Head coach Marcus Freeman is expected to speak at his Monday press conference at 12 p.m. EDT.

I'll have live updates and takeaways from the press conference in this thread. You can watch live on YouTube using the link below.

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I was looking through the Vanderbilt vs Hawaii stats and I didn't see Prince listed anywhere. The only depth charts I could find online don't list him at all. Did anything happen with him? I am assuming he's injured, cause I can't imagine he couldn't crack Vandy's two-deep if he could ours. Hopefully someone with access can get us the scoop on this.

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According to VNN Sports, Notre Dame 2024 cornerback commit Karson Hobbs hit 21.1 MPH on Friday night in Cincinnati (Ohio) Archbishop Moeller's 57-0 win against Fort Wayne (Ind.) Bishop Dwenger.

In comparison, 2024 running back commit Anyeas Williams hit a max speed of 20.5 MPH and 2024 wide receiver commit Cam Williams clocked in at 22.0 MPH.

VNN Sport uses Reel Analytics, “an AI-powered sports tech & data company analyzing video to measure athleticism so coaches can evaluate talent more accurately."

Hobbs, a three-star recruit according to Rivals, shows off his speed in the clip below.

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The 6-foot-1, 180-pound cornerback is ranked as the No. 57 cornerback in the 2024 recruiting class.

Hobbs and the Fighting Crusaders return to action on Friday against another St. Leon (Ind.) East Central. The game is at East Central and begins at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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The latest in this week's Recruiting Rumor Mill:

No surprises.

High school football is in full swing and Inside ND Sports has you covered with everything you need to know about Irish commits, targets and prospects on Friday nights this fall.

I'll be at West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West tonight covering 2024 safety commit Taebron Bennie-Powell and 2025 linebacker prospect Grant Beerman. I'll dedicate a separate thread for coverage on that specific game but wanted to provide a thread for the rest of the commits and targets since I'll be occupied with in-person coverage tonight.

2024 LB commit Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa and 2024 DE commit Loghan Thomas are not included since their games will be played later this weekend.

2024 RB commit Aneyas Williams

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Williams and Hannibal (Mo.) High open its season against Jefferson City (Mo.) Helias Catholic at 9 p.m. ET.

2024 RB commit Kedren Young

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Similar to Williams, Young’s year kicks off tonight. Lufkin (Tex.) High, also home to 2025 DT target Zion Williams, are scheduled to play Tyler (Tex.) Legacy at 7:30 p.m. ET.

2024 WR commit Cam Williams

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Cam Williams starts his senior season for Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard South at 8 p.m. ET against Aurora (Ill.) Aurora East. You can watch the game here.

2024 WR commit Micah Gilbert and 2024 DE commit Bryce Young

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After starting 1-0 last week, Charlotte (N.C.) Christian hits the road tonight against Fort Mill (S.C.) Catawba Ridge. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. ET.

2024 TE commit Jack Larsen

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Larsen, who scored three touchdowns in Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic’s season opener, will look to continue his success against Durham (N.C.) North Durham. The game is slated for 7 p.m. ET. The link to the live stream is here.

2024 OT commit Styles Prescod

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Prescod and Fishers (Ind.) Hamilton Southeastern look to improve to 2-0 versus Indianapolis (Ind.) North Central at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Royals can be watched at this link.

2024 OL commit Anthonie Knapp

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Knapp continues his senior season for Roswell (Ga.) High in a crosstown rivalry against Roswell (Ga.) Centennial. The game is expected to be live-streamed here and begins at 7:30 p.m. ET.

2024 DT Sean Sevillano Jr

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To kickoff his senior year, Sevillano is playing Miami (Fla.) Columbus.

2024 LB commit Bodie Kahoun

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Friday serves as the the senior debut of Kahoun, who will play his first full-season at linebacker this fall. Roanoke (Va.) Patrick Henry are playing Lynchburg (Va.) Brookville at 7 p.m. ET. You can watch here.

2024 LB commit Teddy Rezac

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Rezac, alongside 2025 LB target Christian Jones, began their quest for back-to-back state championships at Omaha (Neb.) Westside versus Omaha (Neb.) Creighton Prep. Kickoff is 8 p.m. ET and will be steamed at this link.

2024 CB commit Leonard Moore

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The majority of Texas high schools begin their seasons tonight which means Moore and Round Rock (Tex.) High are in action. They’ll face off against Pflugerville (Tex.) Weiss at 8 p.m. ET. The live stream can be found here.

2024 CB commit Karson Hobbs


After beginning its season with a blowout loss versus 2025 CB target Mark Zackery and Indianapolis (Ind.) Ben Davis, Cincinnati (Ohio) Archbishop Moeller continues its trend of playing Indiana schools with Fort Wayne (Ind.) Bishop Dwenger. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET. Moeller will livestream its game like last week at this link.

2024 S commit Kennedy Urlacher


Urlacher will make his season debut for Chandler (Ariz.) versus Laveen (Ariz.). Kickoff is at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

2024 S commit Brauntae Johnson and 2024 DE commit Cole Mullins are not expected to suit up this week with injuries. Both missed their teams' season openers last week.



2024 S target Davis Andrews


Andrews, one of the final reamining targets on Notre Dame's board, will suit up for American Fork (Utah) High against Salt Lake City (Utah) West at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. A live stream of the game is here.

@Eric Hansen and I will go live on YouTube at 7 p.m. EDT for the next edition of "Football Never Sleeps." Throughout the season, we will plan to be live every Monday at 7 p.m.

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If we're going to be fair, we could substitute "national championship" for "conference." Then he might have a point that isn't entirely ridiculous, but he's drawing a conclusion based on a very small sample size. I don't think we know whether ND is balanced enough to be a championship-level team.

With most of Notre Dame football’s 2024 recruiting class filled up with defensive commits — led by four-star linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, four-star safety Brauntae Johnson and four-star defensive end Loghan Thomas — the Irish are the hunting for commitments in the 2025 class.

Inside ND Sports identified which 2025 defensive targets made the most noise for their respective schools last Friday. All three played both ways even though the Irish see them as defenders at the next level.

Players highlighted include:

Four-star LB target Noah Mikhail

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Four-star CB target Mark Zackery

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Three-star S target JaDon Blair

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Notre Dame’s football recruiting staff, led by recruiting director Chad Bowden, are responsible for seeking out the next wave of talent and monitoring the progress of Notre Dame's targets

Inside ND Sports highlighted three offensive targets in the 2025 recruiting class that turned heads with big plays last Friday night.

Players mentioned include:

Three-star WR target Cooper Perry

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Four-star WR target Derek Meadows

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Three-star TE target Aaron Ia

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Is it too early to say Marcus Freeman doesn’t make bad hires? I know there were questions about Al Washington (some articulated by the hosts here), but those sure seem to be answered. Chansi Stuckey last year maybe? Not anymore. I recall the outcry over Gerad Parker. But after THAT opener? Joe Rudolph was always a slam dunk. Chris O’Leary wasn’t a Freeman hire. Gotta think it’s unlikely we’ll see anything VanGorderish out of this head coach.

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This was earlier in the week, but a pretty good celebration tweet.

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RIP

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As we've reported since early in preseason camp, sophomore LB Nolan Ziegler hasn't been practicing with the team due to personal reasons. Marcus Freeman indicated later in the month that he had returned to campus. The latest we've heard from a source close to Ziegler is that he is likely heading toward a medical redshirt season.

I know that's not more detail on what's he dealing with, but I wanted to share what we're hearing so you know what to expect.

@Eric Hansen and I discuss our biggest takeaways from Notre Dame's season opener.

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On Friday, I traveled to West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West to watch Notre Dame 2024 safety commit Taebron Bennie-Powell. I also got another look at 2025 linebacker prospect Grant Beerman, a prospect I first saw in April at the Rivals Camp Series in Cincinnati and again in June for Notre Dame's Evaluation Camp II where he was a top performer.

I marked Beerman down for five solo tackles on Friday night and a couple more assisted tackles. The Irish are currently after top talent at the linebacker position in the 2025 recruiting class including four-star Noah Mikhail, Christian Jones, Madden Faraimo and Brett Clatterbaugh.

Although he doesn't have an Irish offer, Beerman is on defensive coordinator Al Golden and defensive analyst Mike Moon's radar and plans to visit the Irish on Saturday for their game against Tennessee State on Saturday.

"It's been busy," Beerman told Inside ND Sports on his recruitment. "I'm very fortunate about it because I have a lot of interest and I'm very fortunate about that honestly but I'm taking it one step at a time, you know you only do it once. I'm just kind of taking it in but also my main focus is the season, but that's on the side and I'm enjoying it one day at a time."

Since the Irish signed Ben Minich in the 2023 class and have another commitment from Bennie-Powell, Beerman wants to put together an impressive junior season and communicate more and more with the Irish throughout his recruitment.

"Ben, Taebron, [that's] two Lakota West dudes so it's not uncommon for us to go up to Notre Dame," Beerman said. "I can take it from my teammates, extremely good dudes, good players go into Notre Dame so obviously they're doing something right. That recruiting ... it's very special."

Beerman reports 11 offers including Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Purdue and Pittsburgh. He's also receiving interest from Notre Dame, Kentucky and Ohio State. He camped at all three schools this summer and also returned to the Buckeyes in late July for their recruiting event.

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On to Tennessee State.

1) How long have you been a board member? 21 Years

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3) Favorite poster who is no longer around or doesn’t post as frequently as they used to? @kroney

4)Favorite sjb moment? Still waiting for it.

5)ND grad or subway alum? Sub Alum. Trinity university 96 grad

6) best ND game attended?(best game although it wasn’t the outcome was the Bush Push game. It was electric until it wasn’t.)

Cernugel is a 5-4 senior guard, who played her high school basketball (and soccer) at Hinsdale (Ill.) Central. She had cameos in 12 games last season for the Irish and scored two points.

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