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Irish defensive line signee Devan Houstan looks to make an instant impact

By Matthew Crow · Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022

Devan Houstan grew up in Ontario, Canada, before deciding to attend boarding school at St. James School in Hagerstown, Maryland in order to pursue his football career. That decision paid off, as Houstan signed a National Letter of Intent with Notre Dame on Wednesday. Rivals considers Houstan a four-star prospect and ranked him as the No. 20 defensive tackle nationally as well as the No. 5 player in Maryland. Giving him a 5.8 player rating, Rivals ranks Houstan as a potential All-American and day two NFL draft selection. He verbally committed to Notre Dame in May after receiving offers from over 20 Power Five programs and will join a strong Irish defensive line group led by defensive line coach Al Washington. Houstan is the lone defensive tackle signee for the Irish. However, he joins highly touted defensive ends Brenan Vernon, Boubacar Traore and Armel Mukam.

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Boubacar Traore signs letter of intent, adds athleticism to 2023 class

By Nate Moller · Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022

Defensive lineman Boubacar Traore officially signed with Notre Dame on National Signing Day, inking in his commitment with the Irish. Traore initially committed to Boston College in Aug. 2020, but he received an offer from Notre Dame on Oct. 2, 2021. Traore then de-committed from Boston College in March 2022 before verbally committing to the Irish on April 27, 2022. Traore also received offers from Pittsburgh and Michigan. Before his commitment to Notre Dame, many recruiting analysts thought Michigan had a great chance at landing Traore.

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Sam Pendleton locks in commitment, adds to Irish offensive line class

By Aidan Thomas · Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022

A verbal commit since April, offensive lineman Sam Pendleton is officially Irish. He signed on Wednesday to lock in his commitment with Notre Dame. Pendleton is one of two recruits out of North Carolina in this year's cycle for the Irish, joining Sullivan Absher on the offensive line. The Irish won both recruitment battles over the Clemson Tigers. Early in February, a few crystal ball predictions picked Pendleton to head to Clemson, but he verbally committed to Notre Dame on April 25.

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Longtime safety commit Adon Shuler signs letter of intent with Irish

By J.J. Post · Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022

On Wednesday morning, New Jersey and Irvington High School product Adon Shuler officially signed his National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Notre Dame. Shuler was one of Notre Dame’s longest-standing pledges, verbally committing to the university in August of 2021. He affirmed his initial pledge despite picking up offers from college football heavyweights like Alabama and Georgia over the course of the last year. According to Rivals, Shuler ranks as the 22nd-best prospect in Notre Dame’s fourth-ranked 2023 recruiting class.

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Ohio native Brenan Vernon officially signs with Irish

By Tyler Reidy · Monday, Dec. 19, 2022

Top defensive end commits from Ohio do not often leave the Buckeye State, but Notre Dame has broken the trend. Brenan Vernon of Mentor, Ohio signed his National Letter of Intent for the Irish on Wednesday morning. Vernon, who recently visited South Bend for the Clemson game, made a verbal commitment in June 2021. He opted away from 13 Power Five offers, including Alabama, Michigan, Penn State, Tennessee and in-state powerhouse Ohio State.

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Sullivan Absher signs, adds to Irish offensive line class

By Annika Herko · Monday, Dec. 19, 2022

Offensive lineman Sullivan Absher officially committed to Notre Dame on National Signing Day. The second highest ranked offensive lineman in Notre Dame’s recruiting class, Rivals gave Sullivan Absher a ranking of 5.8. This means he could be drafted in the early rounds of the NFL draft and is a possible All-American candidate. The Belmont, North Carolina native ranks as the 22nd-best offensive lineman and 7th-best recruit coming out of North Carolina for the Class of 2023. 

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Men’s Basketball ships Terriers back up to Boston

By Annika Herko · Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022

The fourth ever meeting between the Irish and the Terriers came on the heels of Notre Dame’s close loss to Syracuse last Sunday. The Irish, 6-2 coming into the match-up, looked to build on their successes seen on defense and from the line, ending the game with a close 81-75 victory. Notre Dame is currently sixth in the country on free throw percentage. All of the starters (graduate guard Dane Goodwin, Trey Wertz, freshman guard J.J. Starling, graduate guard Cormac Ryan and graduate forward Nate Laszewski) all have been averaging more than 10 points a game.

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No. 19 ND welcomes No. 5 PSU in must-win series

By Thomas Zwiller · Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022

Last week, Notre Dame fell to No. 20 on both the USCHO and USA Today polls. After a weekend of inaction, the Irish rose to No. 19, thanks to a team ahead of it falling out of the rankings. This weekend, the Irish will take on No. 5 Penn State at home at Compton Family Ice Arena.

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First-ever ZeLO 64-team CFP

By Thomas Zwiller · Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022

Have you ever looked at the College Football Playoff and thought, “I would love an expanded tournament”? Well, I have good news, this year, it was announced that the CFP would expand to 12 teams, making the CFP much more accessible to more teams.

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Full-strength Irish prepare for midweek matchup against Boston University

By Matthew Crow · Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

Following their first loss of the season at the hands of St. Bonaventure, Notre Dame men’s basketball responded by defeating No. 20 Michigan State by nearly 20 points. After narrowly falling against Syracuse on Saturday, 62-61, the Irish will hope to bounce back in a similar way as they host Boston University on Wednesday night.

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Holy Cross wins tri-campus face-off

By Lucia Aguzzi · Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

This season’s tri-campus face-off saw the Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross women’s basketball teams play head to head on Tuesday evening. A friendly match between the two schools (who normally play in different divisions and conferences), the game started last year in the 2021-2022 season to create a sense of community at home. This year’s game proved to be just that, with a crowd of family, friends, students and community members at the game. 

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‘Oh captain, my captain’: Breaking down World Cup quarterfinals unconventionally

By Olivia Schatz · Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

Over the course of the past 2 years, there have been countless breakdowns and predictions for the 2022 world cup. So, approximately two weeks ago, my sister and I decided to get what the people really want: a ranking of the Fifa World Cup’s Men’s Soccer Captains. We created a google form with pictures of every world captain and asked people to rank them from 1-10. We also gathered everyone’s age (on average, 27), as well as if they wanted to add any comments on the form. While I did collect data on every captain, I will only be creating a bracket for the final eight. 

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Breaking down the World Cup quarterfinals

By Jose Sanchez Cordova · Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

We are well past the halfway mark of the World Cup, and the field of 32 has been narrowed down to the final eight. This is the absolute cream of the crop. Some giants have fallen already — I’m looking at you Belgium, Germany and Spain — and some teams have over-performed (shoutout Morocco). With that being said, here’s how I see the World Cup quarterfinals playing out.

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