Sunday's game between Notre Dame and Miami (FL) could very well be the most-viewed college football game this week. Why? Three reasons. 1. The rich history and hatred between the two programs.
Notre Dame is now 46 days away from kicking off the 2025 season against the Hurricanes down in Hard Rock Stadium. The Irish will be relying on some impact players to get them through the home opener as well as getting them back to another run at the National Championship.
Kicking was an issue for Notre Dame's special teams unit outside of the first few games of the season. For the third year in a row, the Irish have looked to the portal for a kicker, with the hopes of that ending soon with true freshman Erik Schmidt coming to campus in the fall.
Notre Dame was busy Saturday as official word of multiple transfer portal additions was made public. Shortly after news of Louisville defensive tackle Jared Dawson was made official, word that Notre Dame is adding a kicker yet again via the portal came down.
UNC football graduate talents Noah Burnette and Jahvaree Ritzie accounted for two of the nine ACC Player of the Week honors that the conference announced on Monday.
The senior was clutch. For a few seasons, the North Carolina Tar Heels did not have a reliable kicker. UNC experienced the heartbreak of wins slipping away off a stray kick.
Omarion Hampton rushed 30 times for 129 yards, Noah Burnette made all four of his field-goal attempts and North Carolina escaped with a 19-17 win over Minnesota on Thursday night in Minneapolis.