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Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts (born November 22, 2001) is an American professional football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, winning the Bronko Nagurski Trophy in 2023. Watts was selected by the Falcons in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft. Early life Watts was born on November 22, 2001, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Omaha Burke High School in Omaha, Nebraska. In his career, he hauled in 163 receptions for 2,978 yards and 36 touchdowns, while also rushing for 88 yards and a touchdown. On defense Watts notched 136 tackles with 7.5 being for a loss, 13 pass deflections, nine interceptions, and one touchdown. He was ranked as the number two recruit in the state of Nebraska in the 2019 class. Watts committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame as a wide receiver. College career 2020 season In the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, Watts was given a redshirt afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is a college football team representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana (CDP), Notre Dame, Indiana, north of the city of South Bend, Indiana. The team plays its home games at the campus's Notre Dame Stadium, which has a capacity of 77,622. Notre Dame is one of three schools that competes as an NCAA Division I FBS independent schools, Independent at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level; however, they play five games a year against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), of which Notre Dame is a member in all other sports except Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey, ice hockey. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football
American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at each end. The offense (sports), offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped Ball (gridiron football), football, attempts to advance down the field by Rush (gridiron football), running with the ball or Forward pass#Gridiron football, throwing it, while the Defense (sports), defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance the ball at least ten yard, yards in four Down (gridiron football), downs or plays; if they fail, they turnover on downs, turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the Glossary of American football#drive, drive. Points are scored primarily b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Virginia Tech Hokies Football Team
The 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hokies were led by sixth-year head coach Justin Fuente, prior to his departure following the Duke game. J. C. Price took over as the interim head coach for the final two games of the regular season and the bowl game. They played their home games at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, competing as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Hokies accepted a bid to the Pinstripe Bowl to face Maryland, where they lost 54–10. Schedule Source: Coaching staff Rankings Game summaries Vs. No. 10 North Carolina vs Middle Tennessee At West Virginia vs No. 24 (FCS) Richmond vs No. 14 Notre Dame vs Pitt vs Syracuse At Georgia Tech At Boston College vs Duke At Miami At Virginia Players drafted into the NFL References {{Virginia Tech Hokies football navbox Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and typically line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and so back up the defensive linemen. They play closer to the line of scrimmage than the defensive backs (secondary). As such, linebackers play a hybrid role and are often the most versatile players on the defensive side of the ball; they can be asked to play roles similar to either a defensive lineman (such as stopping the runner on a running play) or a defensive back (such as dropping back into pass coverage). How linebackers play their positions depends on the defensive alignment, the philosophy of the coaching staff, and the particular play the offense may call. Linebackers are divided into middle linebackers, sometimes called inside linebackers, and outside linebackers. The middle linebacker is frequently the "quarterback of the defense". His central role on the field means he is in the best positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team
The 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led during the regular season by Brian Kelly in his 12th and final season at Notre Dame. They finished the season 11–2, highlighted by rivalry wins over Purdue, USC, Navy, and Stanford and an upset loss to eventual CFP participant Cincinnati. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. On November 29, Kelly resigned to become the head coach at LSU. He finished at Notre Dame with a 12-year record of 113–40 on the field, and an official record of 92–40 due to games vacated by the NCAA. Defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman was named the program's new head coach. The Irish played in the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma State, losing 37–35 after blowing a 28–7 2nd-quarter lead. Offseason Coaching changes On December 14, 2020 defensive coordinator Clark Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redshirt (college Sports)
Redshirt, in United States college athletics, is a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen their period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, aligning with the four years of academic classes typically required to earn a bachelor's degree at an American college or university. However, in a redshirt year, student athletes may attend classes at the college or university, practice with an athletic team, and "suit up" (wear a team uniform) for play – but they may compete in only a limited number of games (see " Use of status" section). Using this mechanism, a student athlete (traditionally) has at most five academic years to use the four years of eligibility, thus becoming what is termed a fifth-year senior. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an additional year of eligibility was granted by the NCAA to student athletes who met certain criteria. Student athletes who qualified had up to six academic yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
