Notre Dame knows it has talent among its receivers, but it has no idea who is ready to contribute in 2021. That is to Xavier Watts' advantage, if healthy.

At some point, Kevin Bauman will be more than filler on Notre Dame's tight end depth chart, and that point could arrive in 2021.

If anything can be assumed of a Notre Dame offense under Tommy Rees, it is that it will use multiple tight ends. That is to George Takacs' benefit.

The Pac-12 hired sports entertainment executive George Kliavkoff to be the conference's next commissioner, replacing Larry Scott with a person with a similar resume short on college sports experience.

Michael Mayer set a high bar in his debut campaign. For Notre Dame to succeed in 2021, it will need the sophomore tight end to improve on his breakout year.

Notre Dame's youngest tight end also has the least experience at the position, but the Irish talent at TE affords Mitchell Evans time to develop.

Notre Dame's one-year dalliance with the ACC has come and gone, and 2021 will feature plenty of reminders why the Irish work best in independence.

Notre Dame has nose tackle depth in 2021, but if it is going to have it in the future, it will have to come from current sophomore Aidan Keanaaina.

Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa always wanted to play defensive end. In his fifth season at Notre Dame, he finally gets that chance.

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Even for "Tight End U," pulling in two tight end commitments in one week might be a bit extreme, but it fits a Notre Dame recruiting pattern.

Maurice Linguist was hired as the University at Buffalo head coach months after he became Michigan's co-defensive coordinator.

When Irish defensive line coach Mike Elston calls Notre Dame a "developmental program," he does so with players like Alexander Ehrensberger in mind.

Alabama football coach Nick Saban and other sports figures have taped a public service announcement encouraging Alabamians to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

When Notre Dame moved its most experienced defensive tackle to end this spring, that was a testament to one of his backups, Rylie Mills.

A disappointing spring leads Notre Dame reserve offensive lineman Dillan Gibbons to transfer. He will be immediately eligible.

In a return to some version of normalcy, let's reintroduce the annual series looking through every inch of Notre Dame's roster, 99-to-0.

Clemson defensive end Justin Foster returns to Dabo Swinney's football program when the outlook on his health changed after dealing with the combined effects of COVID and asthma.

The NCAA football oversight committee will recommend some preseason changes for college football programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seeing spring progress from some Notre Dame upperclassmen makes one wonder what might have been if they had full offseasons in 2020 ...

Washington State athletic director Pat Chun will stay in Pullman through 2026.

Notre Dame's Blue-Gold Game showcased three quality quarterbacks and a new defensive scheme, but that is not enough to answer January's questions.

Jordan Johnson arrived at Notre Dame as the best receiver recruit in years. He leaves just one year later without ever making a catch for the Irish.

A tall tight end with vertical skills and a comfort catching the ball? Eli Raridon sounds like exactly what Notre Dame looks for as "Tight End U."

Three offensive linemen, a star linebacker, a tight end, a quarterback, two defensive ends and a receiver set a Notre Dame mark.

Former Notre Dame defensive end Ade Ogundeji the eighth Irish player off the board in the NFL draft, tying Kelly era high.

Notre Dame leader and defensive end Daelin Hayes now a Baltimore Raven after fifth-round selection.

Former Notre Dame QB Ian Book was picked in the fourth round of the NFL draft by the Saints, once again following his talented offensive line.

Notre Dame finishes its sping practices with its annual Blue-Gold Game, one Irish head coach Brian Kelly wants to be as competitive as possible.

If finally getting a month of spring practices was supposed to clarify Washington's quarterback situation, it didn't quite work.

Yet another Notre Dame tight end heard his name called early in the NFL draft, Tommy Tremble becoming the eighth Irish tight end drafted during Brian Kelly's tenure.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah arrived at Notre Dame as an underrated three-star recruit. His wait lasted an extra day, but he leaves a second-round pick.

The left half of Notre Dame's offensive line has now been drafted. The right half expected still to come in this weekend's draft.

Drafted in the second round, Liam Eichenberg heads to the NFL with a Notre Dame tradition to uphold.

Three QBs will warrant watching in the spring finale, but equal attention should go to the receivers and offensive line (Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ET on Peacock).

Kansas hired Buffalo's Lance Leipold, turning over one of college football's worst programs to a longtime Division III coach with strong Midwestern roots.

Adrian Martinez will be a rare four-year starting quarterback at Nebraska this fall and yet, for all his experience, he is one of the team's biggest mysteries.

Notre Dame and NBC announced the kickoff times for the 2021 Irish home slate, headlined by primetime visits from USC and North Carolina in late October.

Notre Dame's search for a starting cornerback has turned to a converted receiver who always expected his time to come on defense.

A serious knee injury will keep Nebraska freshman tight end Thomas Fidone out until at least midseason, coach Scott Frost said.

Despite reaching the Playoff, Notre Dame's 2020 offense was criticized for lacking "firepower." Finding it in 2021 will depend on 2020's breakout stars.

Southeastern Conference teams are searching for the next Kyle Trask or Mac Jones, quarterbacks who emerged as stars in their first full season as starters.

Geno Hayes, a former NFL linebacker who starred at Florida State, has died. He was 33.

Notre Dame will conclude its spring practices on Saturday with a Blue-Gold Game broadcast exclusively on Peacock. What's Peacock? Glad you asked.

Notre Dame lost only one starting cornerback, but its coverage needs go deeper than that. The Irish have started to find their way in that spring priority.

Anthony Russo went through plenty of change during his five seasons at Temple. Now he's ready for a new adjustment at an entirely different school.

The new operating speed for the Tennessee Volunteers is fast. Not as speedy as new coach Josh Heupel wants once the season starts, but pretty quick for April.

Tommy Rees' first season as Notre Dame's offensive coordinator went well. A more explosive 2021 would not mean he does better, but that he studies smarter.

The College Football Playoff management committee discussed a slew of different formats that departed from the current four-team structure.

When Texas whipped Colorado in the Alamo Bowl, there was little talk of a quarterback competition, let alone any whiff of a potential controversy.