It’s not just about athletics with Notre Dame, obviously a top level education is part of student-athlete experience. For many of the academic-first schools, the work in the classroom trumps on the field.
It’s different for the Irish, as they have shown to be able to compete at a high-level along with getting a renown degree. As for the athletics, RedditCFB’s Twitter handle pointed out an interesting stat: just two school made a New Year’s Six Bowl game and will compete in the College World Series. The Irish, along with Ole Miss, are the two schools that hold the impressive distinction.
The football team has a ton of momentum, with Marcus Freeman heading into his first full season as the head coach. As for the baseball team, Link Jarrett has taken them back to the CWS for the first time in 20-years. It’s an accomplishment that is noteworthy, not just because the Irish knocked off the top-seed in the tournament, Tennessee.
The fact that the Irish are able to succeed on the football field and the baseball diamond at a high-level is a great sign that the athletic department headed by Jack Swarbrick have been making the right moves.
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