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Oct. 22, 2022

Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football

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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM OCT. 22, 2022 13 UNDER THE DOME THEY SAID IT THEY SAID IT "Laszewski is a money player, making big shots and key plays throughout the course of the game. He'll help the Irish in their quest to be back in the NCAAs." — NCAA.com's Andy Katz on ranking Notre Dame graduate student NATE LASZEWSKI at No. 14 on his list of the top 25 super seniors for the 2022-23 men's basketball season "Very few tight ends in the history of college football have served as the clear-cut focal point of their offense, and Mayer is one of them. The 6-foot-4, 265-pounder has 47 targets on the sea- son — 22 more than anyone else for Notre Dame — and he has turned those into 33 catches for 351 yards and five scores. Mayer hasn't dropped a pass and has gone 8-of-11 in contested situations. He'll be in the first-round mix, even without ideal speed." — Michael Renner of Pro Football Focus on Notre Dame's Michael Mayer being the top pros- pect for the 2023 NFL Draft at tight end "Devastating because he's a captain, provides so much, more than just production, just the energy and ability to motivate our players. It's going to be a tremendous loss for us." — Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman on losing graduate student linebacker Bo Bauer to a season-ending knee injury "There's a collective mentality. They're doing a great job playing together. We have these swaths of plays where we're doing really well, and then we give up that explosive. We just have to learn how to eliminate that, and that starts with me." — Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden on his unit's success defending the pass "He's probably one of our best route-runners and can be one of our best receivers and playmakers on offense. We just have to continue to improve. He has to continue to do it in a game, because he's practicing at a high level." — Freeman on sopho- more wide receiver Jayden Thomas "A longtime Notre Dame commit, Bowen remains a key target for programs like Texas A&M and Okla- homa, and it is not hard to see why. Among the most dynamic defenders in the class, he will be a quick contributor to both defense and special teams once he arrives to South Bend. A physical, downhill hitter, Bowen has shown in camp set- tings that he is also very coachable, instinctive and versatile. He is also one of the fastest players in this class, posting among the best laser-tested 40 times this offseason (4.53) while also notching an elite max speed score at nearly 22 mph. That lat- ter metric demonstrates that his speed translates to his play in pads." — ESPN's Craig Haubert and Tom Luginbill on elevating Peyton Bowen to a five- star rating "Where should the Shamrock Series go next? International. My first choice would be Paris at the Parc des Princes, which is an international soccer stadium about six miles from the Notre Dame Cathedral. And if not Paris, head to Rome in the shadow of the Vatican. I don't know how Notre Dame would roll out a Paris-themed Shamrock Series because it evokes romantic comedies or a famous Disney cartoon. But Rome? Marcus Free- man as Maximus? Come on. It's almost enough to schedule the game around the Twitter video. Yes, we would be entertained." — Pete Sampson of The Athletic "We want to be able to dictate the game and the terms, control the tempo and the pace of it. Obviously, we've run the ball pretty well the last couple weeks, which is a credit to that. Playing that style can be a little arduous but it's something that when you're up in games in the second half, that's the style of game that's dictated by it. We'd love to have those stats and time of possession. I think it helps the program. I think it's a team identity." — Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees on his unit controlling time of possession after logging a 40:55 to 19:05 advantage against BYU Oct. 8 PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS TOP TWEETS

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