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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The Minim Department

What do you know about the ‘minim department’? I had never heard of the ‘minims’ until Amy Minnick shared a link!

“For nearly ninety years, Notre Dame consisted of three departments:  Senior (collegiate, ages 17+), Junior (preparatory, ages 12-17), and Minim (grammar school, under the age of 12).  It was possible to arrive at Notre Dame at the age of six and not leave until after graduating from the Senior Department at the age of twenty-two.  Or, as in the case of Jimmy Edwards, some never left.  For some years, the University Bulletins listed the ages of students enrolled at Notre Dame [see the Student Index].  The earliest age listed is Roscoe Clarke of Denver, Colorado, at 3 ½ years old in 1893.

Lay women were in charge of the education and care of the Minims until the Sisters of the Holy Cross took over in 1863.  During the 1860s-1870s, the number of students in the Minim Department generally hovered around thirty to forty students. With growing numbers, St. Edward’s Hall became their home in 1882.

In 1883, the number of the Minim Department finally reached an enrollment of one hundred students and was the cause of much celebration at Notre Dame.  With no coincidence, the celebration was planned for November 24, the forty-first anniversary of the arrival of Rev. Edward Sorin, CSC, at Notre Dame.  Fr. Sorin looked fondly upon the boys and their accomplishments and enthusiasm.  He often spoiled them with special treats such as oranges and candy and they heartily honored Fr. Sorin on Founder’s Day.” Go to the source to learn more: The Minim Department – University of Notre Dame Archives

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