. Defensive tackles While the majority of the defense looked very good, I didn't think this group played up to their potential. Gone are Rylie Mills and Howard Cross, who both did great when at the position or healthy. This group needs to keep the linebackers clean so they can make plays. Jason Onye had some spring hype leading up tho this game and didn't show too much. Transfer Jared Dawson did play well, but there needs to be more from this group. The running back room remains deep Jeremiyah Love didn't play due to a hamstring injury, but Jadarian Price showed that he can handle to role if need be. Nolan James is a huge threat out of the backfield, and while he didn't do all that well with his carries, there's plenty of potential there. Gi'Bran Payne and Aneyas Williams looked solid, but true freshman Kedren Young flashed plenty. I could see him being used in short-yardage situations. The majority of these players would be in the two-deep at a lot of other schools, but Love is still around, so they're all backups at the moment. Defensive backs You didn't hear much about any of the cornerbacks, mostly due to them not getting tested. It may have been a product of the youthful quarterbacks, but I'm still going to give them credit for a job well done. I was very impressed with the safeties, as Tae Johnson and Ben Minich really stood out. Even with the losses of Xavier Watts and Benjamin Morrison, this unit should once again be one of the best in the nation. Early season outlook It's pretty clear where the strength of this team lies, in the defense, with the offense a work in progress. Until a quarterback is chosen, it will remain that way, but there are plenty of weapons for them. The backs are deep, and while the wide receivers remain inconsistent, there are more than a few that could breakout including Jaden Greathouse and Jordan Faison. The young guys got plenty of run, and Elijah Burress could be a very good one down the line. If the defense can give the offense time to develop during the season, and they are able to 'catch up' a bit, Notre Dame should once again be in the position to make a spot in the College Football Playoff. If the offense gets near the defenses level, we could be seeing the Irish play for a title again.
USA Today
12-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Notre Dame has flipped the script at the Blue-Gold game
Notre Dame has flipped the script at the Blue-Gold game Kenny Minchey flips out, so to speak, after running touchdown Notre Dame struggled to find the end zone early in the Blue-Gold game, but it's starting to get untracked as the afternoon wears on. Penalties and sacks stalled early drives on the cusp of the red zone, but after CJ Carr found Elijah Burress for a short touchdown pass, Kenny Minchey, who is battling Carr and Steve Angeli for the starting quarterback job, used his legs for a touchdown, which he punctuated with a perfectly executed back flip. Minchey is probably the best running quarterback of the three. The offense (Team Blue) has opened up a big lead over the defense (Team Gold). It's 61-31 as of this writing, following another Irish touchdown. Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes and opinions. Follow Tim on X: @tehealey
USA Today
12-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Notre Dame finally finds the end zone in Blue-Gold game
Notre Dame finally finds the end zone in Blue-Gold game CJ Carr, Elijah Burress find the end zone for the Fighting Irish Notre Dame's offense finally found the end zone in the annual Blue-Gold spring game. After drives stalled out due to penalties and sacks, quarterback CJ Carr, who is fighting Steve Angeli and Kenny Minchey for the starting job, found Elijah Burress -- son of former NFL star Plaxico Burress -- for a two-yard touchdown pass. Burress needed to lunge for the goal line, and according to the officials, he was just barely in. Carr has looked effective at QB so far in the Blue-Gold game, though both Angeli and Minchey have been able to move the ball, too. The problem is that the offense has committed penalties or allowed sacks when knocking on the red zone. No matter who wins the starting QB job, the offensive coaching staff will have work to do. But the fact that Fighting Irish offense finally got on the board has to be encouraging. Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes and opinions. Follow Tim on X: @tehealey
