JotCast | Notre Dame Football Live Chat Dec. 21, 2023

Notre Dame Football Live Chat Dec. 21, 2023

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Manny in San Pedro

12:29

Eric!!!!!!! Happy Holidays!!! I hope Santa brings you some new sunglasses for a sweet profile picture!!!!! With NIL is it silly to get excited for signing day since 1/3 of these players will transfer eventually?

Eric Hansen

12:28

found in January. ... To your linebacker question. I think I was asked this a couple of places last week, and I'll answer it again, because my answer may have changed. So right now there are nine linebackers on the projected 2024 roster, including three incoming freshmen and current sophomore Nolan Ziegler, whose status again is in limbo, at least for the bowl game. Jack Kiser is the easy one, but even he doesn't know at which position he'll play (and he's willing to play any of them). I will say Kiser (will), Jaylen Sneed (rover) and Drayk Bowen (mike). I would not rule out freshman Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, whom Marcus called the most-college-ready recruit in the class on Wednesday. I think Jaiden Ausberry is going to play a lot too.

12:22

Thanks Matt. And for a first-ever question, you came up with a better one than I typically ask at the press conferences. I'll keep you in mind if I ever have to take a sick day. ... You said THIS period, so let's start there. The transfer portal window closes on Jan. 2, but that's only a deadline for underclassmen to submit their names. But players already in the portal can transfer anytime. Grad transfers have less-restrictive parameters with regards to the window. ... To your question, if no one leaves after the bowl, I would agree with a safety and a third wide receivers as priority additions. If there's an elite offensive tackle, Notre Dame would be interested in that too. Then we get into gray area. A tight end would be a luxury, guarding against injury setbacks to Mitchell Evans and Kevin Bauman. But I think that's a consideration. There's another window in the spring -- April 16-30 -- in which Notre Dame could address spring departures or shop the new names if the Irish didn't like what they (more)

Matt from Winnebago, IL

12:12

Eric, love the chats and thanks for all you do. Long time reader of the chats, first time asking a question. How many more additions do you think will ND have in the portal during this period? Maybe another WR and/or S? Finally, who do you predict are the starters at LB next year week 1?

Eric Hansen

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12:09

Please include your NAME and HOMETOWN along with your question(s). Telepathy does not count.

Now to this week's chat. ...

12:08

► And, finally, thanks to all who have been listening to WSBT radio this season. My co-host Darin Pritchett is on vacation this week, so Weekday SportsBeat (960 AM, live streaming at wsbtradio.com) is also on vacation. But the two of us will be back together next week for the weekday shows on Wednesdays and Thursdays. I'm also co-hosting the pregame shows with Darin and Tyler Horka (which is not a clever stage name for Tyler James). The weekday shows run from 5-6 p.m. ET. The pregame show for the Sun Bowl on Dec. 29 starts at 11 a.m. ET. You can download episodes as podcasts.

12:07

► This week’s Inside ND Sports Podcast will drop on Friday instead of its normal Tuesday release. The podcast can be listened to via SoundCloud or on your preferred podcast platform including: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podbean and Pocket Casts.

12:06

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► If you missed the last episode of our aspiring-to-be-viral Notre Dame Football YouTube show, Football Never Sleeps, it keeps its shelf life long after the live presentation. We’ve settled into our Monday night 7 ET time slot, but will move to Tuesday night at 7 next week because of Christmas. Remember, if you miss the live show, you can catch up anytime on YouTube. Tyler James and I are also doing a live postgame show of our takeaways after every game. We’re also partnering with WSBT-TV this season, including collaborating on highlights and analysis. We’ll have some collaborative content with them on Game Day before the Dec. 29 Sun Bowl.

12:05

► Thanks for adjusting this week to the detour to a Thursday chat this week, because of National Signing Day work commitments for me. We’ll be back in our normal Wednesday noon ET time slot next week.

Some quick programming notes:

12:04

To a special Thursday pre-Christmas/post National Signing Day edition of Notre Dame Football Live Chat brought to you by J&R Solutions.

12:03

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