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Notre Dame Fighting Irish News: Brian Mason has big Sunday, more

By Oliver Vandervoort

Nov 5, 2022; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish special teams coordinator Brian Mason watches in the first quarter against the Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2022; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish special teams coordinator Brian Mason watches in the first quarter against the Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish assistant coach Brian Mason has moved onto the NFL and on Sunday he had himself quite the day.

Former Notre Dame football coach Brian Mason was only in South Bend for one season, but he made quite a name for himself in that time. His fingerprints on the Irish special teams in 2022 was one that won’t soon be forgotten.

In his one year in town, he led a unit that blocked seven punts (two more than any other team in the country) and forged a Notre Dame Fighting Irish special teams group that broke a pattern of mediocrity.

That performance earned him a job offer with the Indianapolis Colts. This Sunday it appears his teaching really started to take hold for the AFC playoff contender.

The Colts were in Tennessee this past weekend to take on the Titans. In the third quarter Mason’s punt block stood tall.

The former Notre Dame Fighting Irish coach’s unit blocked and returned not one but two straight Tennesssee punts for touchdowns.

The ex-Irish coach’s team is now 7-5 on the season and looks like it’s set for a playoff run in the final five weeks of the regular season. Brian Wilson looks like someone who is quite the innovator when it comes to special teams.

Other Notre Dame Fighting Irish news

  • Notre Dame football linebacker Marist Marist Liufau has declared for the NFL Draft. He’s also going to be skipping the Sun Bowl. He’s the first of what head coach Marcus Freeman has said could be quite a few not to play in the game against Oregon State.
  • The Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team wrapped up the first stretch of their season in impressive fashion. They beat the Lafayette Leopards in impressive fashion, There with a wire-to-wire 96-42 victory. Hannah Hidalgo led the team with 26 points to continue her impressive freshman campaign but every single player who dressed for the game scored a point.
  • The day before Niele Ivey’s squad scored a blowout win, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s team got itself a nice victory as well. Micah Shrewsberry’s squad beat Western Michigan, 86-65. The first-year head coach credited what he believes have been some tough practices for the blowout.
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