Notre Dame Football: Andre Smith
Chris Salvi has gone from walk-on to special teams ace to scholarship player at Notre Dame. Is there another Salvi among the Irish's new walk-ons? (The answer, technically, is yes.)
Notre Dame just released the names and numbers of five walk-ons who joined the team this spring. They are:
And, as my pal Dan Murphy at BlueandGold.com points out, Will Salvi, Chris' younger brother, had already been added to the roster as a cornerback. The 5-10, 176-pound younger Salvi wears No. 36, will have senior eligibility this fall and, like big brother, hails from Lake Forest, Ill., and went to Carmel Catholic.
Notre Dame just released the names and numbers of five walk-ons who joined the team this spring. They are:
- No. 67: Kevin Carr, DE | 6-7, 325 | junior (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell Academy)
- No. 17: Charlie Fiessinger, QB | 6-1, 185 | sophomore (Mason, Ohio/Moeller)
- No. 63: Grant Patton, DE | 6-6, 256 | senior (Louisville, Ky./Saint Xavier)
- No. 94: Dominic Romeo, DE | 6-6, 245 | junior (Turlock, Calif./Pitman)
- No. 84: Andre Smith, WR | 6-2, 190 | sophomore (Davie, Fla./North Broward Prep)
And, as my pal Dan Murphy at BlueandGold.com points out, Will Salvi, Chris' younger brother, had already been added to the roster as a cornerback. The 5-10, 176-pound younger Salvi wears No. 36, will have senior eligibility this fall and, like big brother, hails from Lake Forest, Ill., and went to Carmel Catholic.
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