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Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Notre Dame makes offer to Wayne Shanks Jr.
Notre Dame has made an offer to four-star running back recruit Wayne Shanks Jr. Shanks, Class of 2027, is coming out of The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas. He stands five-foot-11 and weighs 190 pounds. He's clocked a 4.5-second 40-yard dash and 10.88-second 100-meter run. Advertisement Shanks posted a picture of current Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love leaping into the end zone, so hopefully that's an indication of Shanks eventually committing to Notre Dame. 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 This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Notre Dame makes an offer to speedy running back Wayne Shanks Jr
USA Today
5 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Notre Dame makes offer to Wayne Shanks Jr.
Notre Dame makes offer to Wayne Shanks Jr. The Fighting Irish could snag a speedster if Shanks Jr. commits Notre Dame has made an offer to four-star running back recruit Wayne Shanks Jr. Shanks, Class of 2027, is coming out of The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas. He stands five-foot-11 and weighs 190 pounds. He's clocked a 4.5-second 40-yard dash and 10.88-second 100-meter run. Shanks posted a picture of current Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love leaping into the end zone, so hopefully that's an indication of Shanks eventually committing to Notre Dame. 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
02-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Could Notre Dame use a two-quarterback attack?
Could Notre Dame use a two-quarterback attack? The Fighting Irish could have a nice platoon setup. Could Notre Dame have a two-pronged attack at quarterback? Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman suggested in an interview with Alway College Football's Greg McElroy that it's possible that potential starting quarterbacks Kenny Minchey and CJ Carr could be used in a platoon situation. That could mean having a different guy start each week and/or having each guy play in each game, depending on the situation. Freeman said both have an "extremely high ceiling... they both do things really, really well and do them differently." Having a two-pronged attack could make life difficult for defenses, but having two quarterbacks rotate in and out can be tricky to manage. Still, if Notre Dame's quarterback competition is too close to call because both Carr and Minchey are playing well, that's a good problem for Notre Dame to have. 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
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Could the NCAA expand March Madness?
Could March Madness be expanded? The current NCAA Tournament setup has been that 68 teams qualify. Eight teams play in the First Four, with the four winners moving on to the first round of 64 teams. Now it appears the NCAA might be in favor of increasing the number of spots to 72 or 76 as soon as the 2026 NCAA Tournament. It's unclear whether the final number would include early play-in games like the current First Four setup, though it seems likely. Advertisement It seems that at least some coaches are in favor of the idea -- which makes sense, since an expanded field would give more teams a shot at entry and all that comes with it. Others might argue that the current field is the correct size. Is more basketball necessarily better? Or is the NCAA going a bit too big? 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 This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: Could the NCAA Tournament expand?
USA Today
29-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Could the NCAA expand March Madness?
Could the NCAA expand March Madness? The NCAA Tournament field could grow to 72 or 76 teams. Could March Madness be expanded? The current NCAA Tournament setup has been that 68 teams qualify. Eight teams play in the First Four, with the four winners moving on to the first round of 64 teams. Now it appears the NCAA might be in favor of increasing the number of spots to 72 or 76 as soon as the 2026 NCAA Tournament. It's unclear whether the final number would include early play-in games like the current First Four setup, though it seems likely. It seems that at least some coaches are in favor of the idea -- which makes sense, since an expanded field would give more teams a shot at entry and all that comes with it. Others might argue that the current field is the correct size. Is more basketball necessarily better? Or is the NCAA going a bit too big? 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
