Notre Dame Fighting Irish News: JD Bertrand gets big honor, more
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football player JD Bertrand is in line for one of the more impressive honors in college football.
JD Bertrand is having yet another solid season for the Notre Dame football team on the field. He’s also having another solid semester in the classroom. Both of those things have combined this fall to have the linebacker up for one of the biggest most illustrious awards in the college football world.
Bertrand, who graduated last December and is currently working toward a master’s in business analytics was named as a finalist of the William V. Campbell Trophy thanks in no small part to the fact that he’s boasting a 3.62 GPA at a school that is far from an academic pushover.
This particular trophy is awarded by the National Football Foundation to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance.
It is considered by many to be the “Academic Heisman” and nicknamed as such.
Congratulations, @JDBertrand1!
— National Football Foundation (@NFFNetwork) October 25, 2023
JD graduated last December and is currently working toward a master’s in business analytics. #CampbellTrophy pic.twitter.com/0XMpBMW7ix
With four games to go in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish season, Bertrand already has 52 tackles and 1.5 sacks. This campaign comes in the wake of two straight seasons of at least 80 tackles per season.
More Notre Dame Fighting Irish news
- Speaking of the Notre Dame football team, the Irish are looking to add some talent through the Preferred Walk On program. 2024 running back Brady Fisher announced earlier this week he got a PWO from the Irish. Fisher measures in at 6-foot-3, 215-pounds. He also reports a 4.4 GPA, so he’ll fit right in with Bertrand and the like.
I am blessed to receive a PWO opportunity to further my football career at the University of Notre Dame. Thank you @Marcus_Freeman1 and Chad Bowden for the invite this weekend. Looking forward to getting back on campus! @IndianaPreps @PrepRedzoneIN pic.twitter.com/YXNttP5gGU
— Brady Fisher (@Brady_Fisher23) September 18, 2023
- When the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Pitt Panthers this weekend, it will have a first. Kylee Kazenski will be the first woman to ever portray the Leprechaun mascot. It’s one of those things that can seem small but is actually quite big.
HERSTORY is happening this weekend at Notre Dame 🍀
— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) October 25, 2023
Kylee Kazenski will become the first woman to portray @NDTheLeprechaun at a Notre Dame football game 🤩
(via @NotreDame, @FightingIrish) pic.twitter.com/1tiHrAhcDv
- The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team might take center stage on Saturday against the Panthers but they’re not the only game in town. The Notre Dame baseball team is going to be using the big game for some recruiting. Alum from 1962-2022 are expected to be back in South Bend along with 16 commits in the 2024 and 2025 recruiting classes. In total, there’s set to be about 80 baseball players in South Bend.