Blue and Gold Illustrated

BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM NOV. 1, 2025 11 UNDER THE DOME PHOTO BY CHAD WEAVER "Love reminds me a lot of Reggie Bush. The 20-year-old has vision and burst between the tack- les and to the outside, and he can break tackles with ease. Once he gets into space, he can take it to the house with his breakaway speed too. But Love isn't only an outstanding runner. He also is a high-impact pass catcher. An NFL team will be able to flank him out wide and create a whole other di- mension of the offense." — ESPN NFL Draft Analyst Mel Kiper, who has Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love rated as the No. 2 overall 2026 NFL Draft prospect "If you're not watching, man, CJ Carr is a baller. Like, this dude is a baller. He's really, really good. He's not Riley Leonard running the football, but he's a heck of a lot better passer. Malachi Fields, he's got a catch in 33 straight games. You look at [Eli] Raridon at tight end, he went over 100 [yards versus North Carolina State]. This offense, we already know about [Jadarian] Price. We already know about [Jeremiyah] Love. This thing is starting to roll, man. Notre Dame is starting to get it cooking." — Former Georgia Bulldog and ESPN analyst David Pollack "He put everything into hockey. I think that's re- ally unique. It was the most important thing in his life. And it wasn't just hockey. It was the players. It was my teammates. It was everything about the university. Moving forward, I'm trying to uphold that legacy that he has and the foundation that he set for Notre Dame and then elevating this pro- gram to a level I think we're capable of getting to." — Notre Dame hockey head coach Brock Sheahan on what he remembers about being coached by his predecessor, Jeff Jackson "Hannah is not an easy one to guard, I'll say that. But now being on her team, I'm way happier to be on this side of the court. She's just someone who has great energy. She makes you want to play hard. She makes you want to get after it. And having that every day, it's honestly infectious. Her energy is infectious. So for me, it's helped me grow into the player I hope I can be. I'm just excited to play with her." — Duke transfer guard Vanessa de Jesus on teaming up with Hannah Hidalgo "Notre Dame is really good. The difference is they can throw the ball. CJ Carr is a stud. This dude's going to be a top-five pick in the next couple years. So, if you do take away the run, now you got to deal with the pass." — Former Southern Cal quarterback Matt Leinart on the "Pardon My Take" podcast "When I'm generally watching tape, I'm watch- ing coverage and getting a sense of where the ball should be. Boop. It's there. On the money. His sense of timing, his sense of understanding of where the weak points are of the defense, what they're trying to execute on offense on every single play — I'm not a PFF guy where I look at those grades, but I would imagine he's one of the highest-graded quarter- backs." — Former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn on CJ Carr on the "Mac & Murray" podcast Irish On Social Media THEY SAID IT THEY SAID IT "Notre Dame, just spend the money. Double Mar- cus Freeman's contract. Because if I was Penn State, I would pay $15 million a year to get M a r c u s Fr e e m a n . Penn State football last year made $240 million. Is the coach worth $15 million? Yeah. Absolutely. Abso - lutely. Notre Dame, step up and pay it." — FOX Sports radio host Colin Cowherd on Penn State potentially trying to replace JAMES FRANKLIN with MARCUS FREEMAN

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