Notre Dame football has its sights set on another Penn State commit, this time 2026 safety Matt Sieg, who will visit South Bend this weekend.

The win followed Penn State's best performance of the season, to which Yurachek referenced, in a 27-24 loss to Indiana. The Nittany Lions led the nation's second-ranked team with under a minute remaining, until the Hoosiers uncorked college football's play of the season to remain unbeaten.

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Quarterback CJ Carr has also emerged as one of the most exciting young quarterbacks in the nation, completing 67% of his passes for 2,487 yards and 21 touchdowns. Next to Love, the star running back, the Notre Dame offense is incredibly potent and physical.

Senior guard Rocco Spindler isn’t backing down from what he calls a “dream game,” and after beating Penn State in last year’s College Football Playoff

While Penn State is not likely to pry Freeman away from the Fighting Irish, he has been an ideal fit since Franklin was dismissed. It would be a dream scenario for the Nittany Lions to be able to land Freeman to lead them into the future.

Redshirt freshman long snapper Joseph Vinci has handled his role without a hitch all year, doing the snapping for Notre Dame football's punts as well.

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman told the media that Jaden Greathouse will be ready for the College Football Playoff.

No. 9 Notre Dame is set to redshirt a key wide receiver from the 2024 College Football Playoff run after overcoming an injury.