If Panthers win 1 of last 2 games and tie the Cardinals for worst record, who gets the tie breaker for first pick? Panthers played well versus Packers.

@Greg Smith caught up with Notre Dame DE target Christopher Burgess Jr., a Rivals100 prospect in the 2025 class, about his top four schools: ND, Ohio State, Michigan and Alabama.


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How Notre Dame's offense will look tomorrow in the Sun Bowl is anybody's guess. But Marcus Freeman wants players to take full advantages of their opportunities regardless if it's a new one or the last one.

Narrated by South Bend native Dean Norris with a soundtrack of Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive."

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Here's the full transcript from Marcus Freeman's press conference this morning in El Paso, Texas.

Topics covered include Steve Angeli, tailoring the ND offense, the message to young players, ND's new captains and Mike Denbrock's hiring.

I'm in place for the press conference today for Oregon State head coach Kefense Hynson and Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman. It will start here in a few minutes.

@Eric Hansen and I make prop bets and predictions ahead of Friday's Sun Bowl for No. 16 Notre Dame (9-3) against No. 19 Oregon State (8-4) in El Paso, Texas (2 p.m. EST on CBS).

Inside ND Sports subscribers can submit their prop bet predictions all season long for a chance at a free year-long subscription. Voting for ND-Oregon State is open here.

• Over/Under 15.5 completions for ND QB Steve Angeli

• More carries for ND: Jeremiyah Love or Jadarian Price

• Over/Under 1.5 sacks allowed by ND

• Who will lead ND in tackles?

• Over/Under 1.5 forced turnovers by ND

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Denbrock is a proven OC that can keep defenses guessing, exploit weaknesses, and capitalizes on mistakes. Combine that with the talent on offense that is already in place and recruits coming in, we should ready moving forward to compete for the Natty. #LFG

Rather than starting a thread for every player, let's use this thread to keep track of Notre Dame and Oregon State players who won't play in the Sun Bowl due to transfer portal entries or NFL decisions.

We'll update the thread title so you know who the latest decision is from.

@Eric Hansen shared the updated list for us.

Here are the Sun Bowl opt-outs so far for Notre Dame and Oregon State, unrelated to injuries, as of late Thursday night:

OREGON STATE
QB DJ Uiagalelei (portal)
QB Aidan Chiles (portal)
WR Anthony Gould (NFL)
OT Taliese Fuaga (NFL)
DB Jermod McCoy (portal)
LB Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (portal)
DB Akili Arnold (portal)
TE Jack Velling (portal)
K Atticus Sappington (portal)
OT Joshua Gray (injury/NFL)
RB Damien Martinez (won't play ... originally suspended, then reinstated, not with the team in El Paso)

NOTRE DAME
QB Sam Hartman (NFL)
OT Joe Alt (NFL)
RB Audric Estimé (NFL)
WR Tobias Merriweather (portal)
WR Rico Flores Jr. (portal)
WR Chris Tyree (portal)
WR Braylon James (portal)
TE Holden Staes (portal)
C Zeke Correll (portal)
OT Blake Fisher (NFL)
OL Michael Carmody (portal)
NG Aidan Keanaaina (portal)
DE Nana Osafo-Mensah (portal)
LB Marist Liufau (NFL)
CB Ryan Barnes (portal)
CB Cam Hart (NFL)
S Antonio Carter II (portal)
S Ramon Henderson (portal)
Nickel Thomas Harper (NFL)
LB Nolan Ziegler (not currently with the team)

PREVIOUSLY:

We told you last week that Marist Liufau's Senior Bowl commitment meant he intended to head to the NFL next season. Now he plans to sit out the Sun Bowl.

Story from @Eric Hansen:


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On Tuesday morning, Christopher Burgess Jr. announced he will be making his commitment on Jan. 6, 2024.

Burgess was on campus for the Ohio State game in September and has visited the Irish four times since April.

The Chicago Simeon recruit has 38 total offers including Alabama, Colorado, Michigan and Ohio State.


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Been awhile since i’ve been active

Good to see some old names still blabbing about Irish football

Figured i’d put up a thread about some favorite old moments on the board

Gerald McCoy hot tub thread is mine

It's time for round 12 of Place Your Bets for the 2023 season with Saturday's road game at Stanford (7 p.m. EST on Pac-12 Network).

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

Our season leaders keep bouncing back and forth between the top spots. @Scottclarisey jumped back up into a tie with @rover219 for first place with 32. @jbm19 and @CURTVI95 are right behind with 31.

I have 30. @Eric Hansen's a little behind with 28.

We'll share our predictions for the Stanford 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-Stanford:

• Over/Under 49.5 receiving yards for ND WR Rico Flores Jr.
• Over/Under 4.5 pass attempts for ND QB Steve Angeli
• Will Notre Dame score more rushing or passing touchdowns?
• Over/Under 53.5 receiving yards for Stanford WR Elic Ayomanor
• Over/Under 6.5 Stanford punts

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.

So, below I posted the most recent Oregon State depth chart with All-Pac-12 RB and 1,000-yard rusher Damien Martinez off of it. Martinez was originally suspended for a DUI, then the charges were dropped and he was reinstated. However, interim head coach Kefense Hynson said recently he was advising Martinez not to play, because he had missed too much practice to re-condition himself and safely play in the game. The backs who will play are huge, and the new starter was effective as the No. 2 back. I've highlighted the new starters on the depth chart at the positions affected by opt-outs, transfers and injuries.

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In the chat transcript, Eric says this in one of his answers: "How I envision [Denbrock's] role as a recruiter in this iteration is to be actively involved in the recruitment of ND's offensive players beyond his own position group (tight ends)."

Looking at this list of Denbrock's all-time recruits, it looks pretty clear that Eric's vision is.consistent with Denbrock's record. Here's the position breakdown of the recruits on this list:

From this it looks like he's happy to recruit wherever he's needed.

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Javontae Jean-Baptiste has been part of Notre Dame's football program for just one year, but he wanted to make sure he played one more game for the Irish in the Sun Bowl.

@Eric Hansen and I will go live on YouTube at 7 p.m. EST for the next weekly edition of "Football Never Sleeps."

We'll discuss Notre Dame's impending hire of LSU's Mike Denbrock as offensive coordinator and the No. 16 Irish preparing for Friday's Sun Bowl matchup with No. 19 Oregon State and answer questions from viewers.

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Rumor has it he completed 10 Hail Mary’s his senior season to keep his teams record immaculate. .

With the recent signing of 2024 five-star linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Inside ND Sports looks ahead and projects which ND commits or targets are most likely to sign with the Irish — and simultaneously boast five-star status — in December of 2024.

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

38:13 • @scubavt: How well do you think Steve Angeli will play in his first game as the starting QB for Notre Dame?

40:27 • @ldlgoirish: Having watched ND QB's throw the last few years I would put Steve A as a better and more fluent thrower than Tyler B with more zip then Drew Pyne. IMO He compares favorably to Sam H as a thrower of the football, without the experience obviously. And he is more mobile than Sam H. However, Steve A was a lower-level recruit than Tyler or Drew. What are Steve A's weaknesses, strengths and how ill he performs when he gets this opportunity?

44:35 • @FlannerGym: Love that JJB got the Captain role for Bowl. Seemed like a huge part of great D this year. Did we ever get to bottom of his “masked man” persona on arrival? (I think a lot of fans wish they got to “know him” better)

46:30 • Ryan Urquhart - @UrquhartCRNA: How much will Jack Swarbrick be involved in the hiring of the new OC? Or will Pete Bevacqua be leading this hire with Coach Free?

47:49 • @SubwaydomerDFW: What are your thoughts on the lack of drama on the signing day? It seems like it's been quite controversial in SB the last few years. Do you think this was a broken clock, or more like the staff learned something in their first year. What do you think was the main contributor to a more solid class?

51:08 • Marie Biafore - @biafore_marie: Of the class of 2024 Signees , who are the top five players that each of you think will have the most impact in the 2024 season?

55:10 • @CharlesWWolfe: Which signee is your “can’t miss” pick, and which signee do you see as a potential sleeper? Merry Christmas to you both!

56:49 • @NDOnTheRoad: What is your favorite NSD moment in the years you have covered Notre Dame?

59:36 • Lynn K - @Carnoustie18th: Update as to the Wake WR transfer candidate?

1:00:26 • @Bob_Oxnard: Would you take another nickel back from the portal this spring if a good one becomes available?

1:02:19 • @MAC_COR0NA: It appears ND will be hitting the portal every year in the future to get a seasoned, graduate transfer kicker. Do you ever forsee ND bringing in and developing a freshman kicker like they did with Justin Yoon?

1:04:05 • @Tcnd543: With all the FBS HC jobs filled (barring any surprises like Jason Candle filling a Power 5 coordinator role and Toledo's job opening, or some other one I .not versed in) are we Irish fans feeling good about Golden sticking around? Would he jump to an NFL DC gig if one opens up? Is he being picky

1:05:45 • @NWI_Irish96: Any particular reason for the delay in announcing next season's 12th game?

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