Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM MAY 2023 13 UNDER THE DOME TOP TWEETS PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER 2 D i v i s i o n I m e n 's l a c r o s s e t e a m s ranked among the top six teams in the coun- try in both scoring offense a n d s co ri n g d efen s e a s of March 31: North Caro- lina and Notre Dame. The No. 3-ranked Irish were third in scoring offense (15.86 goals per game) and sixth in scoring defense (9.14 goals allowed per game). They were also No. 2 in the country in scoring margin (6.71 goals per game). 4 Notre Dame players were included in the seven-round mock draft that ESPN analyst Jordan Reid released in late March. Reid had tight end Michael Mayer going No. 29 overall in the first round to the New Orleans Saints, defensive end Isaiah Foskey at No. 53 over- all in the second round to the Chicago Bears, offensive lineman Jarrett Patterson at No. 168 in the fifth round to the Arizona Cardinals and safety Brandon Joseph at No. 230 overall in the seventh round to the Houston Texans. Permanent move? It's to be determined. I think he's a guy who has mul- tiple skill sets. We know Chris Tyree is a guy we have to have on the football field." — Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman 8.5 Was Notre Dame's over/un- der win total set by FanDuel in March in advance of the start of spring practice. That is lower than the 9.0 and 9.5 over/unders most betting sites gave the Irish last sum- mer, when both preseason polls and most media outlet rankings pegged them as a top- five to top-10 team. Notre Dame is +3000 to win the national cham- pionship at FanDuel, tied for the 10th-best odds with Tennessee, Washington, Oregon and Texas. The top three opponents for Notre Dame in 2023 — Ohio State (+700), USC (+1600) and Clemson (+2000) — are listed above the Irish. The Fighting Irish truly recruit nationally, with signees from 22 states making up their back-to-back top-10 classes. Their historical success, national relevance, recent track record of winning and consistent draft pick production makes Notre Dame an attractive desti- nation." — Sam Khan Jr. of The Athletic I feel like I wouldn't have gone to Notre Dame if there was NIL when I was coming into college. It would have been pretty hard to go there, and stay there, given the amount of money other schools are throwing around. "… The price difference was so big, I wouldn't know what to do. There's so much pressure on the player and his family. … You can make NIL money when you're at Notre Dame. You just have to work for it." — Former Irish defen- sive end ISAIAH FOSKEY in an interview with The San Francisco Chronicle