Unanimous All-American safety Xavier Watts has elected to return to the Fighting Irish for the 2024 season. Winner of the Bronko Nagurski Award as the
Notre Dame unanimous All-American safety Xavier Watts has elected to return to the Fighting Irish for the 2024 season. Watts simply said "run it back" on his various social media sites while pitching the video of his announcement.
The Notre Dame offseason just got way better as All-American safety Xavier Watts announced his plans to return to the program for a fifth and final season with the program.
Notre Dame senior safety Xavier Watts continues to pile up postseason awards, this time earning first-team All-America honors from both ESPN and Sports Illustrated.
First time since 1990 Notre Dame had two unanimous selections The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have produced two more Unanimous All-American selections with Joe Alt and Xavier Watts appearing on the last list needed.
Notre Dame star offensive tackle Joe Alt and standout safety Xavier Watts have earned unanimous All-America honors after both were named to the American Football Coaches Association first-team All-America squad.
Notre Dame senior safety Xavier Watts has been named a first-team All-American by Sporting News as his postseason honors continue to pile up. Watts has now been named a first-team All-America by Walter Camp, the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, CBS Sports, USA TODAY Sports and The Athletic.
Another All-America list is released, which means another first-team All-America honor for Notre Dame stars Joe Alt and Xavier Watts. The latest is from the Associated Press, which named Alt a first-team offensive lineman and Watts a first-team defensive back.
Notre Dame senior safety Xavier Watts has earned yet another first-team All-America honors, this time earning a spot on the Football Writers Association of America team.
Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts enjoyed a breakout season for the Irish. His exploits did not go unnoticed. Named a first team All American by CBS Sports and The Athletic this week, Watts won the Bronko Nagurski Award on Monday.
Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts continues earning postseason recognition, with the senior standout earning first-team All-America honors from Walter Camp.
The best defensive player in college football plays for Notre Dame. The Football Writers Association of America said so this week when it awarded Fighting Irish safety Xavier Watts the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which annually goes to the nation’s top defensive player.
The postseason honors continue to roll in for Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts. After winning the Bronko Nagurski Award earlier in the week, the senior has now been named a first team All-American by both CBS Sports and The Athletic.
The best defensive player in college football Xavier Watts was named the 2023 winner of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy — an award given to the best defensive player in college football.
Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts was a breakout star for the Irish this season, and he has been awarded for his tremendous season by winning the Bronko Nagurski Trophy.
There’s a decision coming for Xavier Watts at the end of this season. The Notre Dame safety has been at Notre Dame for four years and his off the charts play at the back end of the Irish defense this season gives him the option to either declare for the NFL Draft or return for another year with the Fighting Irish.
Al Golden has put together a beast of a defense this season. Heading into Saturday’s regular-season finale at Stanford, Notre Dame’s second year defensive coordinator has a unit that has eye-opening numbers in several national defensive categories.
Xavier Watts, Notre Dame’s senior safety, has garnered attention this season for his exceptional ball-hawking abilities. Among the best defensive backs in the country and a key cog in the Irish’s stout defense, Watts leads the nation in interceptions this year with seven.
Notre Dame Football fans can thank a former Fighting Irish captain for helping Xavier Watts switch from receiver to a top defensive back. Xavier Watts is coming off yet another massive game for Notre Dame Football.
Don’t let the 58-7 final score fool you. Notre Dame had to grind its way to Saturday’s victory over Pittsburgh in a game that was less than pleasing to the eye at times for the Irish.
Notre Dame earned a huge win this past weekend when it pounded its arch-rival USC by a 48-20 score. The Fighting Irish dominated the Trojans from start to finish, giving USC its first loss of the season.
No. 21 Notre Dame played with purpose in its storied rivalry against No. 10 USC on Saturday night. It showed. Following a week of soul-searching, and an aggressive and relentless defense—led by one-man highlight reel Xavier Watts—the Fighting Irish dominated USC in a 48-20 victory in a memorable game at Notre Dame Stadium.
Earlier in the week, Watts, who hadn't been playing up to his standards thus far, talked to reporters about being too indecisive and vowed to change that against USC.
Xavier Watts had two interceptions and returned a late fumble for a touchdown to help No. 21 Notre Dame to a 48-20 victory against No. 10 Southern Cal on Saturday night in South Bend, Ind.
A former receiver, a former linebacker, could Xavier Watts be Notre Dame's lead safety this season?
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