and he details why with us here:

ESPN lacrosse analyst Paul Carcaterra interviewed Kevin Corrigan & the Kavanagh brothers shortly after Notre Dame dominated Maryland 15-5 to win their 2nd consecutive NCAA National Championship in lacrosse. ☘️ 🥍🥍☘️

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I've been working on nailing down the official visit dates for Notre Dame's 2025 commits. I expect them all to be on campus in June, but I haven't confirmed all their dates yet. Some didn't know for sure when I asked them either. Here's what I've learned so far.

June 7-9
RB Daniel Anderson
TE James Flanigan
CB Dallas Golden
VYP Dominik Hulak
LB Ko'o Kia
DE Joseph Reiff
LB Anthony Sacca
CB Cree Thomas
CB Mark Zackery

June 14-16
OL Matty Augustine
WR Jerome Bettis Jr.
OT Will Black
DE Christopher Burgess Jr.
DT Davion Dixon
QB Deuce Knight
S Ethan Long
OT Owen Strebig
S Ivan Taylor
RB Justin Thurman

I'll add the others when I get clarification.

With free agency beginning this week in the NFL, I was inspired to start a thread with all the offseason changes for former Notre Dame players in the NFL.

I've pulled these transactions, which have all occured since the end of the 2023 regular season, on contract details from spotrac, unless noted otherwise.

If you see a verified report from your favorite NFL team, go ahead and throw it in the thread.

Jan. 8: RB Tony Jones Jr. signed a reserve/future contract with Arizona Cardinals.

Jan. 9: OL Tommy Kraemer signed a reserve/future contract with New Orleans Saints.

Jan. 10: QB Ian Book signed a reserve/future contract with Kansas City Chiefs.

Jan. 16: DE Khalid Kareem signed a reserve/future contract with Chicago Bears.

Jan. 18: S Jalen Elliot signed a reserve/future contract with Pittsburgh Steelers.

Jan. 22: CB Troy Pride Jr. signed a reserve/future contract with Houston Texans.

Jan. 30: S Brandon Joseph signed a reserve/future contract with Detroit Lions.

Feb. 14: OLB Julian Okwara signed a reserve/future contract with Philadelphia Eagles.

March 7: LB Drue Tranquill signed a 3-year, $19 million contract extension with Chiefs.

March 8: OG Zack Martin converted $16.25 million of 2024 salary into a signing bonus, adding 1 void year and clearing $13 million of cap space for Dallas Cowboys. Martin's contract runs through the 2024 season.

March 8: OT Mike McGlinchey converted $13.875 million of 2024 salary into a signing bonus, adding 1 void year and clearing $11.1 million of cap space for Denver Broncos. McGlinchey's contract runs through the 2027 season.

March 9: LS J.J. Jansen signed a 1-year contract extension with Carolina Panthers. Jansen has reportedly made $15 million across 16 seasons.

March 10: TE Brock Wright assigned a 1-year, $2.985 million tender by Detroit Lions.

March 11: TE Durham Smythe converted $2 million of 2024 salary into a signing bonus, adding 3 void years and clearing $1.6 million of cap space with Miami Dolphins. Smythe's contract rusn through the 2025 season.

March 11: S Alohi Gilman signed a 2-year, $11 million contract with Los Angeles Chargers.

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Caught up with Notre Dame OT commit Owen Strebig earlier tonight. He told me that he visited Notre Dame on Tuesday in order to spend some time with QB commit Deuce Knight before he left campus. Even though they'll be on campus together later this month for official visits, Strebig wanted to make that happen. Strebig also went to a South Bend Cubs game Tuesday night.

How'd it go?

"It was awesome! Thankful everyday I picked ND. Truly the place for me," Strebig said.

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Three Notre Dame defensive end commitments in the 2025 class competed at Sunday's Irish Invasion. Watch Christopher Burgess Jr., Joseph Reiff and Dominik Hulak participate in the camp against some of the top offensive linemen in attendance.

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A look here:

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Most of these Watch Lists won't come out until late July/early August.

Here's a rundown of the award from Fighting Irish Media:

Graduate student defensive lineman Howard Cross III and junior cornerback Benjamin Morrison were named candidates for the 2024 Lott IMPACT Trophy this week.

The Lott IMPACT Trophy annually goes to the Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year, a player who has had the biggest impact on his team both on and off the field. IMPACT stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. The award is named for NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott during his illustrious playing career.

Morrison and Cross III join a watch list comprised of 42 candidates including 18 defensive backs, 13 defensive linemen and 11 linebackers.

Cross III was a quarterfinalist for the award in 2023, and earned Lott Trophy Player of the Week honors for his performance against Duke that season. In 2023, he earned Second Team All-America honors from FWAA, Walter Camp, the Associated Press and The Sporting News. He was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award, starting all 13 games for Notre Dame. He piled up 66 stops in 2023, which ranked second among all Power 5 front-four defensive lineman.

In 2023, Morrison was a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award, and earned Freshman All-America honors in 2022. He led the Irish with 10 pass breakups in 2023, recording 31 tackles (25 solo). Morrison also intercepted three passes on the season, a mainstay on a defense that led all FBS teams in pass efficiency defense in 2023 (97.09).

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o won the Lott Trophy in 2012, and is the only Notre Dame player to have won the award.

The annual winner is selected by a national voter panel, consisting of former winners, members of the media, coaches, and members of the Board of Directors of The IMPACT Foundation.

The winner will be announced at a gala, black-tie event at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California on December 8.

A Q&A with 2025 defensive end Joseph Reiff, who's been committed to Notre Dame since September, about his Irish Invasion experience.

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Notre Dame quarterback commitments Deuce Knight, a four-star recruit in the 2025 class, and Noah Grubbs, a four-star recruit in the 2026 class, competed at Sunday's Irish Invasion camp.

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Greg, a Rivals national recruiting analyst, will fill in for @Eric Hansen this week while he's taking some much deserved vacation.

We'll discuss Notre Dame commitment news with the addition of 2026 quarterback Noah Grubbs and loss of 2025 wide receiver Shaun Terry, observations from Sunday's Irish Invasion camp, a new wide receiver offer in the 2025 class and more Midwest recruiting topics while answering questions from viewers.

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