Notre Dame opens the season with Ohio State on Sept. But if Notre Dame suffers any more serious injuries, Watts could end up playing a factor in Notre Dame’s WR room. Braden Lenzy and Matt Salerno are also back for another season and could contribute. Notre Dame’s receiver depth currently includes talented-but-unproven players like Lorenzo Styles, Jayden Thomas and Tobias Merriweather. Next thing you know, the next series, he’s in our defense.” We’re obviously down some numbers (at receiver).
“He did both sides of the ball (at Thursday’s 90-play scrimmage) and did a really good job. He’s still working out some at safety and has participated on both sides of the ball this week. “The unselfishness out of him … talks to his character.”įreeman did say Watts’ move isn’t necessarily permanent. The last piece of the puzzle for Notre Dame was at. “He was really progressing as a safety,” Freeman told reporters on Thursday, via Notre Dame Insider. On Wednesday, Marcus Freeman stepped up to the podium on the day where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish finally announced the full coaching staff. The Fighting Irish recently lost Avery Davis for the season and only have a few healthy scholarship receivers on the roster.įor Freeman, Watts’ decision to move back to receiver was about putting the team first. In 2021, he made 15 total tackles with 5 of those coming in a win over West Virginia.īut earlier this week, Watts moved back to receive to help Notre Dame’s depth at that position. Of the 29 hires during the last silly season, 15 are in the. The natural reaction among Notre Dame fans might be that Freeman was not given a fair shake, but consider some of the coaches he has already been deemed better than: former Alabama offensive coordinator and current Maryland head coach Mike Locksley (No. Notre Dame is betting that Freeman is young enough, smart enough and accomplished enough as a new wave of first-year coaches takes over.
He originally arrived in South Bend as a receiver, but changed to safety last fall. More Notre Dame football How Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman strikes balance in recruiting. So I amended the final choice to include a minor bowl game win.
The praise was in response to Watts’ second position switch in the last year. The idea of Notre Dame signing a top-five recruiting class felt abstract under Brian Kelly but seems achievable under Marcus Freeman. Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman was quick to praise sophomore Xavier Watts for his “unselfishness” on Thursday afternoon.
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