22 SUMMER 2025 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED
BY TYLER HORKA
Y
ou can't tell the story of Notre
Dame's national runner-up sea-
son without this year's junior
class, players who were sopho-
mores in 2024. The very best of them is
running back Jeremiyah Love.
Tailbacks are a bit expendable in this
era. Not because they aren't any good but
because they tend to grow on trees more
than players at any other position. Lose
your top guy? Replace him with your
No. 2. Shouldn't be much of an issue.
THIRD YEAR'S
A CHARM
Notre Dame has proven playmakers
and plenty more on the cusp of
expanded roles in its junior class
