Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com JUNE/JULY 2021 11 UNDER THE DOME THEY SAID IT THEY SAID IT "I love this university, and I want to give my all to this university, just like it's given a lot to me. After the [Rose Bowl loss to Alabama] last year, it left a sour taste in my mouth, and I had one more year that was offered, so I took the opportunity to stay." — Notre Dame defensive lineman KURT HINISH on why he returned for a fifth season Our life plan community for those over the age of 62, provides residents with exceptional personalized services, a secure atmosphere and carefree luxury lifestyle – while making it possible to ease into further healthcare levels as needs change throughout retirement years. PHOTO BY ANDRIS VISOCKIS "If you ask me on 10 different days what player development is, you'll probably get 10 different answers. But really, it's about helping those guys sort of understand and embrace all that goes on with being a Notre Dame football student-athlete and balancing all the crazy things that come their way. The career aspirations, everything from the social end, the aca- demic support system in the building, leadership accountability, all those things, and helping coach those guys through those really unique life situations they came across." — Former Notre Dame offensive lineman and current director of player development Hunter Bivin "We're going to continue to try to be the most aggressive and hardest-working recruiting staff in the country. And that's just a goal of mine, and that's a philosophy of mine is I want to outwork everybody in the country. That's in terms of evaluations. That's in terms of devel- oping relationships. I think we've done a really good job of identifying the guys that we feel are the best players that fit Notre Dame. And that's something that I kind of said in my first press conferences is, I think at times it can be easy to recruit at Notre Dame, because you're Notre Dame. There's a certain group of kids that just would die to come to Notre Dame. "But I think for us to continue to elevate and continue to try to be national champions and be able to close that gap with Alabama, we've got to continue to acquire some of the best football players in the country. Those guys might not always be dying to come to Notre Dame, but if we understand that they're the right fit, and we do our research, and they can be successful here at Notre Dame, our job is to convince them. It's to let these guys know what makes the University of Notre Dame special." — Notre Dame defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman on his recruiting philosophy OF THE MONTH ➤ "TV Viewership: Clemson at Notre Dame Part 1: 10.07 Million Clemson vs Notre Dame Part 2: 9.92 Million The Oscars: 9.85 Million" — College football/NFL analyst Brad Powers (@BradPowers7) on April 26