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Football Notes from Notre Dame Media Day at Sugar Bowl

I just had to speak to 11 Notre Dame players and coaches down here in New Orleans. I'll give you some quick notes from those conversations before we expand on more content from today.

Here's who I spoke to: K Mitch Jeter, DT Gabriel Rubio, OL Charles Jagusah, WR Cam Williams, QB CJ Carr, QB Steve Angeli, OL Rocco Spindler, LB Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, DE Bryce Young, OL coach Joe Rudolph and DT Brenan Vernon.

Notes coming in the thread below.
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Football More portal quarterback chatter and denials

I'm traveling to New Orleans today, and this was brought to my attention as I wait to board my flight.

Colin Cowherd suggested that Notre Dame will get a well-known transfer portal quarterback after the conclusion of the CFP.

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Our Rivals team continues to hear that's not happening as Marcus Freeman has said publicly on multiple occasions.

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Football Place Your Bets voting: Notre Dame vs. Georgia

It's time for Game 14 of Place Your Bets for the 2024 season. We're making prop bets for Notre Dame's College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup with Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

ICYMI: Subscribers can compete individually in Place Your Bets for a chance to win free subscription months to Inside ND Sports. The top subscriber will get a year's subscription for free. The second-place subscriber will get six free months.

Instructions are included in the thread linked here and in the Google Form linked below.

@Eric Hansen and I share our weekly picks the day before every game this season. I will share the results next week in this thread and we’ll have an updated standings thread throughout the season.

Here are the Game 14 prop bets for Notre Dame-Georgia. Voting is open now and closes at kickoff on Wednesday (8:45 p.m. EST on ESPN).

• Which team will record the first sack?
• Over/Under 12.5 carries for ND RB Jeremiyah Love
• Who will lead Notre Dame in receptions? (Tie in catches will be broken by more receiving yards)
• Over/Under 125.5 rushing yards for Georgia
• More passing yards: ND QB Riley Leonard or UGA QB Gunner Stockton?

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*Don’t forget to include the email associated with your subscription/username*

Good luck!

Football Opponent Outlook: What to expect from unpredictable Georgia team

Taking a closer look at Georgia with the help of @Anthony Dasher of UGA Sports: story lines for the Bulldogs, keys stats from Georgia's season, impact transfers and PFF grades.

Football ***Join us at 7 p.m. EST on YouTube for Football Never Sleeps***

@Eric Hansen and I will be live on YouTube at 7 p.m. EST for the next weekly edition of "Football Never Sleeps."

We'll discuss how Notre Dame can beat Georgia in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal round at the Sugar Bowl, what we learned from Sugar Bowl Media Day, and the latest surrounding the matchup between the Irish and Bulldogs. Plus we'll answer questions live from viewers.

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ICYMI - Film Don’t Lie from UGASports.com

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Good morning! My name is Brent Rollins and I work for the UGA Rival’s site, UGASports.com. Wanted to share our YT series Film Don’t Lie that does tape breakdown in advance of the game.

As a quick background, I’ve been around football my entire life even though my day job is as a college professor. Dad still coaching HS football going on 50 years. I’ve worked for Pro Football Focus for 10+ years and then Rivals since 2019. Also talk ball weekly with David Pollack on his YT channel/podcast.

Looking forward to the matchup….going to be an old school, very physical game!

Football A collection of the greatest hits of quotes from Notre Dame Football interviews (Georgia week)

From this weekend's media availability in South Bend of Notre Dame football coordinators and players, we’ve provided full transcripts of both offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock and defensive coordinator Al Golden.

We also wanted to give you some content from the other interviews. So, here are the greatest hits, or at least the most intriguing quotes, from quarterback Riley Leonard, special teams coordinator Marty Biagi, cornerback Leonard Moore, linebacker Drayk Bowen and offensive tackle Aamil Wagner.

We'll compile more from interviews staged Monday in New Orleans.
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RILEY LEONARD

Q: Does chemistry really matter between you and receivers? And if so, how have you seen it pay off?

“I think absolutely, it matters a lot. I think my relationship with them off the field is the thing I’m most proud about. Like obviously, they came to my house this summer, and we’ve just grown so much. I think that they’re the most mature group of receivers that I’ve been around. When it comes to communicating defenses, they really understand it and that’s a credit to [wide receivers] coach [Mike] Brown. He played quarterback, obviously, at Liberty, and he teaches them coverages and my reads so they understand the entire offense and what’s going on. If you ask them about my read and they roll to Cover 2 or Cover 3, they’re going to know exactly how to read the play. So yeah, they’re a smart group.”

Q: How critical is the passing game for you to be successful against Georgia?

“Obviously, our No. 1 key to victory is to win the line of scrimmage. It’s kind of our M.O. But to be able to win our one-on-one matchups, our game plan might be to play us a little bit like we played Indiana, so we’ve go to win our one-on-one matchups and spread the field a little bit.”

Q: What do you mean by like Indiana?

“Like our defense played against Indiana. Just loaded up the box and played a lot of man. I imagine they might try to play it like that, I don’t know.”

Q: This Georgia team is going to throw the kitchen sink at you. What stands out about their front and the way they attack offenses?

“They move a lot, so they’ll show a lot of different — you know, three down, four down, they’ll mix it up a lot. And then obviously, they’re very talented, just naturally. We’ll do just fine up front, I’ve just got to send the guys in the right direction, because they’ll bring it from all angles.”

Q: In the flow of the season, does this feel like a big game? Does this feel like just another game?

“It’s a good question. Honestly, the way I can tell if it’s a big game or not is around campus, just the vibes. Because we’re away and because nobody’s really on campus, it just feels like any other game for us, which I think is a good thing. You just go to practice, you prepare like you’ve always prepared. There’s no distractions. You’re not going to class. So, it doesn’t feel like it’s blown-up, Sugar Bowl. It just feels like nobody’s on campus and we got a game.”

Q: So, in a weird way, does it feel like there’s more pressure last week than there is this week?
“Maybe. Yeah, maybe that’s a good way to put it. Obviously, the in-state rivalry, you go anywhere, you’re talking to an Indiana fan or a Notre Dame fan, so everybody’s talking about it. It doesn’t matter where you go on campus, it’s just non-stop. Go to class, it should be an escape. Definitely not an escape in that game last week. So, yeah, I think so.

Q: Pretty good traveling party from your hometown, Fairhope, Ala., for this one?

“Yeah. Oh, dude. This is by far the closest game to my house. Georgia Tech, I played there once at Duke, and then obviously this year. That’s like 6 1/2, 7 [hours], and I think this is 2.

Q: In some ways, is this the game you came to Notre Dame to play in? This kind of stage, this kind of stakes?

“Yeah. I try not to tell myself that too much, because then I’ll get a little bit overwhelmed. But definitely, this is why I came here. I literally left Duke with the purpose of, ‘Alright, I want to go out swinging and compete for a national championship,’ and here we are.”

Q: Do you feel like as a passing offense, you’re playing your best football of the season right now?

“Yeah, definitely. Seeing defenses really well right now, and my feet and mechanics are getting better, and just trusting these guys, trusting my arm and extending plays. So, I think so.”

Q: I’m sure you’re aware some other quarterbacks have had success running against Georgia this year. How do you prepare for that possibility and also make sure you don’t lean on it too much?

“Yeah, I never really force the running thing with my legs. If it happens, it happens. I don’t think that’s good for me as a quarterback, really, to be like, ‘If we’re gonna win, I gotta — these quarterbacks scrambled for 80 yards,’ and then I start just overthinking things. So if it happens, it happens.”

Q: I don’t know if the coaches have given up telling you to protect yourself when you run at this point, but especially now, what’s the mindset?

“Yeah, no they don’t even try. They don’t mention it anymore. It’s kind of a lost cause.”

Q: Especially now, with the season on the line, whatever it takes?

“Definitely now, whatever it takes. They don’t really care. I mean, they do care, obviously, but if you’ve got to put your shoulder down, you’ve got to put your shoulder down.”

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ND Opponent Bowl Games

Northern Illinois already notched a bowl win against Fresno State

Lots of ND opponents in action today. Navy beat Oklahoma 21-20 when OU elected to go for the win instead of the tie after scoring with 6 seconds left and Navy stopped the 2-point conversion.

Georgia Tech in action right now against Vanderbilt.

Texas A&M and USC face each other tonight.

Army plays Louisiana Tech and Miami plays Colorado State tomorrow.

Louisville faces Washington Tuesday.
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Hi all. Anthony Dasher from UGASports here…Just sticking my head in the door. Going to be a helluva game….

…and I’ve got no clue how it’s going to go.
Watched Notre Dame a few times this year, obviously all of the win over Indiana and was hugely impressed.
Georgia has historically scuffled against QBs who can extend plays with their legs. And that’s a huge concern with Riley.
Of course, Gunner Stockton is the story here. Tough kid, teammates love him, but his first start on this stage against this opponent? He truly is a wildcard.
Anyway, if you have any questions about Georgia, feel free to ask.
You’ve got a great guy running this site in Tyler.

Football Notre Dame WR Jayden Thomas stays ready for next big catch or block

Jayden Thomas was benched for fumbling against USC. He redeemed himself against Indiana with big blocks and a touchdown catch.

“Whatever I can do when my name’s called, I’m definitely gonna go out there and give it my all," Thomas said.

Football Podcast: Radi Nabulsi on Georgia's unpredictable season, matchup with Notre Dame

Radi Nabulsi, publisher of UGASports.com, discusses Georgia's season so far, the reality of Georgia's lesser statistics, if Georgia's rushing offense and/or rushing defense will be better against Notre Dame, expectations for quarterback Gunner Stockton making his first start, the most dangerous pass catcher in Georgia's offense, his perspective on ND head coach Marcus Freeman, the gap between this Georgia team and its recent national championship teams, Kirby Smart's advantage as a head coach who's been in this spot before and more.

Then @Eric Hansen and Tyler James answer questions from X/Twitter and The Insider Lounge (31:44).

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