Author: Todd Lohenry

Celebrating 55 years of love for Notre Dame. I wasn't born in South Bend, but I got here as fast as I could...

Notre Dame Welcomes the Class of 2028

This week, the University of Notre Dame welcomes to campus first-year students who comprise the undergraduate Class of 2028. Almost 30,000 students applied to become part of the class and approximately 3,375 were admitted. Among many impressive characteristics, this group of students displays excellence in academic preparation, service to others, and leadership. The class also reflects the University’s highest yield of admitted students (62 percent) since the advent of the Common App, signaling students’ strong passion for Notre Dame’s distinct mission. Source: Notre Dame Welcomes the Class of 2028

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A sort of homecoming

I don’t write original content here often but today I’ll make an exception.

Jack

A year ago I was brand new to South Bend and I’d only been in town a little over a week when I went to a men’s soccer game wearing a FB Bayern Munich soccer jersey. The guy on the right — Jack — asked me about my jersey and we started talking. I told him that I had just moved to South Bend the week before and that I had loved Notre Dame since I met my friend Chuck Rigali in the 4th grade. He said “Well then, you need to be an usher”. After grilling him on the details I decided to apply and the rest is history. So a year later, I have my first chance to usher a soccer game and there was Jack. I hadn’t seen him again in a year of ushering and I couldn’t wait to thank him for introducing me to the program.

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Kate the Chemist

The University of Notre Dame’s College of Science has announced the creation of a new, strategic faculty position: professor for the public understanding of science. This role is designed to enhance the college’s visibility both nationally and internationally. Renowned chemist and science communicator Kate Biberdorf, popularly known as “Kate the Chemist,” will be the first to hold this prestigious position, starting Sept. 1, 2024.

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2024 Will Decide the Future for Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame

“Marcus Freeman after two seasons is 19-8 overall, 2-1 in bowls with a .667-win percentage coming off a highlight Fiesta Bowl win. Notre Dame has hired 16 full-time head coaches and only six of those coaches finished with a 700-win percentage. Marcus Freeman, at a young age of 38, is a player’s coach that young men gravitate to and want to play for with an enthusiastic personality. Marcus Freeman has upgraded his recruiting staff from 6 to 10 and put emphasis on letting kids know around the country you’re a Notre Dame man, and you do not just need to be from the Midwest footprint to play for Notre Dame.” Source: 2024 Will Decide the Future for Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame

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Press Conference 8.17.24

Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman, Bob Hinton Defensive Coordinator Al Golden, and John and Bobbie Arlotta Family Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach Mike Denbrock spoke with the media at an August 17, 2024 press conference as the Fighting Irish continue fall camp.

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Unearthing More Intriguing Storylines Percolating In Notre Dame Fall Camp

 

“The new helmet communications coming universally to college football this season isn’t simply a way to make stealing signals harder to do and reducing the potential payoff.

It’s improving the way teams can play chess at the line of scrimmage, at least as it pertains to the Notre Dame defense.” Source: Unearthing More Intriguing Storylines Percolating In Notre Dame Fall Camp – InsideNDSports

Notre Dame sixth-year linebacker Jack Kiser adds his own football IQ to the new pre-snap communication system.

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