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CRUISE CONTROL CRUISE CONTROL Notre Dame dominates in second half Notre Dame dominates in second half with balanced effort — including Aneyas Williams' with balanced effort — including Aneyas Williams' 54-yard touchdown run — en route to 49-10 victory over Navy 54-yard touchdown run — en route to 49-10 victory over Navy EST. 1981 EST. 1981 INCLUDES PREVIEWS FOR PITTSBURGH PAGE 32 ✦ SYRACUSE PAGE 41 NOV. 15, 2025 • $5.00 NOV. 15, 2025 • $5.00 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 9 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 9 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM GOLD GOLD STAR STAR Heisman Trophy finalist and Heisman Trophy finalist and team MVP Jeremiyah Love team MVP Jeremiyah Love was among the top stories for was among the top stories for Notre Dame football in 2025 Notre Dame football in 2025 EST. 1981 EST. 1981 FEBRUARY 2026 • $5.00 FEBRUARY 2026 • $5.00 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 14 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 14 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM FULL CIRCLE FULL CIRCLE Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish start Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish start their championship journey in Miami, where they aim their championship journey in Miami, where they aim to end it with a return trip to the national title game to end it with a return trip to the national title game Jeremiyah Love Jeremiyah Love Leonard Moore Leonard Moore PRESEASON 2025 • $5.00 PRESEASON 2025 • $5.00 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 19 • EST. 1981 VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 19 • EST. 1981 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM 2025 PRESEASON FOOTBALL ISSUE EST. 1981 EST. 1981 INCLUDES PREVIEW FOR STANFORD: PAGE 32 NOV. 29, 2025 • $5.00 NOV. 29, 2025 • $5.00 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 11 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 11 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM BEATEN BEATEN TO A TO A PULP PULP Jeremiyah Love and Jeremiyah Love and the Irish show no mercy the Irish show no mercy and crush the Orange, 70-7 and crush the Orange, 70-7 SUMMER 2026 • $5.95 SUMMER 2026 • $5.95 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 17 VOLUME 45 • ISSUE 17 WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM WWW.BLUEANDGOLD.COM EST. 1981 Aneyas Williams headlines Aneyas Williams headlines new-look backfield in new-look backfield in Blue-Gold Game Blue-Gold Game NEXT NEXT MAN UP MAN UP Magazine subscriptions MAKE GREAT GIFTS and can be enjoyed all year long! 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All archived digital editions of Blue & Gold Illustrated can be read on computers and mobile devices! ✦ BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM ✦ 800-421-7751 GAME PREVIEW: STANFORD NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Hometown (High School) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Elig. Hometown (High School) 0 Malachi Fields WR 6-4 222 R-Sr./1 Charlottesville, Va. (Monticello) 0 DeVonta Smith CB 5-11 195 R-Sr./1 Cincinnati (La Salle) 1 Jaden Greathouse WR 6-1 215 Jr./2 Austin, Texas (Westlake) 2 Will Pauling WR 5-10 190 R-Sr./1 Chicago (Homewood-Flossmoor) 3 Gi'Bran Payne RB 5-10 205 R-Jr./2 Cincinnati (La Salle) 3 Jaylen Sneed LB 6-2 230 R-Jr./2 Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Hilton Head) 4 Jaiden Ausberry LB 6-2 228 R-So./3 Baton Rouge, La. (University Lab) 4 Jeremiyah Love RB 6-0 214 Jr./2 St. Louis (Christian Brothers) 5 Boubacar Traore DL 6-4 250 R-So./3 Boston (Catholic Memorial) 5 Cam Williams WR 6-2 200 R-Fr./4 Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard South) 6 Jordan Faison WR 5-10 185 Jr./2 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Pine Crest) 6 Christian Gray CB 6-0 190 Jr./2 St. Louis (De Smet Jesuit) 7 Jalen Stroman S 6-1 201 R-Sr./1 Bristow, Va. (Patriot) 7 Ty Washington TE 6-4 248 R-Jr./2 Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County) 8 Kenny Minchey QB 6-2 208 R-So./3 Hendersonville, Tenn. (Pope John Paul II) 8 Adon Shuler S 6-0 205 R-So./3 Irvington, N.J. (Irvington) 9 Tae Johnson S 6-2 192 R-Fr./4 Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side) 9 Eli Raridon TE 6-7 252 Sr./1 Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) 10 Tyler Buchner QB 6-1 206 R-Sr./1 San Diego (The Bishop's School) 10 Loghan Thomas DL 6-4 220 So./3 Katy, Texas (St. Edward [Ohio]) 11 JaDon Blair S 6-5 205 Fr./4 Winston-Salem, N.C. (Mount Tabor) 11 KK Smith WR 6-0 176 R-So./3 Frisco, Texas (Reedy) 12 Jordan Botelho DL 6-3 260 R-Sr./1 Honolulu (Saint Louis) 12 Blake Hebert QB 6-3 225 Fr./4 Boxford, Mass. (Brunswick School Conn.) 13 CJ Carr QB 6-3 210 R-Fr./4 Saline, Mich. (Saline) 13 Ben Minich S 6-0 197 R-So./3 West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West) 14 Micah Gilbert WR 6-2 204 R-Fr./4 Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian) 14 Dallas Golden CB 6-0 187 Fr./4 Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep) 15 Jerome Bettis Jr. WR 6-1 207 Fr./4 Atlanta (Woodward Academy) 15 Leonard Moore CB 6-2 195 So./3 Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) 16 James Rendell P 6-6 225 Sr./1 Melbourne, Australia (Parkdale Secondary) 16 Anthony Rezac QB 6-3 201 So./3 Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 17 Elijah Burress WR 6-0 185 Fr./4 Totowa, N.J. (DePaul Catholic) 17 Brenan Vernon DL 6-6 305 R-So./3 Mentor, Ohio (Mentor) 18 Erik Schmidt K 6-2 210 Fr./4 Milwaukee (Marquette University) 18 Chance Tucker CB 6-0 183 R-Sr./1 Encino, Calif. (Crespi Carmelite) 19 Madden Faraimo LB 6-2 235 Fr./4 Oceanside, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) 19 Logan Saldate WR 6-0 189 R-Fr./4 Gilroy, Calif. (Palma) 20 Cree Thomas CB 6-1 189 Fr./4 Phoenix (Brophy College Preparatory) 21 Karson Hobbs CB 6-1 189 So./3 Cincinnati (Archbishop Moeller) 21 Kedren Young^ RB 5-11 240 R-Fr./4 Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 22 Ethan Long S 6-3 210 Fr./4 Milford, Conn. (Brunswick School) 22 Aneyas Williams RB 5-10 205 So./3 Hannibal, Mo. (Hannibal) 23 Nolan James Jr. RB 5-10 215 Fr./4 Westwood, N.J. (DePaul Catholic) 24 Jadarian Price RB 5-11 210 R-Jr./2 Denison, Texas (Denison) 24 Mark Zackery IV CB 5-11 175 Fr./4 Indianapolis (Ben Davis) 25 Dylan Devezin^ RB 6-2 216 Sr./1 New Orleans (St. Augustine) 25 Preston Zinter LB 6-2 240 R-So./3 North Andover, Mass. (Central Catholic) 26 Jake Tafelski RB 6-0 206 R-Sr.*/1 Dearborn, Mich. (Dearborn) 27 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa LB 6-3 230 So./3 Inland Empire, Calif. (St. John Bosco) 28 Luke Talich S 6-4 210 Jr./2 Cody, Wyo. (Cody) 29 Brandon Logan^ S 6-0 197 Fr./4 Fort Wayne, Ind. (Snider) 30 Dominik Hulak DL 6-4 245 Fr./4 Glendale Heights, Ill. (Immaculate Conception) 31 Taebron Bennie-Powell S 6-1 185 R-Fr./4 Cincinnati (Lakota West) 31 Xavier Southall WR 6-0 180 So./3 Alexandria, Va. (IMG Academy [Fla.]) 32 Isaiah Dunn CB 5-11 176 Sr./1 Santa Fe Springs, Calif. (St. Paul) 32 Justin Fisher TE 6-3 233 Sr./1 Mishawaka, Ind. (Mishawaka) 33 Christopher Burgess Jr. DL 6-4 275 Fr./4 Chicago (Simeon Career Academy) 33 Matt Jeffery WR 5-11 195 So./3 Cheshire, Conn. (Cheshire) 34 Drayk Bowen LB 6-2 235 Jr./2 St. John, Ind. (Andrean) 35 Teddy Rezac LB 6-3 220 R-Fr./4 Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 36 Bodie Kahoun LB 6-2 230 R-Fr./4 Roanoke, Va. (Patrick Henry) 38 Tommy Powlus LB 6-0 215 So./3 Granger, Ind. (Penn) 39 Anthony Sacca LB 6-3 240 Fr./4 Delran, N.J, (St. Joseph's Prep School [Pa.]) 40 Joshua Burnham DL 6-4 260 R-Jr./2 Traverse City, Mich. (Traverse City Central) 41 Donovan Hinish DL 6-2 277 R-Jr./2 Pittsburgh (Central Catholic) 42 Henry Garrity TE 6-3 227 Jr./2 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Brother Rice) 42 Cole Mullins DL 6-5 275 R-Fr./4 Hoschton, Ga. (Mill Creek) 43 Kahanu Kia LB 6-2 230 R-So./3 Kaneohe, Hawai'i (Punahou) 44 Junior Tuihalamaka DL 6-2 255 Sr./1 Granada Hills, Calif. (Bishop Alemany) 45 Ko'o Kia LB 6-2 220 Fr./4 Kahalu'u, Hawai'i (Punahou) 46 Jerry Rullo LB 6-1 225 Sr./1 Havertown, Pa. (Penn Charter) 47 Jason Onye DL 6-5 302 R-Sr./1 North Providence, R.I. (Bishop Hendricken) 48 Mickey Brown CB 5-9 177 Sr./1 Southampton, N.Y. (St. Anthony's) 48 Marcello Diomede K 6-1 195 Jr./2 Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West) 49 Charles Du CB 5-10 187 Sr./1 Beijing, China (Robert Louis Stevenson [Calif.]) 49 Andrew Kros LS 6-4 225 Jr./2 Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) 52 Devan Houstan OL 6-4 307 R-So./3 Mississauga, Ontario (St. James School) 54 Anthonie Knapp OL 6-4 300 So./3 Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) 55 Chris Terek OL 6-6 322 R-So./3 Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West) 56 Elijah Hughes DL 6-3 300 Jr./2 Arlington, Va. (Washington-Liberty) 56 Charles Jagusah OL 6-7 333 R-So./3 Rock Island, Ill. (Alleman) 57 Cam Herron OL 6-2 285 Fr./4 Indianapolis (Warren Central) 58 Matty Augustine OL 6-7 310 Fr./4 Greenwich, Conn. (Brunswick School) 59 Sean Sevillano Jr. DL 6-2 340 R-Fr./4 Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater Academy) 59 Aamil Wagner OL 6-6 300 R-Jr./2 Yellow Springs, Ohio (Wayne) 60 Max Anderson OL 6-3 303 So./3 St. Paul, Minn. (St. Thomas Academy) 60 Davion Dixon DL 6-2 324 Fr./4 Miami (Miami Palmetto) 61 Robbie Wollan OL 6-4 289 So./3 St. Paul, Minn. (St. Thomas Academy) 64 Joe Otting OL 6-4 308 R-So./3 Topeka, Kan. (Hayden) 65 Will Black OL 6-7 307 Fr./4 London, Ontario (Choate Rosemary Hall [Conn.]) 70 Ashton Craig^ OL 6-5 310 R-Jr./2 Lawrenceburg, Ind. (Lawrenceburg) 71 Styles Prescod OL 6-6 292 R-Fr./4 Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) 74 Billy Schrauth OL 6-4 310 R-Jr./2 Campbellsport, Wis. (St. Mary's Springs) 75 Sullivan Absher OL 6-8 327 R-So./3 Belmont, N.C. (South Point) 76 Guerby Lambert OL 6-7 335 R-Fr./4 Boston (Catholic Memorial) 77 Peter Jones OL 6-5 312 R-Fr./4 Coatesville, Pa. (Malvern Prep) 78 Owen Strebig OL 6-8 300 Fr./4 Brookfield, Wis. (Waukesha Catholic Memorial) 81 Scrap Richardson WR 6-0 190 Fr./4 Greenville, Ga. (Greenville) 82 Leo Scheidler WR 6-1 195 Sr./1 Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) 85 Jack Larsen TE 6-3 250 R-Fr./4 Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic) 86 Alex Whitman WR 6-3 199 Jr./2 Highstown, N.J. (The Peddie School) 87 Cooper Flanagan TE 6-6 255 Jr./2 Pleasant Hill, Calif. (De La Salle) 88 James Flanigan TE 6-6 241 Fr./4 Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame de la Baie) 88 Armel Mukam DL 6-3 305 R-So./3 La Prairie, Quebec (Woodberry Forest School [Va.]) 90 Kobi Onyiuke DL 6-4 245 Sr./1 Richmond, Va. (Benedictine College Prep) 91 Gordy Sulfsted DL 6-5 260 Fr./4 Cincinnati (St. Xavier) 93 Jared Dawson DL 6-1 288 R-Sr./1 Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville) 94 Joe Reiff DL 6-5 258 Fr./4 Elmhurst, Ill. (York Community) 95 Bryce Young DL 6-7 271 So./3 Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Christian) 96 Joseph Vinci LS 6-4 232 Fr./4 Westwood, Mass. (Westwood) 97 Gabriel Rubio DL 6-5 321 R-Sr./1 St. Louis (Lutheran St. Charles) 98 Noah Burnette K 5-10 185 R-Sr.*/1 Raleigh, N.C. (Leesville Road) Note: Class years are academic enrollment; eligibility is in regard to on the field ^ Suffered a season-ending injury; * super senior ✦ BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM ✦ 800-421-7751 GAME PREVIEW: STANFORD Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 2 Elijah Brown 6-2 210 R-Fr. 10 Dylan Rizk 6-2 225 R-So. RB 20 Micah Ford 6-0 220 So. or 33 Cole Tabb 5-8 200 R-Fr. WR 3 CJ Williams 6-1 205 Sr. 4 Jordan Onovughe 6-2 210 R-So. WR 0 Caden High 5-10 165 Jr. 25 Marcus Brown 5-10 170 R-Fr. WR 11 Bryce Farrell 5-10 175 6th 18 Myles Libman 6-0 190 R-So. TE 86 Sam Roush 6-5 260 Sr. 88 Benji Blackburn 6-6 260 So. LT 66 Niki Prongos 6-7 315 R-Jr. 73 Charlie Symonds 6-8 310 R-So. LG 62 Josh Williams 6-4 300 Fr. or 68 Zak Yamauchi 6-4 325 Fr. C 74 Fisher Anderson 6-7 315 R-Jr. 63 Carson Caplan 6-3 305 R-Fr. RG 71 Emeka Ugorji 6-5 300 Fr. or 51 Ziron Brown 6-3 310 R-Fr. RT 58 Kahlil House 6-5 305 So. 62 Josh Williams 6-4 300 Fr. Defense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. EDGE 11 Tevarua Tafiti 6-2 240 R-Jr. 30 Ese Dubre 6-2 260 5th DT 91 Clay Patterson 6-3 280 Gr. 98 Zach Buckey 6-3 270 5th DT 97 Zach Rowell 6-3 285 R-Jr. or 75 Braden Marceau-Olayinka 6-3 300 R-So. DT 94 Anthony Franklin 6-3 285 5th 45 Omar Staples 6-3 270 R-So. EDGE 14 Wilfredo Aybar 6-2 270 5th 44 Ernest Cooper 6-4 250 R-Jr. LB 35 Matt Rose 6-2 230 R-Jr. 51 Sam Mattingly 6-2 240 So. LB 0 Jahsiah Galvan 6-2 230 R-Jr. 23 Hunter Barth 6-2 230 R-Sr. CB 22 Ché Ojarikre 6-2 205 R-So. 31 Aaron Morris 5-11 195 Jr. S 5 Jay Green 6-3 215 R-Jr. or 21 Scotty Edwards 6-1 205 R-Jr. S 32 Mitch Leigber 6-1 200 5th 29 Darrius Davis 6-0 200 So. CB 6 Collin Wright 6-0 195 R-Jr. or 9 Brandon Nicholson 6-0 190 So. Special Teams Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 13 Emmet Kenney 6-2 220 5th 19 London Bironas 5-10 205 Fr. P 37 Aidan Flintoft 6-2 210 Jr. 19 London Bironas 5-10 205 Fr. H 37 Aidan Flintoft 6-2 210 Jr. 18 Myles Libman 6-0 190 R-So. LS 93 Peyton Warford 6-3 225 R-Jr. 47 Alejandro Chavez 6-2 225 R-Jr. KR 0 Caden High 5-10 165 Jr. 26 Sedrick Irvin 5-10 205 Jr. PR 13 Liam Thorpe 6-0 195 Fr. 11 Bryce Farrell 5-10 175 6th Stanford Cardinal Two-Deep Depth Chart Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. WR 0 Malachi Fields 6-4 222 R-Sr. 5 Cam Williams 6-2 200 R-Fr. WR 2 Will Pauling 5-10 190 R-Sr. or 1 Jaden Greathouse 6-1 215 Jr. LT 54 Anthonie Knapp 6-4 300 So. 71 Styles Prescod 6-6 292 R-Fr. LG 75 Sullivan Absher 6-8 327 R-So. 55 Chris Terek 6-6 322 R-So. C 64 Joe Otting 6-4 308 R-So. 57 Cam Herron 6-2 285 Fr. RG 76 Guerby Lambert 6-7 335 R-Fr. or 75 Sullivan Absher 6-8 327 R-So. RT 59 Aamil Wagner 6-6 300 R-Jr. 76 Guerby Lambert 6-7 335 R-Fr. TE 9 Eli Raridon 6-7 252 Sr. 7 Ty Washington 6-4 248 R-Jr. or 85 Jack Larsen 6-3 250 R-Fr. WR 6 Jordan Faison 5-10 185 Jr. 11 KK Smith 6-0 176 R-So. QB 13 CJ Carr 6-3 210 R-Fr. 8 Kenny Minchey 6-2 208 R-So. RB 4 Jeremiyah Love 6-0 214 Jr. 24 Jadarian Price 5-11 210 R-Jr. Defense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 5 Boubacar Traore 6-4 250 R-So. 44 Junior Tuihalamaka 6-2 255 Sr. or 12 Jordan Botelho 6-3 260 R-Sr. DT 47 Jason Onye 6-5 302 R-Sr. 42 Cole Mullins 6-5 275 R-Fr. DT 41 Donovan Hinish 6-2 277 R-Jr. 93 Jared Dawson 6-1 288 R-Sr. DE 95 Bryce Young 6-7 271 So. 40 Joshua Burnham 6-4 260 R-Jr. WILL 4 Jaiden Ausberry 6-2 228 R-So. 3 Jaylen Sneed 6-2 230 R-Jr. MIKE 34 Drayk Bowen 6-2 235 Jr. 19 Madden Faraimo 6-2 235 Fr. CB 15 Leonard Moore 6-2 195 So. 21 Karson Hobbs 6-1 189 So. BS 8 Adon Shuler 6-0 205 R-So. 22 Ethan Long 6-3 210 Fr. FS 7 Jalen Stroman 6-1 201 R-Sr. 28 Luke Talich 6-4 210 Jr. CB 6 Christian Gray 6-0 190 Jr. 24 Mark Zackery IV 5-11 175 Fr. NIC 0 DeVonta Smith 5-11 195 R-Sr. 14 Dallas Golden 6-0 187 Fr. Special Teams Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. KO 18 Erik Schmidt 6-2 210 Fr. PK 18 Erik Schmidt 6-2 210 Fr. P 16 James Rendell 6-6 225 R-Sr. 18 Erik Schmidt 6-2 210 Fr. LS 96 Joseph Vinci 6-4 232 Fr. 49 Andrew Kros 6-4 225 Jr. H 10 Tyler Buchner 6-1 206 Sr. 16 Anthony Rezac 6-3 201 So. PR 6 Jordan Faison 5-10 185 Jr. or 2 Will Pauling 5-10 190 R-Sr. KR 4 Jeremiyah Love 6-0 214 Jr. or 24 Jadarian Price 5-11 210 R-Jr. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Two-Deep Depth Chart Facebook: @notredameBGI Instagram: @blueandgoldillustrated X (Twitter): @BGInews YouTube: @BlueGoldIllustrated ✦ BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM ✦ 800-421-7751 GAME PREVIEW: STANFORD 0 Jahsiah Galvan ILB 6-2 230 R-Jr. West Liberty, Iowa (West Liberty) 0 Caden High WR 5-10 165 Jr. Atlanta (Grayson) 2 Elijah Brown QB 6-2 210 R-Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei) 2 Dylan Stephenson OLB 6-4 235 R-Fr. Miami (Columbus) 3 Jaylen'Dai Sumlin S 6-2 200 So. Castaic, Calif. (Sierra Canyon) 3 CJ Williams WR 6-1 205 Sr. Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mater Dei) 4 Jordan Onovughe WR 6-2 210 R-So. Pomona, Calif. (Mater Dei) 5 Chris Davis Jr RB 5-10 195 So. Picayune, Miss. (Picayune Memorial) 5 Jay Green S 6-3 215 R-Jr. Houston (Lamar) 6 Tuna Altahir RB 6-0 230 5th Kennewick, Wash. (Makiakin) 6 Collin Wright CB 6-0 195 R-Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Manvel) 8 Cam Richardson CB 6-2 190 So. Irvington, N.J. (Irvington) 9 Myles Jackson QB 6-2 200 R-So. Lakewood, Calif. (Millikan) 9 Brandon Nicholson CB 6-0 190 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) 10 Dylan Rizk QB 6-2 225 R-So. Delray Beach, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) 10 Jordan Washington CB 6-0 200 Gr. Westlake, Calif. (JSerra Catholic) 11 Bryce Farrell WR 5-10 175 6th Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Oaks Christian School) 11 Tevarua Tafiti OLB 6-2 240 R-Jr. Waipahu, Hawai'i (Punahou School) 13 Emmet Kenney K 6-2 220 5th Fargo, N.D. (Shanley) 13 Liam Thorpe WR 6-0 195 Fr. New York City (The Hun School of Princeton) 14 Wilfredo Aybar OLB 6-2 270 5th Fall River, Mass. (Cheshire Academy) 15 Ben Gulbranson QB 6-3 215 R-Sr. Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park) 15 Donte Utu S 6-1 180 Fr. Manoa, Hawaii (Punahou School) 17 Omari Gaines S 6-2 200 Fr. Newark, N.J. (Malcolm X Shabazz) 17 Charlie Mirer QB 6-6 210 R-Jr. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic) 18 Myles Libman WR 6-0 190 R-So. Las Vegas (Pinnacle) 19 London Bironas K 5-10 205 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 19 David Pantelis WR 5-11 200 5th Pittsburgh (Upper St. Clair) 20 Micah Ford RB 6-0 220 So. Toms River, N.J. (Toms River North) 21 Scotty Edwards S 6-1 205 R-Jr. Holladay, Utah (Olympus) 22 Ché Ojarikre S 6-2 205 R-So. Alpharetta, Ga. (Denmark) 23 Hunter Barth ILB 6-2 230 R-Sr. Chandler, Ariz. (Queen Creek) 24 Lonnie McAllister III CB 5-10 180 Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Gonzaga College) 25 Marcus Brown WR 5-10 170 R-Fr. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei) 25 Bo Tate ILB 6-0 220 R-Fr. Salt Lake City (Corner Canyon) 26 Chris Garland CB 6-0 180 Fr. Buford, Ga. (Buford) 26 Sedrick Irvin RB 5-10 205 Jr. Miami (Christopher Columbus) 27 Breylan Thompson CB 6-1 190 So. Missouri City, Texas (Episcopal) 28 Sam Neely III CB 5-11 185 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Weddington) 29 Darrius Davis S 6-0 200 So. Metairie, La. (Archbishop Rummel) 30 Ese Dubre ILB 6-2 260 5th Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern) 31 Aaron Morris CB 5-11 195 Jr. Lowell, Mass. (Phillips Exeter Academy [N.H.]) 32 Mitch Leigber S 6-1 200 5th Laguna Hills, Calif. (Laguna Hills) 32 Owen van Loben Sels WR 6-3 205 R-Fr. Menlo Park, Calif. (Menlo-Atherton) 33 Cole Tabb RB 5-8 200 R-Fr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Choctawhatchee) 34 Champ Hampton RB 5-10 220 R-So. Ooltewah, Tenn. (Baylor School) 34 Javion Randall CB 5-11 190 R-Fr. Richmond, Va. (Henrico) 35 Matt Rose ILB 6-2 230 R-Jr. Brecksville, Ohio (Brecksville-Broadview Heights) 36 Kenaj Washington RB 5-7 150 R-Jr Kennedale, Texas (Kennedale) 36 Tre Williams OLB 6-2 235 R-So. Farmers Branch, Texas (Parish Episcopal School) 37 Aidan Flintoft P 6-2 210 Jr. Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Oaks Christian School) 38 Zach Johnson ILB 6-3 230 R-So. Coeur D'Alene, Idaho (Lake City) 39 Charlie Eckhardt S 6-2 205 R-Fr. Centennial, Colo. (Arapahoe) 40 Jason Thompson WR 5-10 190 R-Jr. Stevenson Ranch, Calif. (Harvard Westlake) 40 Mickey Vaccarello OLB 6-2 230 Fr. Pittsburgh (Peters Township) 41 Anson Pulsipher ILB 6-0 220 R-Jr. Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley) 42 Jacobi Murray DL 6-1 315 R-Fr. Conyers, Ga. (Holy Innocents' Episcopal) 43 Landon McComber ILB 6-2 235 Fr. Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) 44 Ernest Cooper OLB 6-4 250 R-Jr. Arlington, Texas (Martin) 45 Omar Staples DL 6-3 270 R-So. Oakland, Calif. (Oakland Tech) 46 Carter Davis OLB 6-4 225 Fr Eagle, Idaho (Eagle) 47 Alejandro Chavez LS 6-2 225 R-Jr. West Covina, Calif. (Bishop Amat) 48 Drew Cunningham OLB 6-3 245 R-Fr. Orinda, Calif. (De La Salle) 49 Gabe Kaminski OLB 6-3 235 Fr. Riverside, Ill. (Nazareth Academy) 50 R.J. Gaskins DL 6-3 265 R-So. McLean, Va. (Gonzaga College) 51 Ziron Brown OL 6-3 310 R-Fr. Waveland, Miss. (Bay) 51 Sam Mattingly ILB 6-2 240 So. Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia West) 52 Maxwell Richardson OLB 6-3 235 R-Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Central) 53 Nathan Mejia OL 6-3 305 R-Jr. Arcadia, Calif. (Cathedral) 54 Preston Jernegan ILB 6-2 230 R-Fr. La Cañada Flintridge, Calif. (St. Francis) 55 Joe Asiain DL 6-3 275 R-Fr. Edison, N.J. (Saint Peter's Prep) 55 Simione Pale OL 6-4 320 Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove) 56 Hayden Gunter OL 6-7 300 R-Fr. Denton, Texas (Denton) 56 Miles McGee ILB 6-2 220 R-So. Boston (Christopher Columbus) 57 Kole Briehler DL 6-2 280 Fr. Pennington, N.J. (The Hun School of Princeton) 58 Brendan Delaney DL 6-5 255 R-Fr. Montreal, Quebec (Lawrenceville Prep) 58 Kahlil House OL 6-5 305 So. Warner Robins, Ga. (Houston County) 59 Charlie Hoitink OL 6-4 300 R-Fr. Slinger, Wis. (Slinger) 60 Nick Fattig OL 6-4 300 R-So. League City, Texas (Clear Springs) 62 Josh Williams OL 6-4 300 Fr. Radnor, Pa. (The Haverford School) 63 Carson Caplan OL 6-3 305 R-Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) 66 Niki Prongos OL 6-7 315 R-Jr. Novato, Calif. (Marin Catholic) 68 Zak Yamauchi OL 6-4 325 Fr. Las Vegas (Bishop Gorman) 71 Emeka Ugorji OL 6-5 300 Fr. Oak Cliff, Texas (South Oak Cliff) 73 Charlie Symonds OL 6-8 310 R-So. South Kent, Conn. (Taft School) 74 Fisher Anderson OL 6-7 315 R-Jr. Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin) 75 Braden Marceau-Olayinka DL 6-3 300 R-So. Melrose, Mass. (Melrose) 76 Jack Leyrer OL 6-5 300 5th Dallas (Highland Park) 79 Kai Greer OL 6-6 295 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Marvin Ridge) 80 Brendan Doyle TE 6-4 255 5th Gilroy, Calif. (Monte Vista Christian) 81 JonAnthony Hall WR 6-1 190 Fr. Fishers, Ind. (Fishers) 82 Tyler Kuo WR 6-3 205 R-So. Austin, Texas (Regents School of Austin) 83 Reiman Zebert TE 6-6 230 Fr. Springfield, Neb. (Platteview) 84 Chico Holt TE 6-5 255 R-So. Houston (Strake Jesuit) 85 Zach Giuliano TE 6-6 245 Fr. Corona del Mar, Calif. (Corona del Mar) 86 Sam Roush TE 6-5 260 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. (Lipscomb Academy) 87 Aiden Black TE 6-4 240 R-Fr. Dingmans Ferry, Pa. (Delaware Valley) 88 Benji Blackburn TE 6-6 260 So. Miami (Columbus) 89 Griffin Waiss TE 6-5 240 R-Jr. Los Gatos, Calif. (Bellarmine) 90 Gavin Geweniger OLB 6-4 245 R-So. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) 91 Clay Patterson DL 6-3 280 Gr. Frisco, Texas (Frisco Reedy) 92 AJ Seidler K 6-1 225 R-Fr. Appleton, Wis. (Xavier) 93 Peyton Warford LS 6-3 225 R-Jr. Woodside, Calif. (St. Francis) 94 Anthony Franklin DL 6-3 285 5th Phoenix (Pinnacle) 95 Adam Shovlin DL 6-4 270 Fr. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (The Lawrenceville School) 96 Connor Bachhuber DL 6-5 275 R-Fr. San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente) 97 Zach Rowell DL 6-3 285 R-Jr. San Diego (Torrey Pines) 98 Zach Buckey DL 6-3 270 5th Bakersfield, Calif. (Garces Memorial) 99 Benedict Umeh DL 6-5 280 R-Fr. Toronto, Ontario (Avon Old Farms School [Conn.]) STANFORD CARDINAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School) No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (High School) ✦ BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM ✦ 800-421-7751 GAME PREVIEW: STANFORD PASSING Notre Dame Com. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT CJ Carr 178 266 66.9 2,536 22 6 Kenny Minchey 15 18 83.3 148 0 0 Stanford Com. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Ben Gulbranson 148 260 56.9 1,813 9 10 Elijah Brown 56 90 62.2 625 3 1 RUSHING Notre Dame Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Jeremiyah Love 185 1,306 7.1 17 94 Jadarian Price 107 659 6.2 10 58 Aneyas Williams 14 141 10.1 3 54 Stanford Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Micah Ford 145 643 4.4 4 75 Cole Tabb 103 413 4.0 3 28 Sedrick Irvin 31 89 2.9 1 15 RECEIVING Notre Dame Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long Jordan Faison 46 572 12.4 3 48 Malachi Fields 33 608 18.4 5 66 Eli Raridon 30 473 15.8 0 65 Stanford Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long CJ Williams 58 735 12.7 6 36 Sam Roush 45 472 10.5 2 69 Caden High 33 380 11.5 1 34 TACKLES Notre Dame Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Drayk Bowen 30 30 60 4-23 Adon Shuler 28 22 50 3-22 Tae Johnson 35 13 48 0.5-0 Stanford Solo Assists Total TFL-Yards Matt Rose 47 50 97 8-40 Scotty Edwards 32 20 52 3.5-22 Jahsiah Galvan 30 18 48 2-5 INTERCEPTIONS Notre Dame No. Yards Avg. TD Tae Johnson 4 73 18.3 1 Leonard Moore 4 50 12.5 1 Stanford No. Yards Avg. TD Brandon Nicholson 2 0 0.0 0 SACKS Notre Dame No. Yards Boubacar Traore 7.5 55 Stanford No. Yards Clay Patterson 4 30 KICKING Notre Dame PAT FG Long Noah Burnette 20-22 5-6 48 Erik Schmidt 34-35 0-3 — Stanford PAT FG LG Emmet Kenney 19-19 14-19 46 PUNTING Notre Dame No. Avg. I20 Long James Rendell 22 44.6 11 55 Stanford No. Avg. I20 Long Aidan Flintoft 54 43.3 10 62 Sr. Jr. So. Fr. ND Offense 3 6 7 7 ND Defense 6 6 8 5 ND Specialists 3 4 1 4 ND Totals 12 16 16 16 Sr. Jr. So. Fr. SU Offense 3 4 6 9 SU Defense 8 8 7 1 SU Specialists 1 7 1 2 SU Totals 12 19 14 12 Class Breakdowns (2025 Two-Deep) Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Avg. Notre Dame 118 131 112 94 — 455 41.4 Stanford 50 68 26 62 — 206 18.7 Turnover Margin Gained Lost +/- Notre Dame 22 10 +12 Stanford 13 16 -3 TOP INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Offense Notre Dame Stanford Points Per Game 41.4 18.7 First Downs 248 193 Rushing Yards 2,254 928 Rushing Yards Per Game 204.9 84.4 Rushing Attempts 391 362 Average Yards Per Rush 5.8 2.6 Passing Yards 2,724 2,438 Passing Yards Per Game 247.6 221.6 Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 194-287-6 204-351-11 Average Yards Per Catch 14.0 12.0 Total Yards 4,978 3,366 Average Yards Per Game 452.5 306.0 Average Kickoff Return 29.2 18.1 Average Punt Return 12.0 5.3 Third-Down Conversions 54-117 61-163 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 46.2% 37.4% Fourth-Down Conversions 14-28 11-20 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 50.0 55.0% Defense Notre Dame Stanford Points Allowed Per Game 17.4 27.4 First Downs Allowed 206 230 Rushing Yards Allowed 1,105 1,244 Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game 100.5 113.1 Opponent Rushing Attempts 372 343 Average Yards Per Rushing Attempt 3.0 3.6 Passing Yards Allowed 2,335 3,130 Passing Yards Allowed Per Game 212.3 284.5 Opponent Passing Com.-Att.-Int. 210-373-20 271-409-3 Average Yards Per Catch Allowed 11.1 11.5 Total Yards Allowed 3,440 4,374 Average Yards Per Game Allowed 312.7 397.6 Average Kickoff Return Allowed 22.5 23.9 Average Punt Return Allowed 5.5 13.5 Third-Down Conversions 54-157 61-153 Third-Down Conversion Percentage 34.4% 39.9% Fourth-Down Conversions 12-29 11-21 Fourth-Down Conversion Percentage 41.4% 52.4% ✦ INSIDE THE NUMBERS ✦ BLUEGOLDONLINE.COM ✦ 800-421-7751 GAME PREVIEW: STANFORD Facts & Figures NOTRE DAME AT STANFORD Date: Nov. 29, 2025 Site (Capacity): Stanford Stadium (50,424) Kickoff: 10:30 p.m. ET Television: ESPN Radio: This game can be heard on Notre Dame IMG affiliates. Series Facts: Notre Dame leads 24-14. The Fighting Irish won the last meeting 49-7 in South Bend on Oct. 12, 2024. Head coaches: Stanford — Frank Reich (4-7, 1st season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (42-12, 4th season). Noting Stanford: The Cardinal entered Week 14 ranked 25th in the FBS in rushing defense, allow- ing just 113.1 yards per game, but that might be a reflection of poor rushing offenses in the ACC. Seven other ACC programs were ranked ahead of the Cardinal … Stanford recorded just 3 interceptions through 11 games … Linebacker Matt Rose tallied 45 more tackles than any of his teammates through 11 games. His 8.8 tackles per game ranked 25th in the FBS. Predictions Todd D. Burlage: Notre Dame 42, Stanford 7 Once a proud rivalry between elite academic schools, this has become a matchup of two programs heading in different directions. This will mark the seventh straight season that the Cardinal will fail to reach six wins. About the only highlight during its down stretch was a 16-14 upset of Notre Dame in 2022. Meanwhile, the Irish look to win at least 10 games in a season for the eighth time in the last nine years. All Notre Dame, start to finish. Steve Downey: Notre Dame 48, Stanford 17 No school has seen a reversal of fortunes quite like the one Stanford has undergone. The Cardinal compiled a 94-27 overall record (.777 winning percentage) from 2010-18, but has failed to win more than four games in any of the previous six seasons and was just 24-53 since 2019 entering Week 14 of the 2025 campaign. That .312 winning percentage is the worst among all Power Four schools, well below Vanderbilt (28-53, .346), Kansas (30-52, .366), Purdue (30-50, .375) and Northwestern (32-49, .395). So, Stanford brought back former star quarterback Andrew Luck to try to turn things around. It has looked a little better this season, but it's clear Luck has his work cut out for him in the current landscape of college football. Since losing three straight to the Cardinal from 2015-17, the Fighting Irish have dominated with five wins by an average score of 47-17 in six meetings since 2018. Notre Dame wins big again to clinch a spot in this year's College Football Playoff. Eric Hansen: Notre Dame 45, Stanford 10 For a team that changed head coaches in March — and to an interim one at that — and whose prized quarterback recruit (Bear Bachmeier) transferred in May and is starting for BYU, the Cardinal hasn't been the abject disaster it could have been. One of the reasons is the late blooming of wide receiver CJ Williams, who in his fourth year in college and third school has finally put forth the production that aligns with his lofty recruiting ranking in the 2022 class, as a late-cycle Notre Dame decommitment. Beyond that, well, Stanford has a pretty good run defense (25th), and that's about it. In the 24 major offensive, defensive and special teams categories, the Cardinal ranks 80th or lower nationally (out of 134) in 20 of them. The late start (10:30 ET) won't be enough to make the Irish sleepwalk, as they punch their ticket for the College Football Playoff with a convincing win. Tyler Horka: Notre Dame 50, Stanford 10 When's the last time the Irish had any issue whatsoever out on The Farm? It's been eight years. The last three times Notre Dame has played at Stanford, the Irish have won by an average margin of 28.3 points. Head coach Marcus Freeman's team won by 33 the last time Notre Dame was out there, and with style points mattering at least a little for College Football Playoff purposes this year, I'm upping that by a touch- down and a successful extra point. A 40-point victory for the much better team to round out the regular season in just that — style. Tyler James: Notre Dame 42, Stanford 20 Stanford only wins games at home this season. But that might be the only reason the Cardinal have hope in trying to take down Notre Dame. Stanford has become feistier than the laughingstock it appeared to be to open the season, but its roster doesn't have a lot of redeeming qualities. The lone strength of Stanford is its rush defense, but that might be a product of how poorly it defends the pass. Stanford might find some spoiler magic early in the game, but Notre Dame will pull away with its superior talent. Kyle Kelly: Notre Dame 52, Stanford 10 After the Cardinal upset head coach Marcus Freeman and the Irish, 16-14, in his first game against them in 2022, the Irish have responded with a vengeance. In the three games since then, Notre Dame has out- scored Stanford 105-30. The Cardinal aren't bowl eligible, while the Irish are looking to make one strong final impression on the College Football Playoff committee. I think this one results in a big Irish win. Jack Soble: Notre Dame 42, Stanford 7 Stanford is inept offensively, which is why this prediction assumes Notre Dame scores a defensive touchdown at some point in its final regular-season game. The Irish know what's at stake as they travel to Northern California on Thanksgiving weekend for possibly the last time in a while. Notre Dame has one more chance to show the CFP Selection Committee that it belongs, no matter what happens on Championship Weekend and no matter how well Miami plays down the stretch. 2025 STANFORD SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time (ET)/Results Aug. 23 at Hawai'i L, 23-20 Sept. 6 at BYU L, 27-3 Sept. 13 Boston College W, 30-20 Sept. 20 at Virginia L, 48-20 Sept. 27 San Jose State W, 30-29 Oct. 11 at SMU L, 34-10 Oct. 18 Florida State W, 20-13 Oct. 25 at Miami L, 42-7 Nov. 1 Pittsburgh L, 35-20 Nov. 8 at North Carolina L, 20-15 Nov. 22 California W, 31-10 Nov. 29 Notre Dame (ESPN) 10:30 p.m. 2025 NOTRE DAME SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time (ET)/Result Aug. 31 at Miami L, 27-24 Sept. 13 Texas A&M L, 41-40 Sept. 20 Purdue W, 56-30 Sept. 27 at Arkansas W, 56-13 Oct. 4 Boise State W, 28-7 Oct. 11 NC State W, 36-7 Oct. 18 Southern Cal W, 34-24 Nov. 1 at Boston College W, 25-10 Nov. 8 Navy W, 49-10 Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh W, 37-15 Nov. 22 Syracuse W, 70-7 Nov. 29 at Stanford (ESPN) 10:30 p.m.