Schmidt, who made six tackles while playing in 10 games last year, serves as the president of the Notre Dame
Uplifting Athletes chapter, which helps raise awareness and money for osteosarcoma (a rare bone cancer that
mostly affects children).
photo by bill panzica
to be real."
Schmidt set his heart on Notre Dame
after he visited his sister when she was
a student in the early 2000s. He wore
Fighting Irish gear throughout middle
school and high school, including when
he met his future coach, Mater Dei High
School's Bruce Rollinson, for the first
time.
Rollinson said Schmidt grew into a
