J'Zavien Currence has committed to South Carolina and plans to stay in his home state.

The 2026 four-star recruit was a Notre Dame target and visited the Irish in June. He also planned to be at Notre Dame in November for the Florida State game.

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Was Riley Leonard's performance against Stanford a product of playing against a bad pass defense? Or did Notre Dame find something sustainable in RPO throws Leonard executed better than he has all season?

My breakdown on the run-pass option success:

@Eric Hansen and I of make prop bets and predictions ahead of a road game for No. 12 Notre Dame (5-1) vs. Georgia Tech (5-2) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN.

Inside ND Sports subscribers can submit their Place Your Bets votes on The Insider Lounge for a chance at a free year-long subscription. Voting for the Georgia Tech game is open here.

• Over/Under 140.5 rushing yards for Georgia Tech
• Will Notre Dame intercept a pass?
• Over/Under 11.5 carries for ND RB Jeremiyah Love
• Which team will convert more fourth downs?
• Will Notre Dame attempt a field goal?

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As well-represented as Notre Dame was among the various preseason All-ACC women’s basketball honors released Tuesday, the omissions were eyebrow-raising as well.

It’s probably more of a math problem than the eye test. Just 10 players from the now 18 ACC teams were selected to the preseason All-ACC team. And the Irish had three of them — preseason Player of the Year and reigning first-team All-American Hannah Hidalgo as well as senior guards Sonia Citron and Olivia Miles.

Notre Dame also had two players, Marquette grad transfer forward Liza Karlen and freshman center Kate Koval, make the ACC newcomer watch list, for a total of five honorees. Only one other school, NC State with three, had more than two players mentioned.

Forward Maddy Westbeld, a grad senior forward who will miss the first couple of months of the season with a leg injury, was a second-team postseason All-ACC selection last March. And Pitt grad transfer forward Liatu King was a first-team selection and ACC Most Improved Player last season.

Karlen, incidentally, was a unanimous All-Big East selection last season at Marquette.

Meanwhile, Hidalgo broke the ACC freshman scoring record, led the country in steals, was named an AP All-American, and won the Dawn Staley Award for nation's best point guard, among other honors.

Hidalgo is just the third player in ACC history to win ACC Rookie of the Year and be the preseason Player of the Year the following season, joining Duke's Alana Beard and Notre Dame's Brianna Turner.

Notre Dame was picked as the preseason winner of the ACC, receiving 70 of 79 first place votes from the Blue Ribbon Panel of coaches and select media members. It’s the first time since 2018 that the Irish have been the preseason favorite.
The Irish play an Oct. 30 exhibition game at home against Davenport, then officially open the season on Nov. 4 at home against Mercyhurst.

The ACC has sent eight teams to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last six seasons, as those 48 teams are the most among all conferences in that span. Current membership has appeared in eight Final Fours in the last six seasons, capped off by NC State’s trip a season ago.

Preseason Player of the Year
Hannah Hidalgo, So., G, Notre Dame

Preseason All-ACC Team (First-place votes – 79 voters)
Hannah Hidalgo So., G, Notre Dame 921 (62 first-place votes)
Ta'Niya Latson, Jr., G, Florida State 734 (9 first-place votes)
Saniya Rivers, Sr., G, NC State 527 (2 first-place votes)
Aziaha James, Sr., G, NC State 473 (1 first-place vote)
Olivia Miles, Jr., G, Notre Dame 457 (4 first-place votes)
Sonia Citron, Jr., G, Notre Dame 331
Makayla Timpson, Sr., F, Florida State 315
Alyssa Ustby, Gr., G/F, North Carolina 308
Reigan Richardson, Sr., G, Duke 202
Kymora Johnson, So., G, Virginia 193 (1 first-place vote)

Newcomer Watch List
Toby Fournier, Fr., F, Duke 222
Imari Berry, Fr., G, Louisville 180
Kate Koval, Fr., F, Notre Dame 177
Zamareya Jones, Fr., G, NC State 116
Liza Karlen, Gr., F, Notre Dame 109

Predicted Order of Finish (79 voters)
1. Notre Dame (70), 1726
2. NC State (8), 1617
3. Duke, 1446
4. Louisville, 1370
5. Florida State, 1335
6. North Carolina, 1279
7. Stanford (1), 1214
8. Miami, 883
9. Virginia, 877
10. Georgia Tech, 855
11. Syracuse, 801
12. Virginia Tech, 786
13. Clemson, 553
14. California, 546
15. Boston College, 533
16. SMU, 274
17. Wake Forest, 259
18. Pitt, 233

The Associated Press released Tuesday its preseason poll of the top 25 program's in Division I women's basketball. Notre Dame is ranked No. 6 in the country.

This is Notre Dame's highest preseason ranking since 2018 when the Irish were ranked No. 1 after winning the national championship the previous season.

Notre Dame finished the 2023-24 season ranked No. 11 in the country with a 28-7 record, an ACC Tournament championship and a Sweet 16 loss to Oregon State.

Notre Dame's 2024-25 regular season schedule includes eight teams ranked in the preseason AP poll: No. 2 UConn (Dec. 12), No. 3 USC (Nov. 23), No. 4 Texas (Dec. 5), No. 9 NC State (Feb. 23), No. 11 Duke (Feb. 17), No. 15 North Carolina (Jan. 5), No. 17 Louisville (Feb. 2 and March 2) and No. 19 Florida State (Feb. 27)

Here's the complete preseason AP poll:

Right here:

Paul Strelow of Tiger Illustrated, our Clemson site on the Rivals network, has a story this morning on what he's heard regarding how Notre Dame poached four-star QB Blake Hebert from Clemson's class.


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Here's everything you need to know about Georgia Tech ahead of Saturday's game.

ESPN play-by-play broadcaster Mike Monaco, a Notre Dame graduate, discusses what he learned about Georgia Tech from calling its 31-19 loss to Louisville earlier this season, the importance of quarterback Haynes King to Tech's offense, how he keeps track of ND, his impressions of Louisville and Virginia, how ND guided his journey into broadcasting, the best college football stadium atmosphere he's experienced and more.

Then @Eric Hansen and I answer questions from Twitter and The Insider Lounge (33:45).

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Cameron Herron waited a long time for a Notre Dame offer. Irish offensive line coach Joe Rudolph finally came through for him, and it quickly led to a commitment.

“He always kept me in the loop and let me know what’s going on,” Herron said of Rudolph. “He’s always been the person to push for me to get a spot, because he loved me. I’m grateful for Coach Rudolph.”


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Nothing has been solidified yet but keep an eye on Indiana WR transfer Donaven McCulley. According to sources, there is some mutual interest.

Something to monitor moving forward.

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It's time for Game 6 of Place Your Bets for the 2024 season. We're making prop bets for No. 11 Notre Dame's home game against Stanford on Saturday.

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The Heat Index has been updated with the following changes:

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@Greg Smith discusses Notre Dame's recent recruiting run in today's Three-Point Stance.


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From the Tuesday night media availability 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. The availability this week was outstanding. Here are the greatest hits, or at least the most intriguing quotes, from walk-on CB/special teams standout Max Hurleman, WR Beaux Collins, DT Rylie Mills, WR Jayden Thomas and special teams coordinator Marty Biagi:

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I just got off the phone with 2025 quarterback commit Blake Hebert, who shed some light on his commitment flip to Notre Dame.

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I don't normally do this, but trying to help a longtime subscriber and ND grad who is not a message board kind of guy. I can put you in touch if you're interested. I've known him for a long time and know he's reliable. Here's what he has for Saturday's game in Atlanta:

Sec. 327 Row 15 Seats 1 & 2 $140 each but for a chatter I would be happy with $125.
These are electronic tix so I can forward them to anyone if they are interested.

If you contact me, I can put you in touch with him. Thanks.

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Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock met with the media Tuesday after Irish football practice as 12th-ranked ND continues its preparations for Saturday's matchup in Atlanta with Georgia Tech. Here's everything he had to say. Answers are largely verbatim. Questions may have been edited for brevity and clarity.

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