JotCast | Notre Dame Football Live Chat Jan. 23, 2024

Notre Dame Football Live Chat Jan. 23, 2024

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Eric Hansen

12:31

Hi Denis. If you think concern will help the situation, I'd put it at medium. Al Golden is recruiting like he'll never leave and yet he will be coveted by some NFL teams and the NFL coaching carousel is still spinning. I think it's safe to rule out a college job. The way I'd look at it, it's good to have coaches that are good enough that they're in demand.

Denis from Niagara Falls, Canada

12:28

Hey Eric. I haven't heard a word regarding the contract extension of Al Golden. With all the vacancies at both the NFL and college level, what should be my level of concern of losing golden? Low, Medium, High, Off the chart (which I am currently at) ? Thanks very much.

Eric Hansen

12:28

Hi Jim. I would expect the 12th game with Army to be announced within the next chat or two, so I am counting down the days until this is no longer in doubt for anyone. I understand your curiosity. Notre Dame likes to do things with its own sense of timing. The strength of schedule issue is not a holdup.

Jim from Wheaton, IL

12:26

Eric, Thanks for all of the incredible insights and information to those of us starving for updates! When will the twelfth game for 2024 be finalized and announced, and what is the holdup? Are the Irish worried about weakening their strength of schedule if they contract with certain schools? Thanks!

Eric Hansen

12:26

Hi Matt. It's pretty standard for most kids to acknowledge an offer in that kind of templated fashion. I really don't see the harm in it. Deuce's presence on social media in interacting with uncommitted Notre Dame recruiting targets and his interactions with recruits on his visits to ND speak pretty clearly to where his heart and mind are at.

Matt from Austin

12:23

Hello Eric, thank you as always for hosting these chats. I saw yesterday that prized quarterback recruit Deuce Knight wrote on X that he was "blessed to be "re-offered" by Alabama." Lately, he appeared to be a strong recruiter for the 2025 class. What are your thoughts on such a post? It may be rather benign, but if he is not considering Alabama, why bother? I cannot imagine that Coach Freeman and the rest of the staff would be too pleased to see it. Thanks again Eric.

Eric Hansen

12:22

To your wide receivers question, I don't think it's so much that Mike Brown is looking for different traits as former ND receivers coach Chansi Stuckey as it is Mike had relationships with some WRs while recruiting at Cincinnati and Wisconsin that he'd like to capitalize on. I'm sure there are some new OC Mike Denbrock likes as well. As far as Jack Swarbrick and what he'll do after retiring, I have not had the chance to ask him about that, so I don't want to speak for him. But given his connections and the respect he has in the college football community, I would think there would be lots of opportunities for him to impact that game if that's what he chose to do.

12:18

Hi Marie. Thank you for being a part of these chats and keeping me on my toes with your questions. ... I think the standard impression every program tries to depict after recruiting events like this is wild success, but in this case the progress the Irish coaching staff was able to make with some top 2025 targets and a top 2026 QB recruit was truly significant. That includes moving from a long shot for elite linebacker recruit Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng to becoming a legit contender for the nation's No. 20 player and No. 1 linebacker in the 2025 class. (He's the half brother of former Irish All-American Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah). The fact that 11 of the 14 committed Irish players in that class came to South Bend on a bone-chilling cold weekend to help recruit — on their own dime — speaks volumes. Tyler James and I went into great detail on our latest Football Never Sleeps YouTube Show if you want more depth. (more)

Marie from Atlanta

12:10

hi Eric, I hope you’re having a great week. Can you tell us what you know about how the junior weekend went? The wide receiver, recruiting board has gotten much bigger recently, do you think this is because Mike Brown is looking for different qualities than Chancey Stucky was looking for? or do you think this is purely a depth/numbers issue? Finally, what do you think Swarbrick will do after he retires? Do you think he will stay involved in college football in someway? As always, thanks for hosting the chats, particularly in the off-season when we’re all looking for anything Notre Dame football.

Eric Hansen

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As far as this week's chat ...

12:06

► Finally, we’re rolling into a busy football offseason at WSBT radio season, and Darin Pritchett and I are together this week Wednesday and Thursday on Weekday SportsBeat (960 AM, live streaming at wsbtradio.com). The weekday shows run from 5-6 p.m. ET. You can download episodes as podcasts.

► This week’s Inside ND Sports Podcast will drop on Thursday. On our most recent edition, former Notre Dame wide receiver Robby Toma (2009-12) joined Tyler James and me. Toma played at Punahou before Notre Dame and remains involved with the Punahou School football program as a volunteer assistant coach. Toma discussed recent Irish linebacker commit Ko'o Kia, expectations for brother Kahanu Kia (who recently returned to ND from a two-year Mormon Mission), the pride he takes in the Punahou School pipeline to Notre Dame, why Hawaii products have gravitated toward ND despite obstacles, the job special teams coordinator Marty Biagi is doing in maintaining Hawaii connections, what's left for ND defensive end Jordan Botelho, his experience with offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock, Manti Te'o being embraced in recent years and more. The podcast can be listened to via SoundCloud or on your preferred podcast platform including: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podbean and Pocket Casts.

► 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’re back in a Monday at 7 ET time slot after some deviations the past few weeks to work around the holidays and the national championship game. Remember, if you miss the live show, you can catch up anytime on YouTube.

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12:04

Due to overwhelming demand, we’re going to continue the chats on a weekly basis through winter workouts and into spring football. After moving to Tuesday for this week, we’re able to slide back into our normal Wednesday at noon ET time slot beginning next week.

12:03

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