Newsstand: ESPN taps Notre Dame player as a top 15 true freshmen in college football

With seven weeks of college football in the books, ESPN ranked the top 15 performing true freshmen on Thursday. One Notre Dame football player made the list.

ESPN football recruiting scout Billy Tucker included Fighting Irish starting left tackle Anthonie Knapp as the No. 12 overall player and No. 12 offensive tackle on his list.

“He has had some inconsistent play, but overall, he performed well at the difficult left tackle position,” Tucker said. “He is not the biggest player, (6-4, 294 pounds) but is consistent in assignments and mixes a good blend of athleticism and strength. Notre Dame’s recent bye week should help Knapp’s growth both physically and mentally.”

Knapp replaced sophomore left tackle Charles Jagusah after he suffered a preseason injury. The Roswell (Ga.) High product, Knapp, has started all five regular season games.

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Notre Dame Quote of the Day

“Pretty simple around here — reaching our full potential. That’s something that we chase. It isn’t an outcome. It isn’t numbers of wins and losses. We got to chase reaching our full potential and chase improvement. I think we’ll look back after the season and we’ll say, ‘Hey, thought this season was a success or here’s the areas that we didn’t succeed at.’

“You have to just kind of keep blinders on and focus on your upcoming opponent, focus on improving. After the season plays out, we’ll look back and we’ll define if we felt like this was a success or not.”

— Irish coach Marcus Freeman on how they define success this season.

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