Jeremiyah Love
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 4 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 31, 2005 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Christian Brothers (St. Louis, Missouri) |
Jeremiyah Love (born May 31, 2005) is an American college football running back for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
High school career
[edit]Love attended high school at Christian Brothers College High School located in St. Louis, Missouri where he played football and basketball. In Love's junior season, he rushed for 996 yards and 14 touchdowns, helping win the MSHSAA Class 6A State Championship.[1] During Love's senior season he tallied 1,291 yards and 22 touchdowns on 140 carries, while also hauling in 13 receptions for 370 yards and five touchdowns.[2] After having 317 total yards (211 rushing, 106 receiving) and five touchdowns in the MSHSAA Class 6A State Championship win over Lee's Summit North, Love was named MaxPreps Missouri High School Football Player of the Year and Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year. He was also an Under Armour All-American.
Recruiting
[edit]Coming out of high school, Love was rated as a four-star recruit, and as high as the 59th best player, and the 4th best running back in the class of 2023.[3] Additionally, Love held offers from schools such as Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Utah, USC, and Washington.[4] Ultimately, Love decided to commit to play college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[5][6]
College career
[edit]2023 season
[edit]In week one of the 2023 season, Love rushed for his first career touchdown on a 36-yard run in a win over Tennessee State.[7] Love finished his first collegiate season in 2023 rushing 71 times for 385 yards and a touchdown, while also bringing in eight receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown.[8][9]
2024 season
[edit]Heading into the 2024 season, Love entered the year as the starting running back for the Fighting Irish. He scored the first ever touchdown in the history of the College Football Playoff, scoring on a 98 yard run against the University of Indiana.[10]
College statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 71 | 385 | 5.4 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 142 | 1,057 | 7.4 | 98 | 16 | 24 | 224 | 9.3 | 32 | 2 | |||
| Career | 26 | 14 | 213 | 1,442 | 6.8 | 98 | 17 | 32 | 301 | 9.4 | 33 | 3 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Driskell, Bryan (November 29, 2022). "Notre Dame Commit Profile: Running Back Jeremiyah Love Is Dynamic". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Driskell, Bryan (December 21, 2022). "Notre Dame Signs Running Back Jeremiyah Love". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Farmer, Douglas (December 21, 2022). "Notre Dame gets the letter: Consensus four-star running back Jeremiyah Love, No. 4 RB in the country". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Driskell, Bryan (October 15, 2022). "Top 100 Running Back Jeremiyah Love Commits To Notre Dame". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Singer, Mike (October 15, 2022). "Four-star RB Jeremiyah Love commits to Notre Dame football". On3.com. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake (October 15, 2022). "RB Jeremiyah Love joining Notre Dame's loaded 2023 class". ESPN. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Berardino, Mike (December 19, 2023). "Notre Dame football freshman RB Jeremiyah Love plans to 'show the world' what he can do". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Shepkowski, Nick (August 3, 2024). "Notre Dame's Al Golden Gives Jeremiyah Love Incredible Hall of Fame Comparison". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Berardino, Mike (August 8, 2024). "Notre Dame football sophomore Jeremiyah Love drawing raves". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Driskell, Bryan (March 29, 2024). "Notre Dame Running Back Jeremiyah Love Talks Expanding His Game, Knowledge". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 18, 2024.