JotCast | Notre Dame Football Live Chat Oct. 2, 2024

Notre Dame Football Live Chat Oct. 2, 2024

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Eric Hansen

12:13

I think Notre Dame does the right thing here, and with these two guys in particular. Marcus Freeman sits in players' living rooms and tells parents and the kids how important a Notre Dame degree is. I think it would be hypocritical to take that away from them when they're this close. And there is nothing to be gained by taking those scholarship away. Once the school year start, that 85 max number is frozen. So if someone leaves after that point, you don't get to add someone from the walk-on ranks to the scholarship bucket. In Tyson's case, he was already on medical hardship. He'll have to get that reversed, but it's easier -- as Joey Tanona did -- to do it at another school that at the original school. (more)

Dan from Whitby, Ontario

12:09

Eric, Love your work. I have a question regarding players like Jayden Mickey and Tyson Ford, who decide to redshirt after four games to preserve a year of eligibility. I read that they were going to continue to go to class because they are both on pace to graduate in the spring, even though both have left the football program (albeit not on Ford’s terms). To me it seems odd that they are able to continue to attend classes, receive room and board, presumably keep NIL money, and earn their degrees, even though the condition for earning a scholarship to Notre Dame was to play football, which they no longer do, with almost an entire academic year still in front of them. Like many, I am not a fan of how easily players can transfer, but in doing so, I believe that if it is permissible for a player to leave a team in mid-season as Mickey did, that all benefits and entitlements from the athletic scholarship should evaporate, once the player leaves the program. Your thoughts?

Eric Hansen

Off we go.

12:06

Excessive exclamation points are welcome.

And if you're going to fight, just don't right with me.

12:05

But guess what? Since it's a bye week, none of those rules apply ... just the unwritten ones of no 17-part questions and no manifestos.

Here are the rules:

12:04

PLEASE remember to include your name and hometown along with your questions.

As far as this week's chat ...

► Finally, we’re not taking a bye week at WSBT Sports Radio 96.1. Darin Pritchett and I are together this week, as we are every week this season, on Wednesday and Thursday on Weekday SportsBeat (96.1 FM, 960 AM, live streaming at wsbtradio.com). The weekday shows run from 5-6 p.m. ET. I’m also part of the Gameday SportsBeat crew, and the pregame show that runs on Saturdays before every game. You can download all episodes, including the pregame shows, as podcasts.

12:03

► The Inside ND Sports Podcast will drop later today, on Wednesday evening. On the most recent Inside ND Sports Podcast, we invited former Notre Dame offensive lineman Mike Golic Jr. to join Tyler James and me. Golic, cohost of the Gojo and Golic show on the DraftKings Network, discussed life as an Irish fan the last four weeks, what he's seen from head coach Marcus Freeman, ND's offensive line play, what the Louisville game will teach us about ND, quarterback Riley Leonard's development, why the offense hasn't taken off yet, if redemption matters on game day, restlessness in ND Stadium, UNLV's quarterback quitting the team 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 remain in our normal Monday at 7 ET time slot. Remember, if you miss the live show, you can catch up anytime on YouTube. We’ll also be back on our YouTube channel with our Postgame Takeaways show late Saturday night after the Stanford game on Oct. 12.

Some quick programming notes:

12:02

Welcome to a special bye week edition of Notre Dame Football Live Chat.

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