Xavier Watts News & Notes
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Numbers
4 Notre Dame Veterans Have New Numbers; Frosh Assigned Theirs Too
Notre Dame released its official roster for 2022 on Monday, and, along with the mid-year enrollees getting their jersey numbers, we learned of four jersey number changes for some Notre…
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5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Finds Pieces Amid More Chaos
Notre Dame’s had a season it would like to forget injury-wise in 2021, yet they just keep winning football games. Over the weekend, the undermanned Irish traveled to Charlottesville amid…
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Overreactions
(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Undermanned Irish Take Advantage of Short-Handed Cavaliers
Notre Dame improved to 9-1 on the season with a 25-point road victory over a Power 5 opponent Saturday night, and there’s still a large contingent of the fanbase unhappy…
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Overreactions
Immediate Overreactions: Another Frustratingly Fun Win Over Navy
In my preview post, I asked if today’s game would be fun or frustrating before predicting that it would be both. That prediction proved to be accurate as the Irish…
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Position Changes
Notre Dame WR Xavier Watts Moves to ROVER LB
Notre Dame’s linebacking depth, something Brian Kelly touted at his first press conference of fall camp, has taken a major hit already this season with three players from the two-deep…
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Notre Dame Wide Receivers
’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Wide Receiving Room Full Of Potential, Short on Experience
Perhaps the biggest difference between Notre Dame and Alabama in their 2020 College Football Playoff matchup in the Rose Bowl was the talent difference at wide receiver. The Crimson Tide…
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Analysis
Will A Notre Dame Freshman Play Offense And Defense In 2020?
On Tuesday, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly participated in “The Fight-The Day We Fight For Our Notre Dame Family,” an online fundraiser towards Covid-19 relief efforts. Pete Byrne of…
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Media Coverage
Notre Dame Football Players We Wanted to See This Spring
Over the weekend, Greg and I hopped on the video call with a blast from the UHND forum past – poster Jack Daniels – to record a podcast. We’ve been…
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Early Enrollment
What Can Notre Dame Expect from Early Enrollees In Spring Football?
In the past, spring ball was a time for the freshmen of the previous class to make their mark. This was especially true for those who chose to redshirt the…
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Analysis
Superlatives for Notre Dame’s Class of 2020 Early Signees
Notre Dame signed 18 recruits today for a smaller class than we’ve been used to. While quantity might have been down this year, quality sure wasn’t. Notre Dame signed playmakers…
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Analysis
Notre Dame Three Star WR Xavier Watts Is Really Good At Football
There is always one in every recruiting class. One guy who you watch the film of and you think, “why is this guy a three star prospect?” Last year that…
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Early Enrollment
Notre Dame Adding Seven, Maybe More, Early Enrollees Today
Among all of the recruits that Notre Dame is signing today, the Irish are adding at least seven early enrollees and could add to that total before all is said…
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Commits
Notre Dame Completes Massive Offensive Haul with Xavier Watts
Notre Dame set out to land a difference making set of offensive skill position players this recruiting cycle and after Friday’s commitment from Xavier Watts, they can consider that goal…
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