Houston Texans 45, Cleveland Browns 14

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DT Kurt Hinish: 3 tackles and 1 sack.

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Practice squad: CB Troy Pride Jr.
Reserve/Injured: OL Jarrett Patterson

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LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah: 9 tackles and 4 tackles for loss (both team highs)

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When Inside ND Sports spoke with Notre Dame 2025 offensive tackle target Jack Lange in October, he was an unrated and unranked prospect out of Eureka (Mo.) High with nine offers. His offer sheet has since grown to 18 offers, including a Notre Dame offer, and he is expected to visit this weekend for Notre Dame's junior day.

The 6-foot-8, 275-pound Lange is coming off visits to Arkansas and Missouri and was most recently offered by a pair of Big Ten programs, Penn State and Wisconsin, on Tuesday. Per Rivals, Lange is the No. 164 overall player and No. 19 offensive tackle in the 2025 class. ND has one offensive tackle currently committed in its 2025 class with three-star Will Black.

I connected with Lange to learn about his current thoughts on Notre Dame, offensive line coach Joe Rudolph, recruitment priorities and more.

On his upcoming visit:

"I definitely want to learn more about the culture and [how] they operate as an offense. My relationship with the staff is coming along nicely. I like how coach Rudolph operates and he seems great to play for."

On his biggest takeaway from his October game-day visit:

"My favorite part from the game was the prayer from the team in the locker room after and actual play wise, the offensive line was dominant the whole time. It was very fun to watch."

On deciding factors in his recruitment:

"Academics are very important to me. I also think that roster and staff is a big part of it."

Some schools to monitor in Lange's recruitment are Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Michigan and Ole Miss. He also said he plans to schedule visits to Penn State and Wisconsin, the two new schools on his radar.

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I'll need to update the beginning of our daily trail tracks story to reflect the current rules.

Previously, contact periods only allowed off-campus contact between coaching staffs and senior recruits. But a rules change last year has allowed juniors to be contact. So ND's coaching staff can have conversations with 2025 recruits while making these visits right now. ND can even make in-home visits.

Here are the highlights of the rule changes:

• Off-campus recruiting contacts can not be made with an individual (or the individual's family members) before Jan. 1 of the individual's junior year in high school.

• A school is limited to eight off-campus, in-person contacts with a prospective student-athlete and the prospect's family members for the prospect's junior and senior years combined.

• Contact can occur only one time per week.

• Contacts that occur during the prospective student-athlete's junior year in high school can occur only at the prospective student-athlete's educational institution.

• Schools are allowed up to two off-campus contacts during the January contact period of a prospective student-athlete's junior year of high school. A school is also allowed one off-campus contact during the spring contact period of a prospective student-athlete's junior year of high school.

• The head football coach can make only one off-campus contact during the prospective student-athlete's junior year and one off-campus contact during the prospective student-athlete's senior year in high school with a prospect or their family members.

Confirmed through a source at ND. Outgoing AD Jack Swarbrick will be around the office in a supporting/emeritus role until June 30.

It was announced on June 8 that Bevacqua would be Swarbrick's successor sometime in the first quarter of 2024. We now know that date to be March 25. Since July 1, Bevacqua has been in the role of special assistant to the president for athletics.

It seems very common now for players to pull there leg up and pat the bottom of their shoes. Hidalgo does it a lot. Is there something gained by doing this or it like wearing purple shoes?

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2025 three-star linebacker Ko'o Kia announced his commitment to Notre Dame on X/Twitter Monday evening.

"He can blitz off the edge and he's also super comfortable dropping in coverage, defending the pass or coming up and making a play on the ball," Rivals national recruiting analyst Adam Gorney said. "He causes a lot of problems off the edge because he's agile and physical but a lot of his sacks are coming off quarterbacks holding onto the ball way too long."

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After splitting its two games last week, Notre Dame men's basketball returns to the floor on Monday for a quick turnaround after Saturday's loss vs. Florida State. The Irish (7-10, 2-4 ACC) are at Boston College (10-6, 1-4 ACC).

In its last few losses, Notre Dame has been hindered by slow starts to the second half. Freshman point guard Markus Burton, who averages a team-high 16.2 points per game, will look to spearhead the effort to fix that against Boston College alongside regular starters J.R. Konieczny, Kebba Njie and Carey Booth.

The Irish are shooting 40% from the field and 29% from the 3-point line. Freshman shooting guard Braeden Shrewsberry was named ACC Rookie of the Week on Monday for his performance last week which included a career-high 25 points against Georgia Tech. Sophomore forward Tae Davis missed Saturday with an ankle injury and is considered day-to-day heading into Monday evening. Davis averaged 8.3 points and 5.8 rebounds in his first 16 starts of the season.

ND is holding its opponents to 65.2 points per game, which is nearly 14 points fewer than Boston College's team average of 78.9 points per contest. Notre Dame's post defense will need to be prepared for the Eagles leading scorer, Quinten Post, who stands 7-foot, 235-pounds and averages a team-high 16.9 points per game. Junior guards Claudell Harris Jr. and Jaeden Zackery and sophomore forward Devin McGlokton also average at least 10 points per contest.

Boston College has lost three of its last four, with its last win coming against Georgia Tech, 95-87. The Irish needed overtime to defeat the Yellow Jackets 75-68 last Tuesday for head coach Micah Shrewsberry's first true road win at ND.

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... that Tommy Rees is the front-runner for the open Washington HC job.

He was back at Notre Dame this past weekend with his brother. This is what he said after the visit as it became clear Notre Dame was emerging as the frontrunner:

"It’s been amazing," Kia said. "I’m loving it. I had great meetings with coach Freeman, coach Golden and coach Bullough. Their pitch has been that Notre Dame is a special place that’s incomparable to anywhere else. Right now, Notre Dame is standing out the most."

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Before Notre Dame 2025 linebacker target Josiah "Ko'o" Kia flew back to Hawaii on Monday, I had an opportunity to discuss his weekend visit, interaction with the coaching staff and more on a call earlier this afternoon.

Ko'o is the younger brother of Kahanu Kia, who signed with the Irish in the 2021 recruiting class and returned to ND this weekend. Per Rivals, Ko'o is a three-star linebacker and the No. 3 player in Hawaii. He has 18 total offers including Notre Dame, California, Hawaii, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas, USC and Utah. Ko'o attends Honolulu Punahou.

The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Ko'o received an offer from Notre Dame last January and was sent a recruiting graphic from the Irish last August.

On his visit:

"We came down, landed and it was real snowy," Ko'o told Inside ND Sports. "It was really cold. That was new to me being from Hawaii. But throughout the visit, I had a really great time ... had a lot of fun. I got to meet with all the coaches that I would be working with ... I got to see all the facilities and everything."

On his time with graduate assistant Max Bullough:

"I just had a lot of fun being with him because it was just straight ball. We we're just talking football. I definitely soaked up and learned a lot. And I can tell he has a lot to give in terms of football knowledge and things like that."

On his potential fit in the Irish defense:

"One thing they said they liked is my versatility. My sophomore year, I played off-ball outside linebacker. This past year, I played outside linebacker as well as on the edge. And this upcoming year, I'll probably move to inside. I think they plan on having me as an inside backer. I think it's good for me to be able to play all over. That will just help me get on the field as quick as possible wherever I end up."

Ko'o said he does not have a timetable for cutting his list or making a commitment but said last weekend's visit helped him a lot in getting a better understanding of Notre Dame.

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Notre Dame men’s basketball freshman shooting guard Braeden Shrewsberry was named ACC Rookie of the Week on Monday.

In two games, Shrewsberry averaged 16.5 points including a career-high 25 points in Notre Dame’s overtime win at Georgia Tech last Tuesday. Shrewsberry shot 7-of-14 from the 3-point line last week with five made 3-pointers against the Yellow Jackets.

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The Alabama coaching search continues ...

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Notre Dame 2025 cornerback target Mark Zackery included the Irish in his top 10 schools on Monday.

Zackery, a four-star out of Indianapolis Ben Davis, picked up an offer last spring and visited Notre Dame last June, July and September.

The Irish join Cincinnati, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Penn State, Tennessee and USC as Zackery’s finalists. Zackery told Inside ND Sports in June his dream school growing up was the Buckeyes.

Per Rivals, the 6-foot, 160-pound Zackery is the No. 196 overall player and No. 21 cornerback in the 2025 recruiting class. His primary recruiter is cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens.

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Zackery led Ben Davis to the IHSSA Class 6A state championship as a junior. He played both ways and finished with 39 tackles, four interceptions, eight pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. At wide receiver, he caught 53 passes for 823 yards and eight touchdowns.

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Several early enrollees of Notre Dame's 2024 recruiting class who signed last December have taken to Instagram and posted pictures marking their arrival on campus.

2024 four-star WR signee Cam Williams, 2024 five-star LB signee Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa and 2024 four-star RB signee Kedren Young

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2024 four-star WR signee Micah Gilbert

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2024 four-star RB signee Aneyas Williams

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Hell of a player

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Notre Dame football 2024 five-star LB signee Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa played an impactful role for the West team in Saturday's All-American Bowl. Inside ND Sports gives additional takeaways on Viliamu-Asa, Kedren Young and Bryce Young.

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It was just reported that saban has hired him as his new chauffeur. Go Irish

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