Notre Dame football avenged their loss to Louisville last season, defeating the Cardinals 31-24 on Saturday. It was a mixed performance from the defense, who had some really good moments but was also very inconsistent.
Notre Dame has a long track record of attracting and developing elite safeties, like NFL stars Kyle Hamilton and Harrison Smith and current Irish All-American Xavier Watts.
Good dudes The All-American teams are dropping and four Notre Dame football players earned a spot on the AP’s team. From the ND press release: Cross III, Watts Named Associated Press Preseason First Team All-Americans SOUTH BEND, Ind.
The top two players on the list for Notre Dame shouldn’t be much of a surprise. The major question is who comes out on top. Coming in at No. 2 is star safety Xavier Watts, who is coming off of an All-American campaign in 2023.
There is nothing but positivity around the Notre Dame defense heading into the 2024 season. There are some expectations that this could be Al Golden’s best unit during his tenure in South Bend, which says a lot based on how strong the group was in 2023. That’s the amount of talent the team returns.
Notre Dame's Xavier Watts is a rare find in the modern college football era. The Omaha, Neb. product came to Notre Dame in the 2020 recruiting class as a wide receiver.
2 time? It’s AWARD WATCH LIST season for Notre Dame football and the rest of the country. On Tuesday, Irish defensive players Xavier Watts and Howard Cross were named to the Nagurski Award WATCH list.
Notre Dame senior defensive back Xavier Watts and senior defensive tackle Howard Cross III have been named as first-team Preseason All-Americans. Junior
We're just a little over a month away from fall camp opening across college football and kickoff to the 2024 season being that much closer. On Tuesday the Walter Camp Football Foundation released its 2024 preseason All-American teams and four Notre Dame players received honors.
Unanimous All-American safety Xavier Watts has elected to return to the Fighting Irish for the 2024 season. Winner of the Bronko Nagurski Award as the
Notre Dame unanimous All-American safety Xavier Watts has elected to return to the Fighting Irish for the 2024 season. Watts simply said "run it back" on his various social media sites while pitching the video of his announcement.
The Notre Dame offseason just got way better as All-American safety Xavier Watts announced his plans to return to the program for a fifth and final season with the program.
Notre Dame senior safety Xavier Watts continues to pile up postseason awards, this time earning first-team All-America honors from both ESPN and Sports Illustrated.
Notre Dame star offensive tackle Joe Alt and standout safety Xavier Watts have earned unanimous All-America honors after both were named to the American Football Coaches Association first-team All-America squad.
Notre Dame senior safety Xavier Watts has been named a first-team All-American by Sporting News as his postseason honors continue to pile up. Watts has now been named a first-team All-America by Walter Camp, the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, CBS Sports, USA TODAY Sports and The Athletic.
Another All-America list is released, which means another first-team All-America honor for Notre Dame stars Joe Alt and Xavier Watts. The latest is from the Associated Press, which named Alt a first-team offensive lineman and Watts a first-team defensive back.
Notre Dame senior safety Xavier Watts has earned yet another first-team All-America honors, this time earning a spot on the Football Writers Association of America team.
Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts enjoyed a breakout season for the Irish. His exploits did not go unnoticed. Named a first team All American by CBS Sports and The Athletic this week, Watts won the Bronko Nagurski Award on Monday.
The best defensive player in college football plays for Notre Dame. The Football Writers Association of America said so this week when it awarded Fighting Irish safety Xavier Watts the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which annually goes to the nation’s top defensive player.
Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts was a breakout star for the Irish this season, and he has been awarded for his tremendous season by winning the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
Al Golden has put together a beast of a defense this season. Heading into Saturday’s regular-season finale at Stanford, Notre Dame’s second year defensive coordinator has a unit that has eye-opening numbers in several national defensive categories.
Xavier Watts, Notre Dame’s senior safety, has garnered attention this season for his exceptional ball-hawking abilities. Among the best defensive backs in the country and a key cog in the Irish’s stout defense, Watts leads the nation in interceptions this year with seven.
Notre Dame Football fans can thank a former Fighting Irish captain for helping Xavier Watts switch from receiver to a top defensive back. Xavier Watts is coming off yet another massive game for Notre Dame Football.
Earlier in the week, Watts, who hadn't been playing up to his standards thus far, talked to reporters about being too indecisive and vowed to change that against USC.
Xavier Watts had two interceptions and returned a late fumble for a touchdown to help No. 21 Notre Dame to a 48-20 victory against No. 10 Southern Cal on Saturday night in South Bend, Ind.
A former receiver, a former linebacker, could Xavier Watts be Notre Dame's lead safety this season?
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