The biggest difference between this year and last won't be a job title for Max Bullough. It will be the absence of JD Bertrand and Marist Liufau.

“More of the onus is on me,” Bullough said. “JD and Marist, I could have not said anything, and they're going to go out there and they can play football in this system. We're from scratch now. Whatever's out there, you're either coaching or letting it happen."

Aidan Carroll scored three goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as No. 19 Georgetown stunned No. 1 Notre Dame, 11-10, in college men’s lacrosse action at Arlotta Stadium in South Bend, Ind.

The Irish (2-1) were coming off the first back-to-back games in school history of scoring 20-plus goals, but found themselves in a defensive struggle with the Hoyas (2-2) from the start in their first game played outdoors this season.

Pat Kavanagh, who had two assists, sent the game into an extra session with a goal with 39 seconds left in regulation after Georgetown had taken the lead late on a pair of man-up goals — the first one with a two-man advantage.

Carroll scored one of those goals and another earlier in the fourth period.

The Irish scored three of their 10 goals in man-up situations in the game.

Devon McLane, Jake Taylor and Jeffery Ricciardelli score two goals apiece for Notre Dame. Kavanagh and brother Pat scored one apiece as did Eric Dobson and football wide receiver Jordan Faison. Will Lynch won 15 of 22 faceoffs and scooping up seven ground balls for ND.

Goalie Liam Entenmann recorded eight saves for Notre Dame, which returns to action next Sunday at home against fourth-ranked Maryland (noon EDT; ESPNU).

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Lax in a dog fight with Georgetown 7-6 in fourth

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I'm curious about which conference champion after the SEC, Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 gets an automatic berth in the playoff. Is it the top-rated G5 conference champion, or the Pac-4/Mountain West champion?

Notre Dame men's basketball (10-16, 5-10 ACC) is looking for its fourth consecutive win on Saturday at Syracuse (17-10, 8-8 ACC). The Irish are currently on their longest winning streak of the head coach Micah Shrewsberry era.

This is the first game of the season series between the two programs, and the second straight contest for the Irish on the road after Wednesday's victory at Louisville.

Freshman point guard Markus Burton, who averages a team-high 15.7 points per game, is expected to serve as the primary scorer for ND's offense with additional help from freshman guard Braeden Shrewsberry, who is up to 11.3 points per game. Braeden, Micah's son, scored 23 points including eight made 3-pointers at Louisville and has seen an increased role throughout ACC play.

As a team, ND is shooting 40% from the field, 33% from the 3-point line and 73% from the the free-throw line. Notre Dame's team average of 61.1 points per game ranks No. 345 (out of 351) in Division I this season, but the Irish have eclipsed 70 points in two of their last three games.

Shrewsberry has been vocal from the beginning of the season about wanting to be a defensive-minded team, and the Irish are holding their opponents to 63.1 points per game, which is nearly 13 points less than Syracuse's average of 75.9 points per game.

The Orange, led by first-year head coach Adrian Autry, rely on starters Judah Mintz, J.J. Starling and Chris Bell to carry the load offensively. Starling, who transferred from Notre Dame last offseason, has started all 27 games and filled the scoring column up recently, including a 23-point performance vs. North Carolina this month and a 26-point outing at NC State in January.

Syracuse is 12-2 at home this season.

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After visiting for junior day last month and serving as a spokesperson for Notre Dame's top-ranked 2025 recruiting class on social media on a weekly basis, four-star QB commit Deuce Knight has set plans to return to campus.

Knight told Jack Knowlton of TideIllustrated that he plans to visit Notre Dame March 21-24 and June 14-16, the latter being his official visit.

The 6-foot-4, 190-pound quarterback out of Lucedale (Miss.) George County has been committed to the Irish since last September and has visited campus six times.

Knight, the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback per Rivals, is still hearing from Alabama, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Colorado — but has not visited any other schools since committing and hasn't set plans to do so.

Knight has been added to Inside ND Sports' running visitors list thread.

You can read Knowlton's full story and update on Knight below:

Earlier this season, Notre Dame split its series with Michigan on Dec. 1-2.

The two programs matched up again this weekend in Ann Arbor with postseason home ice at stake and the Wolverines completed a sweep of the Irish with a 2-1 victory inside Yost Ice Arena on Saturday evening.

Notre Dame (15-17-2, 9-13-2 Big Ten) took a 1-0 lead early in the first period with a power play goal scored by forward Danny Nelson.

The assist was credited to forward Cole Knuble and defenseman Ryan Siedem. It served as Nelson's ninth goal of the season, which is tied with only Knuble and forward Trevor Janicke on the season. Forward Landon Slaggert ranks first on the Irish with 18 goals on the season.

Michigan (17-12-3, 10-10-2 Big Ten) responded with a goal of its own from forward Gavin Brindley at the 10:40 mark of the first period.

After a scoreless second period from both teams, the Wolverines scored the eventual game-clinching point in the third period from defenseman Marshall Warren at the 17:03 point, leaving little time for the Irish to even the score.

Irish goaltender Ryan Bischel finished with 26 saves. Notre Dame committed four penalties to Michigan's five, and two of those penalties came in the final period.

The Irish return to competition in the first-round, best-of-three Big Ten Postseason Tournament, which begins March 8-10. Notre Dame finished fifth in the conference standings, meaning it will have to travel and win on the road in the postseason.

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After starting its four-game series at Florida International with an explosive 13-4 win on Friday, Notre Dame took a step back on Saturday with two losses to the Panthers by final scores of 10-8 and 10-5, respectively.

In the first game, the Irish fell into a 6-1 hole but rallied back in the sixth and seventh innings, where they scored seven runs, including a two-run homer at the top of the seventh from outfielder Tito Flores. Infielder/outfielder Josh Hahn led the Irish with three RBIs, which came from his three-run homer in the top of the sixth inning.

In the top of the eighth inning, the Panthers quickly struck out two of ND's first three batters (outfielder Brady Gumpf and catcher Joey Spence) and scored three runs of their own at the bottom of the inning which ultimately created the difference in the game.

Will Jacobsen, a right-handed pitcher, replaced fellow right-handed pitcher Jackson Dennies in the fifth inning. Both allowed two homers each, and Dennies gave up four runs compared to Jacobsen's three.
Nate Hardman, who closed out the first two games of last week's sweep of Rice, allowed one homer and three runs after reliving Jacobsen in the seventh inning.

Notre Dame allowed 10 runs again in its second game of the day, which followed a similar path to the first. After trailing 5-1, the Irish stormed back in the top of the seventh inning, when they scored three runs from Hahn, outfielder T.J. Williams and infielder Jack Penney. Flores and infielder Connor Hincks walked and were credited with RBIs, while a sacrifice fly from David Glancy was responsible for Hahn's score.

However, the Panthers responded with three runs of their own at the bottom of the seventh, all coming against freshman right-handed pitcher Hagan Ward. Ward was the only Irish pitcher to give up a home run. Right-handed pitcher Matt Bedford threw four innings and allowed two runs (both in the third inning) before being subbed out at the bottom of the fifth for right-handed pitcher David Lally Jr.

The Irish (4-2) will have a chance at redemption against Florida International (5-2) on Sunday at Noon EST on ESPN+.

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Notre Dame linebackers coach Max Bullough talks about his feelings after being promoted to linebackers coach, what he learned about himself last season, his view of the position room, personality he wants to infuse in the position room, his relationship with Marcus Freeman and more.

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Earlier this week, Notre Dame football extended an offer to 2026 quarterback Troy Huhn.

Huhn informed Inside ND Sports on Saturday he plans to visit campus on March 27-28.

"I'm just really excited to see their coaching style, visit the campus, see Touchdown Jesus ... all the little things," Huhn said, "I can't wait to meet with [head] coach [Marucs] Freeman as well."

The 6-foot-4, 205-pound quarterback target out of San Marcos (Calif.) Mission Hills reported his offer on Wednesday from quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli. Huhn threw for Guidugli earlier this year during the contact period.

Huhn, who is not yet rated or ranked by Rivals, holds 16 total offers including Arizona, LSU, Michigan State Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Texas, Texas A&M and UCLA.

Be sure to follow all upcoming expected visitors on our running visitors list thread.

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From FightingIrish.com:

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For the first time since November 10, 2018, the University of Notre Dame hockey team dropped a regular season contest at Yost Ice Arena as they fell to the Michigan Wolverines 4-0 Friday night.

Michigan scored early with a shot off the draw to take the 1-0 lead but the Irish continued to pressure the Wolverine end relentlessly, looking for the equalizer in the opening minutes of Friday’s contest.

Danny Nelson and Ryan Siedem put up a strong defensive effort as the Wolverines tried to clear the puck out of their end before Nelson nearly had the Irish on the board just over halfway through the contest.

Shortly after the first media timeout of the night, the Irish were called for a hook and the visiting penalty kill unit went to work. The Irish successfully killed off the game’s opening penalty.

An Irish rookie was thrown into the boards twice with the officials deeming the second hit a penalty. The Irish challenged the play for a major but were unsuccessful and lost their timeout at 15:17 of the first frame.

The Wolverines scored on the ensuing penalty as the Irish faced a 2-0 deficit through oner period of play.

Nearly halfway through the second stanza, Landon Slaggert and Patrick Moynihan created a rush up ice that was stalled when a Wolverine player’s knee collided with that of Moynihan and the graduate was slow to get up. The Wolverines were assessed a two-minute minor for the play. Notre Dame peppered the Michigan net with shots on the man-advantage but were unable to capitalize as the home team returned to full strength.

The Irish were whistled for a pair of penalties late in the second period, skating a man-down for nearly the final 3:30. The Wolverines capitalized on the first infraction before the Irish escaped to the intermission with just under a minute remaining on the second.

Landon Slaggert nearly had the Irish on the board less than a minute into the third period when Ryan Siedem found the captain alone up ice for the shorthanded chance. The senior’s shot trickled through the pads of Jake Barczewski in the Wolverine crease but, in a game of inches, the puck hit the far post and stayed in the paint to keep the Irish off the stats sheet.

A late major against the Irish forced the penalty unit back onto the ice with 8:24 to play in regulation. The elder Slaggert was once again found on the breakawy, racing up ice alongside his brother Carter, and before he could get a shot off was tripped up and awarded a penalty shot. The captain could not convert on the shot and the Irish continued to trail by three late in the game.

Moments later, Danny Nelson and Cole Knuble connected on an odd-man rush of their own but the shot off the stick of Knuble sailed wide and play wound up at the opposite end of the ice where the Wolverines took advantage of the major penalty to make it a 4-0 game.

The score would remain through the final horn as the Irish fell at the hands of the Wolverines inside Yost Ice Arena.

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The Irish conclude the regular season tomorrow night with a 6:30pm puck drop inside Yost Ice Arena.

The Irish and Wolverines are now tied in the Big Ten Conference standings and face a critical game two in hopes of keeping home ice playoffs alive.

Notre Dame's bats delivered in easy victory Friday night in the first game in a four-game series at Florida International.

The Irish (4-0) hit four home runs in a 13-4 win over FIU (3-2).

Center fielder T.J. Williams put the Irish on the board first with a three-run homer in the top of the second inning. Notre Dame added three more runs in the third inning with a RBI single by right fielder Tito Flores, an RBI sacrifice fly by second baseman Estevan Moreno and a wild pitch that sent third baseman Simon Baumgardt home.

Notre Dame starting pitcher Caden Spivey, a sophomore right-hander, allowed two earned runs in the third inning after hitting the leadoff hitter Brylan West and allowing a single to Jeff Liquori. West then scored on a throwing error by Moreno. Ryne Guida, who reached on a fielder's choice that led to West's run, scored on another fielder's choice.

Williams scored the next two runs in the game for Notre Dame. He advanced home when left fielder David Glancy was caught stealing in the fourth inning. Then Williams homered for the second time, this time a solo blast, in the sixth.

Junior righty Radek Birkholz, who replaced Spivey in the fourth inning, allowed FIU's only other runs by giving up a two-run home run to Kishon Frett in the sixth.

Notre Dame built a bigger lead with a three-run homer by first baseman Connor Hincks in the seventh and a two-run homer by Glancy in the eighth.

Righties Bennett Flynn and Rory Fox combined for 3 and 2/3 of shutout innings to finish the game for the Irish.

The two teams will play a doubleheader Saturday (2 p.m. and 6 p.m. EST) before finishing the series with one game Sunday (12 p.m.). Only the Sunday game will be available on live stream via ESPN+.

FIU finished last season with a 21-34 record.

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Four years, same as OC Mike Denbrock. Big win for the Irish. I'll have a story up shortly.

As we've discussed, Max Bullough was essentially Notre Dame's linebackers coach last year with a graduate assistant title. Now that he's promoted to an assistant coach, he said, the biggest differences are off-campus recruiting, a much better parking spot and a better office.

"To be honest with you, the office, I was looking forward to that more than anything," Bullough joked.

Bullough said he was keeping tabs on Chris O'Leary when he knew was weighing a decision to leave, "because I knew as as soon as a spot at Notre Dame is open, you never know who's going to call. It can be anybody. [Mike] Vrabel or somebody. Who knows."

As the reporters laughed, Bullough continued: "Then it's someone you can't say 'no' to. I don't know. You guys laugh, but like, who knows? I just wanted to get to [Marcus Freeman] as fast as I could and hopefully ... He was great about going in this direction as opposed to another one."

Bullough said he was ready to be a linebackers coach somewhere this season. The ability to be hands-on at Notre Dame was what brought him here from Alabama in the first place.

"Coach [Nick] Saban kinda got pissed that I left," Bullough said. "He told me, 'it's not a training ground.' Because he thought it was a lateral move. You guys know me as a linebackers coach here, but before last year, I was just a GA. I was good at it and all that, but this is what I love. This is what I do. I'm good on the computers. I got really good at it, but you guys see me out there. That's what I do. That's who I am. That's how I affect people. That's really what you guys have seen that you didn't know I didn't really have before I got here."

Because of the responsibilities he was given, he felt like he had an ownership over the position last season. But it's even greater now, because JD Bertrand and Marist Liufau aren't in the room.

"More of the onus is on me," Bullough said. "JD and Marist, I could have not said anything, and they're going to go out there and they can play football in this system. We're from scratch now. Whatever's out there, you're either coaching or letting it happen."

The plan for the linebackers in the spring will vary person by person. He wants the young guys to get comfortable and learn one spot before moving them around. Then guys like Jack Kiser and Drayk Bowen need to know multiple positions. He said Jaylen Sneed and Jaiden Ausberry are going to be at rover or they're going to be at money, which is the will linebacker spot in the nickel defense, depending on what scheme is being used.

Drayk Bowen isn't expected to miss any spring football due to baseball. Bullough described him as sharp and someone he trusted to play last year if needed even though his practices reps were limited.

On Jaylen Sneed: "He's someone that's really gotten a lot better since I've been here. For him — and he knows this — it's how can I maintain a high level of focus? Because when he's locked in and he's focused and he's in the meetings paying attention, in practice, not worried about school or anything, he's great. He's in a great stance. He has great eye control. He knows exactly what he's doing. He's a really smart kid. To him, it's 100% can I maintain that level of focus throughout the duration of whatever it is. Whether it's school, whether it's whatever. It doesn't matter. When you come out here, it is what is. For him, that's his biggest thing. Day after day. Consistency."

On Jack Kiser: "Kise, maybe to your guys' surprise, I think he's one of the most improved from the beginning of last to the end of last year. I really do. He's always been a guy that can run, even though people say for a long time that he couldn't. He's a guy that can run. He's a guy that's a little bit smaller, so he had a hard time keeping his feet at times. I think he's gotten a lot better at that. Kise is a guy that you can put at any position on the field. He's going to help you get lined up. But I think he's becoming more than that. He's becoming sturdier. He's becoming someone that can actually hold up and doesn't look small out there. I mean he's 230 now. He's a different person than when he came in here. But I'm really excited about his physicality, his taking control and just taking the next step and trying to be — not be like JD, but that's what this is. It is what it is."

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2025 defensive end Julian Marks included Notre Dame in his top 11 schools on Monday evening.

The 6-foot-8, 275-pound four-star recruit is a former Missouri commit. He visited the Irish for their Grill & Chill recruiting event in July and received an offer before he left.

Marks, who attends Overland Park (Kan.) St. Thomas Aquinas, did not visit Notre Dame this season.

Notre Dame joins Alabama, Kansas, Kansas State, Miami (Fla.), Missouri, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee and USC on Mark’s list of top schools.

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Story from ESPN's Dan Murphy, who some of you may remember from his time on the beat years ago:

A federal judge in Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction on Friday afternoon that prohibits the NCAA from punishing any athletes or boosters for negotiating name, image and likeness deals during their recruiting process or while they are in the transfer portal.

The injunction is not a final ruling in the case, but the judge's decision will likely have an immediate and dramatic impact on how NIL deals are used in the recruiting process.

"The NCAA's prohibition likely violates federal antitrust law and harms student-athletes," U.S. District Judge Clifton Corker wrote in his decision Friday.

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Notre Dame offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Mike Denbrock on the decision to leave LSU for Notre Dame this offseason, head coach Marcus Freeman, impressions of Riley Leonard and Steve Angeli and their fit into his offense, the importance of RPOs and what the Irish offense will look like in 2024.

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On Friday, Notre Dame 2025 four-star linebacker target Madden Faraimo released his top four schools.

Faraimo is down to Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon and USC. He reported 22 total offers in his recruitment process.

Per Rivals, Faraimo is the No. 49 overall player and No. 4 outside linebacker in the 2025 recruiting class.

The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Faraimo attends San Juan Capistrano (Calif.) JSerra Catholic and was visited by head coach Marcus Freeman in January.

Faramio’s only visit to Notre Dame in his recruitment came last June. Inside ND Sports is working to find out if he has set a date to visit Notre Dame for this spring or summer.

As a junior, Faramio recorded 101 total tackles including 42 solo and five for loss according to MaxPreps. He also had two sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.



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Disclaimer: This is not a trolling expedition. This is a legit concern based on the current circumstances. Question, what are the odds that LSU this summer will make a big move on Hannah? I have reason to believe that is could very well happen. Does coach Ivey have a good class coming in next year to support Hannah. LSU has Deep pockets and need a point guard badly.