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  In the most unusual year for freshman football players amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Irish have been able to rely on a few freshmen to repeatedly make impacts. Those freshmen will again be called upon when the Irish (10-0, 9-0 ACC) meet No. 3 Clemson (9-1, 8-1) in the ACC Championship Game on Dec. 19 (4 p.m. EST on ABC) in Charlotte, N.C, in a rematch of the 47-40 double-overtime victory for the Irish on Nov. 7. But no Notre Dame freshman has made a bigger impact this season than tight end Michael Mayer. With five catches Saturday, Mayer became the first true freshman tight end to record 30 catches for Notre Dame since at least the reinstatement of freshman eligibility in 1972. Mayer, who has 30 catches for 337 yards and two touchdowns, is about to pass Kyle Rudolph (29 catches for 340 yards and two touchdowns) for receiving yards as a true freshman too.

Only four other true freshman tight ends have recorded double-digit catches during that time frame: Ken MacAfee (14 in 1974), Dean Masztak (13 in 1978), Alizé Mack (13 in 2015) and Derek Brown (12 in 1988). For as impressive as Mayer has been, he's also experienced his share of freshman moments including a one-yard catch on fourth-and-3 against Syracuse on which he tried to run around defenders instead of plunging ahead for the first down. "Mike didn't hit a roadblock, but there was a lot going on," Kelly said. "The tight end position, there are some complexities there with different looks each week relative to what's going on." - South Bend Tribune


Jr/2023 TE *Michael MayerNotre Dame
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