<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=34NlHq_0w3WKcQR00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=34NlHq_0w3WKcQR00" width="1182" height="619" >Jordan Clark bows his head, looks away from the camera and searches for words. Two large production lights shine on both sides of his face. A mic hangs above his head, just out of frame. The production occurs inside Murphy's Ice Cream Shoppe, across from Notre Dame's campus in Eddy Street Commons. Outside, light rain hits the pavement on a dreary Sunday morning. The day before Notre Dame beat <a href="https://247sports.com/college/miami/">Miami</a> (<a href="https://247sports.com/college/ohio/">Ohio</a>) 28-3, a victory sparked by a staunch defensive performance. Once again, the Fighting Irish struggled to score early on. Clark, Notre Dame's starting nickel back, is debating what positives to discuss regarding the offense.Crawford points to a handful of effective deep balls from <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/riley-leonard-46101566/">Riley Leonard</a>. Clark looks into the camera and takes it from the top. "Regarding the Miami (Ohio) game, it was great getting the first home win in front of our home crowd. You saw Riley taking shots downfield…"<div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uObbcX18NWs?si=fnysQKUE5dRIAKjE" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div>Clark perfects the intro after a couple of takes. There's no teleprompter for him to read. He gets a few notes from Crawford and just riffs, often without a misspoken word."It's one of those things that comes naturally to certain people," Crawford told Irish Illustrated. "I don't want to downplay what Jordan is doing and capable of doing; we had it typed out on a Google Doc. I showed him from my phone. He read it over in his head a couple of times, and then we did a take. "Sometimes, he'll throw his own spin on it or try to be perfect on it. I'm very impressed."Clark isn't a stranger to this arena. He graduated from <a href="https://247sports.com/college/arizona-state/">Arizona State</a> with a degree in communications. He's appeared on other podcasts in the past, including Crawford's <a href="https://www.varsityhouse.media/">Varsity House Podcast</a> in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10ypYmPj6ik">the spring</a>.Beyond that, he's almost certainly absorbed lessons from his father's media success. Clark's father, Ryan, spent <a href="https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/longformarticle/jordan-clark-persevered-through-bad-film-quad-contusion-to-notre-dame-230317345/#2405013">13 seasons in the NFL</a>. He's a former Pro Bowl safety who won Super Bowl XLIII with the <a href="https://247sports.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>.Upon his NFL retirement, the elder Clark joined ESPN as an analyst and continues to appear on programs like SportsCenter, NFL Live, Get Up! and First Take. He also hosts Inside the NFL and his own podcast, "The Pivot," with fellow former NFL players Fred Taylor and <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/channing-crowder-51747/">Channing Crowder</a>.Last year, the elder Clark won the Sports Emmy for "Outstanding Personality/Studio Analyst," beating out other prominent figures like <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/charles-barkley-80186/">Charles Barkley</a>, <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/shaquille-oneal-80183/">Shaquille O'Neal</a>, <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/nate-burleson-76141/">Nate Burleson</a> and Jay Bilas.When Clark has questions, his father' provides answers, but he's gone into podcasting without much input from pops. More than anything, Ryan Clark is there to cheer on his son.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">How awesome is this? My son <a href="https://twitter.com/Jclark21_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jclark21_</a> sitting with Hall of Famer &amp; legendary <a href="https://twitter.com/NDFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NDFootball</a> running back <a href="https://twitter.com/JeromeBettis36?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JeromeBettis36</a> on his podcast <a href="https://twitter.com/TheIrishScoop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheIrishScoop</a> . Tap in! <a href="https://t.co/ibPcAMKATJ">https://t.co/ibPcAMKATJ</a> — Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) <a href="https://twitter.com/Realrclark25/status/1843737125923238219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>"He listens to it, but he doesn't really tell me how to do too much," Clark said. "He's really just kind of letting me navigate it myself. That's what I love about my dad and I's relationship so much. He's not overbearing. He doesn't try to do too much."</div></body>

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Jordan Clark bows his head, looks away from the camera and searches for words. Two large production lights shine on both sides of his face. A mic hangs above his head, just out of frame. The production occurs inside Murphy's Ice Cream Shoppe, across from Notre Dame's campus in Eddy...

Notre Dame’s Past, Present Nickel Backs Team Up For “Irish Scoop” Podcast

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