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Notre Dame men’s basketball offered 2025 small forward Colt Langdon on Thursday.

The four-star small forward measures in at 6-foot-7; 210-pounds. He attends Raleigh (N.C.) Millbrook and is ranked as the No. 106 overall player in the 2025 recruiting class.

Langdon has 19 total offers including Notre Dame, Butler, Illinois, Iowa, LSU, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.

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Thanks to all who submitted questions for me and @Eric Hansen on our latest podcast. These are the questions we answered with timestamps.

20:12 • @CharlesWWolfe: Coming out of a much-needed bye, what are you looking to see on Saturday that would give you confidence that an NY6 appearance is still in the cards for this team?

21:47 • @NotreDameExpert: 6-2 at the bye and still a lot to play for. What adjective would you use to describe the season? Also too many complainers in this generation of football fans about BYE week timing. Coulda been better, yes, but anytime you give me a week to crush a cheeseburger I’ll take it.

23:54 • @sjb75: Pat Narduzzi, a veteran, respected, defensive minded head coach, visits South Bend on Saturday. Do you expect a tough, hard fought game where the offense struggles a bit; or, coming off a bye week, do you foresee a game that sees the Notre Dame offense shine, and Notre Dame wins big over Pitt and covers the current 19 point spread?

25:53 • @ldlgoirish: To my recollection ND defense has given up three long run plays; Ohio St, Louisville and USC. To my eye the db's were in man each time. All plays went wide. There was a miss tackle downfield in the secondary vs Ohio St. And on all occasions a LB/DE crashed the end and the LB was not able to scrape off in time to be in position to make the tackle. For OSU run LB's were JD & Marist, Louisville run were Marist & Jack, USC run were JD and Marist. You made the point that Al Golden has improved the Lb play among these three LB's. It appears that if JD takes half a wrong step, he is not athletic enough to recover. Marist takes too many wrong steps, mostly aggressively but misses a read at times, and Jack plays well but can be more aggressive. Despite the great work Al Golden has done with these three, is ND susceptible to long outside runs, especially when playing man in the back end, with these LB's?

32:45 • @CoffeeDarkRoast: Which ND transfer has surprised you (good or bad) and who would you like to have seen in 2023 play for ND?

WR - Jordan Johnson

DTs - Jamion Franklin or Jacob Lacey

LBs - Kollie or Simon

RBs - C’Bo, Diggs

QBs - Pyne, Buchner or Jurkovec

Or someone off the board?

37:35 • @MikeDevoy1: Hi, Eric and Tyler, hope you enjoyed the bye week (and happy birthday to Eric!!!!!!!). I think this is Deion Colzie’s final year and Jaden Thomas only has one year left. Are there any bigger-bodied recruits coming to fill the need at field WR?

39:27 • Marie Biafore - @biafore_marie: How many members of the current coaching staff do you think will still be on staff in 2024? Which coaches do you think are most likely to not still be at ND?

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Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman will speak with reporters at 12 p.m. EDT today via Zoom for his weekly Thursday press conference.

I'll use this thread to provide updates from it.

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Notre Dame is slated for a home game this Saturday against Pittsburgh which means commits, targets and prospects are expected to make their way to campus. It won't be as star-studded as Ohio State and USC games but Inside ND Sports has you covered on our running visitors list thread. I'll be confirming a lot more names over today and Friday.

I caught up with 2026 prospect Dylan Biehl on Wednesday ahead of his visit to Notre Dame this Saturday. Biehl visited the Irish in April and is an offensive tackle, even though Rivals currently has him as a defensive end. The 6-foot-4, 206-pound offensive tackle attends Suwanee (Ga.) Lambert.

On returning for a game-day visit:

"I'm very excited to get back up to that Chicago and South Bend area because I just love it so much," Biehl said. "I really want to see the coaches again in person because I really liked the staff."

On what he wants to see the most:

"I just want to see how they (coaching staff) are on game day, see how their preparation and execution gets their players going on game day because I love being around the game," Biehl said. "I'm a player. I don't like all that other nonsense. Between the lines is when it counts [and] when it matters. I think seeing the coaches in those heat of the moment situations is really gonna help my recruiting process and with Notre Dame."

On his fit with Notre Dame if he were to get an offer in the future:

"I think if you've ever watched me play, I play nasty. I play with my heart. I get after it. And I think that everybody likes to see a big offensive lineman who's in there trying to pancake people every play. If you like good, hard-nosed football [and] running the ball, that's what I'm about. That's who I am. And I think that anybody who loves good old-fashioned football will appreciate that."

Biehl already has one offer from Indiana and is receiving interest from Duke and Kansas State. He is not currently rated or ranked by Rivals.

Link to full story:


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Everything you need to know about Pitt with an interview of Jim Hammett from Panther-Lair, transfer additions, key stats and PFF grades.

Since five-star WR Ryan Wingo was an early Notre Dame target, I'd thought I'd share this for anyone interested in watching our Missouri site's coverage:

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It's reportedly a Missouri-Texas battle with a lot of late drama before the announcement.

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Howard Cross III strives to be so perfect that he even found a flaw in his Duke performance.

But he's also a fifth-year senior who needs to play with the confidence that he can beat whoever lines up across from him. So far, he's done that plenty in 2023.

It's time for round 8 of Place Your Bets for the 2023 season with Saturday's home game against No. 10 USC (7:30 p.m. EDT on NBC).

I detailed the results of the Louisville prop bets here and updated the standings for the season.

@Scottclarisey remains in first place in the season standings with 22. @jbm19 and @CURTVI95 are tied for second with 20.

@Eric Hansen also has 20. I'm sitting on 19.

We'll share our predictions for the USC game Friday on YouTube, but you can start submitting your predictions through the Google Form now.


Here are the five prop bets for Notre Dame-USC:

• Over/Under 84.5 rushing yards for ND RB Audric Estimé
• More catches: ND TE Mitchell Evans or USC WR Brenden Rice
• Will Notre Dame convert a fourth down?
• Over/Under 274.5 passing yards for USC QB Caleb Williams
• More sacks: Notre Dame or USC

Remember the top two subscribers in the Place Your Bets standings at the end of the 2023 season will get one year (first place) and six months (second place) of a free subscription.

Get your picks in before voting closes prior to kickoff on Saturday. Make sure you include the same email address with your submission as you did last week. And if you haven't shared the username associated with your entry, please email it to insidendsports@gmail.com.

Tyler can you get rid of the pop up

First, USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch stepped in it by claiming USC had never seen a play Utah had actually run previously.

What he said:

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The proof he was wrong:

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And then Utah tweeted the play from the USC game:

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Release from the National Football Foundation:

IRVING, Texas (Oct. 25, 2023) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the finalists for the 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football's premier scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. The 16 finalists will each receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2023 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments®:

• Cooper Beebe, OL – Kansas State (3.84 GPA - Social Studies Education)​

• JD Bertrand, LB – Notre Dame (3.62 GPA - Marketing)​

• DeWayne Carter, DT – Duke (3.47 GPA - Psychology)​

• Loobert Denelus, DE – Benedict [SC] (3.96 GPA - Psychology)​

• Jacob Dobbs, LB – Holy Cross (3.76 GPA - Economics & Religious Studies)​

• Olu Fashanu, OT – Penn State (3.45 GPA - Supply Chain & Info Systems)​

• Zach Frazier, C – West Virginia (3.88 GPA - Sport Management)​

• Owen Grover, LB – Wartburg [IA] (3.99 GPA - Biology)​

• Leo Lowin, LB – Army West Point (3.92 GPA - Engineering Management)​

• Ladd McConkey, WR – Georgia (3.85 GPA - Finance)​

• Bo Nix, QB – Oregon (3.62 GPA - Communications)​

• Davius Richard, QB – North Carolina Central (3.59 GPA - Business Administration)​

• Luke Schuermann, DE – Johns Hopkins [MD] (3.61 GPA - Mechanical Engineering)​

• Taulia Tagovailoa, QB – Maryland (3.61 GPA - Family Science)​

• Liam Thompson, QB – Wabash [IN] (3.87 GPA - Rhetoric)​

• Zak Zinter, OL – Michigan (3.53 GPA - Sport Management)​

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JD Bertrand, LB – University of Notre Dame
3.62 GPA – Marketing
Head Coach: Marcus Freeman | Athletics Director: Jack Swarbrick
Faculty Athletics Representative: Patricia Bellia
Recipient of the James J. Campbell Scholar-Athlete Award,
Endowed by William V. Campbell

Highly intelligent, athletic and the field general of the Fighting Irish defense, JD Bertrand has led Notre Dame in tackles the last two seasons while racking up a 3.62 GPA as a marketing major. The Alpharetta, Georgia, native becomes Notre Dame's 19th NFF National Scholar Athlete.

Having graduated last December, Bertrand is currently pursuing his master's in business analytics. A member of the Dean's List, Bertrand named to the prestigious Alpha Mu Alpa national marketing honor society.

The 2022 Notre Dame Defensive Player of the Year, Bertrand tallied 82 stops in 2022 and 101 during the 2021 season, finishing as the Irish's leading tackler both seasons. He had 8.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in 2022, adding to his seven TFLs and 1.5 sacks in 2021. The 6-foot-1, 233-pound Bertrand has 52 tackles this season and added 5.0 tackles for loss to his career total of 20.5. A fifth-year player, he has appeared in 45 games with 30 starts.

A two-year team captain who elevates everyone around him, Bertrand has played a key role in Notre Dame's 30-8 record the past three seasons, including a No. 18 ranking in 2022 and a win in the Gator Bowl; a No. 8 finish in 2021 and an appearance in the Fiesta Bowl; and a No. 5 ending in 2020 after an appearance in the College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl.

An Eagle Scout who was selected as a member of the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Bertrand credits his mother for his commitment to community service. He has done extensive work with Uplifting Athletes, serving as the chapter president for two years and earning a spot on the organization's Rare Disease Champion Team in 2022. After the pandemic, he played a role in staging multiple events for the organization, raising more than $80,000. He donates part of his scholarship check and NIL earnings to charity, and he visits the Ronald McDonald House before every home game.

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I shared grades for No. 14 Notre Dame's rushing offense, passing offense, rushing defense and passing defense through eight games with Pete Byrne of WSBT.

Inside ND Sports is partnering with WSBT to provide even more coverage of the Notre Dame football season. A segment with James and Byrne will air every Monday on WSBT22 News at 5.

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More on rising three-star Austin Alexander, who visited Notre Dame earlier this season after picking an offer from the Irish

Notre Dame offensive coordinator Gerad Parker met with local writers Tuesday night on campus. Here's a transcript of his conversation with reporters ahead of Saturday's home game against Pitt.

Questions may be paraphrased.

GERAD PARKER

Did you get to clear your mind during the week off?

“You all know my opinion of Marcus Freeman. So I would say working for a man that gives you time off, let’s you get around your family and be a dad, and so some things. We got to go evaluate him the other day at football. But seriously, I’ve never had that treatment like that to be able have the time off that we had off. To be able to work but also get away and go love our families. Our kids had their dads do some things that normal dads get to do. That was refreshing and also pretty cool.”

Do you ever totally unplug?

“No. No. No. You guys write too much. You won’t let us. But all jokes aside, no, you can’t. But you can do enough. Also we worked last week in enough fashion to get ready for Pitt, or at least prepare enough, that you were allowed to unplug and do it and take some time away, because you knew you had already put in the work towards them. Maybe some things we’ve done in the past at other places I’ve been, you would maybe take where you’re recruiting more or doing other things or whatever it was and you didn’t get work done toward your next week’s opponent. Then you end up being on the same week you were had you had no bye week. Getting work done and heading towards an opponent of the following week allows you some time to be able to unplug if you can.”

What in your work tells you this offense can be more like first four games than the last four games?

“It’s a good question. The fact is I’ve thought a lot about it, and I’ll be honest with you guys. Here’s the real question. Do we have to execute better? Do we have to be better on third down? Yes. And we have to execute better against better people. I think we need to be fair, too, and understand two of those defenses are top five defenses. The third one that we lost to that we don’t feel very proud of was a top 25 defense. And never have I sat in front of you guys and ever used anything but ‘I’m first. I get it. We have to play better.’ But there’s realities, too, to our jobs. We have to be better against really good people. That’s what everyone here wants. It’s what you all want. It’s what my wife wants. The fact is how do you do that? We have to execute better. So, getting back last week and starting with really good practices, we kind of got back to brass tacks about understanding why we’re doing what we’re doing, how to execute it better so we can, and then we can finish drives and put points on the board that everybody wants to see. It’s really not dodging it. That’s the only way you do this thing better against better people and get going on these last four games and get to where we expect our guys and doing what we want to do.”

Did you identify your tendencies and do you feel like you’re leaning on them enough?

“Yeah, I think that you have to identify them. So, we’ve identified more of who we are and then maybe some things and tendencies you don’t want, that we hope can be flipped. Those you wouldn’t say out loud, but there’s some things we need to break that we’ve done per formation or per run/pass, those things that you always want to make sure of and check. Then, too, you check on what we do well. Where are we most efficient in our run and pass? We feel like we’ve done those. I feel like this game plan as we put it together and keep adding to it this week will put us in a position to do that.”

What is Deland McCullough’s influence on keeping all five of his guys happy?

“It’s critical that we’re able to put them in those spots. I think he’s done a great job of doing that, balancing the room. I think he’s been so up front and honest with them, about their roles and why from Aud [Estimé] to any of the others. I think his experience and being part of the NFL and being able to share some thoughts from those guys, whether it be our No. 1 or our No. 5, has kept those guys well-informed. And then maybe not let some of the selfishness that does exist creep in, because they understand. He’s done a really good job with his communication. I think it’s kept those guys in a position where they understand the expectations but understand the ‘Why?’ and it’s balanced the room up pretty good. And it’s a testament to those guys. They want the football more, all of them do, but they’re great kids and they’ve really done a nice job for us throughout the year.”

With a guy Rico Flores, have you started a freshman wide receiver before? What has allowed him to?

“I don’t know that I have. On my résumé, I’ve had some play but I don’t if they’ve played this much and played this significant amount of reps and in a stadium like that. It tells you a lot about him. He’s eager to learn, always asking, always around the building. And I think it’s put him in a position where he’s starting to see some stuff and see success doing it.”

How would you characterize preparing for a Pat Narduzzi/Randy Bates defense?

“They have stood the test of time. This defense, the way they fit you, the brand of football the team plays and specifically the defense plays. No matter where we’ve been — it’s been that way when I was at Duke and we played Pitt. It’s been that way at Penn State when we played Pitt. It stood the test of time. They play a base defense. They get exotic on third down. Their guys know their fits in the run game. They know the route combos they’re going to see in the pass game to get attacked. They play it well, because they know what to do and they execute it at a high level. That’s what it’s done over time.”

Two pretty good corners?

“Two really good corners. They play physical, and they’re right up in your grill every snap.”

That’s how Narduzzi has always coached it, right?

“Yep. Complete street fight.”

What has last week and this week been like preparing for that?

“At the end of the day, there’s very few things to prepare for it, because you’re not going to face it the same way because everybody plays different. The biggest thing is is it’s going to be a fight and there’s only one way in and one way out of one of those. Our guys are going to have to be gritty in how they pull out of stuff and how we get through stuff, because they’re going to be relentless in how they approach us.”

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The ACC held its annual Women's Basketball Tipoff Event, Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C. The men's event is Wednesday in Charlotte. The predicted order of finish, preseason Player of the Year and All-ACC will be announced Thursday. For now, here are videos from today of interviews with Kylee Watson/Sonia Citron and coach Niele Ivey.

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/877637081 (Watson/Citron)

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/877656353 (Ivey)

Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden met with the media after Tuesday's Irish football practice. Here's everything he had to say. Answers are largely verbatim. Questions may have been edited for brevity and clarity.

Did you include any football-watching during your day off on Saturday?

“Obviously, I spent some time watching our opponent, but other than that, just spent some time with family.”

What were your priorities that you wanted to get done during the three practice days of the bye week, when you weren't out on the road recruiting?

“We practiced all three days. Obviously, we wanted to move the younger guys forward. Get them playing at a higher standard and show that they can be trustworthy in the game. And I think that's a big element, especially with the younger guys, just trying to move them forward. So that's No. 1. No. 2, there were certain things at each position that we had to clean up and fix with urgency. No. 3, there were some things that needed to be installed for the home stretch that we really needed to prioritize, practice, drill, and be able to execute starting [Monday]. So, that was really the plan that we had on defense.”

When you moved the young guys forward, were there any revelations, players who made progress?

“Yeah, I think there are guys that are getting close. Obviously, I think Drayk Bowen is getting close, Adon Shuler and Luke Talich. I I think there's a bunch of guys that are moving forward. Boubacar [Traore] saw his first action. Well, he's going to have to take the next step, now. He's got to be able to play on early downs and that type of thing. I'm probably missing a few guys, but those are some of the guys that obviously, again, confidence comes from demonstrated performance. Their confidence and our confidence, right? Our confidence in them, their teammates’ confidence in them, and their own individual confidence. And that's what last week was about for a lot of those young guys, just going out there and showing that you can demonstrate that you understand the defense, you can execute it. And a lot of those guys made a good move.”

We got to see Nolan Ziegler back playing some special teams. Where is he with your linebacker group?

“He's coming along. He's making a lot of progress. I like Nolan a lot. He's talented. The game means something to him. He's a competitor. So yeah, I mean, we're just going to keep pushing him and getting him ready to go.”

People are still talking about the USC game plan. Football is such an evolutionary game, even from week to week. How much of that can you take away and say, “Let's bottle this part of what happened?”

“Not much. Not much. I thought the staff did a great job. I thought the kids executed at a really high level. But there's really not much to carry forward. Different orientation by Pitt. Different personnel groupings, different structure, so we have to delve into what we’ve got to get done and be ready to go. I don't mean to be disrespectful. I really don't, but that game is so long ago. Pitt’s played how many games this year? Seven? Seven. So, again, like, for us, we're 21 games in, last year and this year. And now Pitt? It's just hard to look back. We're right in the middle of it. We just finished our Tuesday, which is early downs, and we’ve got to transition tonight as quickly as we can to third down and get rolling.”

I would imagine even with as much as things went right, you're always looking for ways to improve your defense. What's maybe the area of emphasis that you really want to hit on?

“Again, and I mean this respectfully, like quality control at the bye week is really highly confidential, right? It's in-house. Certain things structurally we don't like. Maybe it's looking at some plays that we were not in the right position. All right, how can we coach it better? And, then obviously, what do we need? What do we need to conduct the game over the last month? And so, those are are the things — without getting in detail —those are the things that we addressed. And, obviously, we want to get better at tackling. We want to get better at ball disruptions. We want to get better on third [down] — you know, all those things. But there are certain elements of the game that had to be addressed last week and, hopefully, they'll help us, moving forward.”

I know coach O’Leary has had a lot of faith in Xavier Watts as a safety, even before you got here, even when he was going through growing pains. Now, what's kind of the next level for him? What's the key to him being a consistent force?

“I think analyzing what led you to that performance, not that you can have that performance every time out. But I think the one thing that X did really well was when he was in position to make the plays, he converted. And there's been a lot of guys like, for instance, the play at the end of the game. There's been a lot of guys in that pile, how ever many games I've been here. There's been a lot of guys in that pile, but the wherewithal to see the ball and reach for the ball at that moment and get the ball out. And that's what I mean by converting in that opportunity. We're trying to get every kid on our team to see that opportunity. What's the stimulus that the running back is giving you? What is our response to it? And, obviously, that will help the probability of a good outcome for us.

“And I would say whether it's scoop and score — maybe [it’s] a little thing to the viewer at home — but we practice that, because you only get one chance to scoop and score. I've seen a lot of guys bobble that or kick that. He scooped it perfectly, so he got a touchdown out of it. [On the] interception, [he] got to the numbers right away, gave himself a chance for the biggest return. His tackling was really good. Did he do some outlandish tackling? No, like his technique was really good. And so, what am I saying? I'm saying he trusted his technique. He's building really good habits. CO [Chris O’Leary] was working hard with him. And that was a residual of a lot of hard work. And it's not about bottling it up. It's about owning it and understanding that there's a cause for that effect. And that cause was how he's been practicing, how he's been preparing, and ultimately how he played two weeks ago.”

The third-down data for you guys is one of the few areas that seemed like you haven't had consistent success. Did your self-scout reveal any common threads on third down that you want to see improvement?

“There are certain things in-house that we have to improve. I think that would be one of them. So, third down is one of those deals where like two [third] downs a game makes a big difference mathematically. So, we’ve got to start winning a couple of more [third] downs a game.”

Are you seeing any carryover from the last game from your pass rushers, getting home?

“Yeah, I think we used a lot of guys in the pass rush. I think what's under the radar is how much the early-down group had pressure on the quarterback. I think that's a little bit under the radar. It wasn't always a passing down. I think everybody contributed to that, and I think that was awesome to see.”

Jumping back to USC, in terms of plan/execution of plan/dangerous offensive opponents. I guess what I'm asking you is that was a truly special performance on the part of your defense?

“Yeah, again, I think the kids executed at a high level. I thought they played freely, but, again, what can't get lost is the preparation that went into that, the urgency, the practice habits, the dialogue — all those things help with that. And I thought the staff was awesome. I thought the staff did a great job. Wash [Al Washington] put a great rush plan together. I thought the coverage changeups Mick and CO [Mike Mickens and Chris O’Leary] put together were awesome. And I think Max [Bullough] spearheading the red zone has been really awesome for us.”

How much did having played them the year, having played Caleb Williams …?

“Go ahead. Finish your question. I'm good. It's just so long ago I can't even …"

I understand, but your pass-rush approach with Caleb Williams was different the second time around. What I'm asking is: What did you learn from that first experience?

“Basically, do the opposite of everything we did. (laughter) … Was that pretty good?”

How much truth is there to that?

“Well, I was thoroughly disappointed in my performance [in 2022].”

But you learned a lot from that?

“Yes, but also we have a great staff, and it's something that they're an annual opponent, and there were some things that we were able to fix in the offseason. Like I said, my first spring [at Notre Dame], we were behind the 8-ball a little bit. We didn't get a chance to do that. And I think you guys asked in the spring, ‘Tell me about your offseason. What have you been doing?’ That was one of the things we did. We looked at all the opponents and said, ‘OK, what do we need in the system? And the heck with everything else.’ That was one thing that I think a lot of those ideas were born in the offseason.”

Clay Helton 17-5
Lincoln Riley 17-5

Notre Dame moved WR Rico Flores Jr. ahead of Tobias Merriweather as a starter on the official depth chart for the Pitt game. We handled the rest: