JotCast | Notre Dame Football Live Chat June 27, 2025

Notre Dame Football Live Chat June 27, 2025

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Eric Hansen

12:51

Marie, thanks for being here ... and Bob Morton sent me the pic you two took together in Dallas. ... To your questions. Keep in mind with those 2027s, they are still young QBs and have a lot of developing to do and yet you have to be able to project if your a college coach or assistant. Right now Peyton Houston is the higher ranked (No. 44 vs. 230), but that's going to change. Both competed in the Rivals Five-Star event earlier this week in Indianapolis. Jarrad was far and away the best QB there and that included an impressive group beyond the two you asked about. (more)

Marie from Atlanta

12:43

Hey Eric, I hope you enjoyed your couple of days of vacation, thanks for coming back and hosting the chat. Finally, we have quarterback offers for 2027. Who do you prefer Jerrard or Houston and why? Which one do you would be more likely to end up at Notre Dame. Who else do you think will receive offers in the 2027 class? Do you think taking six offensive lineman indicates the staff thinks they may lose players early to the NFL or the transfer portal next year or did they just really like Thom? Which players do you think might consider leaving early for the NFL next year? Finally, what do you think the ceiling is for Fryzell? Lots of questions yo get you going after vacation. Thanks for hosting the chat and for all the great insights.

Eric Hansen

12:43

Ha. I am confident she will. Funny story, at least from her vantage point. We had a bet a couple of Marches ago picking the men's NCAA bracket and she kicked my butt, and her prize was she wanted to write a sports story and I still have to arrange that. Maybe we'll have her on Football Never Sleeps sometime? Speaking of Marie ...

franz from Niles MI

12:39

Is Marie from Atlanta going to make the jump to the ON3 network with the rest of the staff or will I have to look for her fine work on another website?

Eric Hansen

12:38

Hi Bill, and thanks for that. They will continue ... I got the "heck yeah" from someone high enough on the good chain to make the decision on a Zoom earlier this week. I am beyond ecstatic (if there is such a thing). I'll have a better feel about the details in another week or so while I'm drinking out of a firehose with all the technical changes and tutorials to learn. But as soon as I know, I will share at blueandgold.com and also on my social media accounts, which will stay intact.

Bill from Spring, TX

12:34

Hi, Eric. Love your chats. Look forward to them every week! Will you continue with some form of chats when you begin working at B&G Illustrated in July?

Eric Hansen

12:33

Hi Bob. Freshman Scrap Richardson enrolled in January at 6-foot, 169 pounds and with a background way more steeped in DB play than at wide receiver, so the coaching staff is still learning about what he does well ... beyond running really fast. The fact that he's up to 185 is a positive at either of those positions, but especially if he bumps outside. My sense now is that he'll be a slot this season an someone not in the playing rotation. But if ND gets Finley and Robinson, the path of least resistance may be as a field (outside) receiver in 2026 and beyond. So that would be my longer-term projection for him.

Bob (Oxnard, CA)

12:28

Do you think Scrap Richardson will play in the field or slot? Thanks Eric.

Eric Hansen

12:27

The context of your last question was a cleverly framed way of saying are you drinking so much Koolaid that the Koolaid pitcher is going to come crashing through the wall? My take, you may be right. This is an exciting time to be a Notre Dame fan.

12:24

Rivals, which will be part of the On3 branding still with the merger when it comes to recruiting, has been ranking players and classes since 2002. In 2006, they expanded from a top 100 to a Rivals250, so let's start with 2006. In the 20 recruiting cycles leading up to this one, ND has reached double digits in Rivals250 players 9 times. Last cycle they had eight. They're sitting at 15 now with more to come. The vaunted 2013 Jaylon Smith class had 13 by comparison. The most in the Rivals Era was 16 in 2006 in the Michael Floyd/Kyle Rudolph/Dayne Crist class..(more)

12:20

It becomes more difficult to compare recruiting classes across eras, because the transfer portal matters too, even though ND leans into that less from a quantity standpoint. Quality matters too. I like to use Tom Lemming from time to time, because he does have the historical perspective that goes back decades and he believes this will not only be the best class in more than a decade, but a sign of things to come in future classes. But let's look at some numbers to give you tangible comparisons. (more)

12:18

Pogo, thanks for the questions and I'll start with the most urgent one. ... About violating the no drinking policy at work ... it depends on where you work. It might be a prerequisite. I'm drinking coffee by the way, per usual. ... Now to the recruiting comparison. And let me start with, Notre Dame is not done yet. Next up are decision days next week for three four-star wide receivers — Kaydon Finley, Devin Fitzgerald and Brayden Robinson. I think ND has a good chance to sweep those three. There are a few more ND would like to add in the class in July, the top priority of whom is DT Elijah Golden from Florida. (more)

Pogo from Madison

12:11

Wow, love the title on the recruiting "flex" ND is putting on now and could not agree more. Since you have been covering the team, have you seen a better run on recruits and, in particular, closing with those recruits? I was class of 96 and saw 2 good years and then have watched the decline of ND football, with a few blips of solid play, raising of the standard to a high floor with occasional excellent under Brian Kelly to what we are now. I believe this is the first time since 93 that I'm thinking we should be feared by everyone on our schedule, and we have a punchers chance against anyone in college football these next several years if we keep the infrastructure and coaching generally in place. Am I violating the no drinking policy while at work???

Eric Hansen

OK off we go ...

12:10

But all five of those listed on the sign are rescinded for today. So roll the dice, kick off your shoes, spit, drink and/or fight ... just not with me.

12:09

These normally are the rules.

12:08

12:06

No 17-part questions UNLESS they're chock full of compliments. No manifestos/extended whining streaks even with compliments.

PLEASE include your name and hometown along with your question(s). And that doesn't include doing so via telepathy.

As far as this weeks chat ...

12:05

► At WSBT Sports Radio 960, we’re rolling through a newsy Notre Dame offseason. Darin Pritchett and I were together this week on Wednesday and Thursday, and each week moving forward on Weekday SportsBeat (960 AM, live streaming at wsbtradio.com). The weekday shows run from 5-6 p.m. ET. You can download all episodes as podcasts.

12:04

► Speaking of which … If you missed the last episode of our aspiring-to-be-viral Notre Dame Football YouTube show, Football Never Sleeps, what are you doing with your life? Seriously, the show keeps its shelf life long after the live presentation, so you can catch up now or later on our YouTube channel. We’ll be back next week TBA for another presentation of Football Never Sleeps.

12:03

► On Tuesday, July 1, Tyler James and I will make the move to the On3 network and blueandgold.com and join some amazing teammates. I believe this will be a great move for us and for our subscribers. For answers to frequently asked questions (and just some really good ones that aren’t frequent) regarding the move, check out our FAQs page.
There are some questions posed in the chat about what will happen to this live chat that has been going since the Charlie Weis Era, and about our YouTube content, my radio work with WSBT in South Bend, etc. I’ll hit that in greater detail in the chat as those questions pop up, But for now be assured, it’s all coming with us in some form or fashion.

Some quick programming notes:

12:01

Welcome to the last Notre Dame Football Live Chat of June ... but not the last chat, period.

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