Notre Dame confirms Sam Hartman's opt out, Steve Angeli to start at QB in Sun Bowl

Sam Hartman officially opted out of Notre Dame’s bowl game and will focus on the 2024 NFL Draft. Notre Dame’s twitter page made it official.

This comes on the heels of Hartman posting a goodbye video to college football on his Instagram. In the emotional post, Hartman reflected on his time at Wake Forest and Notre Dame.

Now, he’ll switch gears to prepare to play on Sundays. Steve Angeli will start for the Fighting Irish in the Sun Bowl.

This season, Hartman threw for 2,689 yards, 24 touchdowns, eight interceptions and a 63.5% completion percentage. Over the course of his career, Hartman has 15,656 yards, 134 touchdowns, 49 interceptions and a 59.8% completion percentage.

As a member of the Class of 2018, Hartman was a three-star recruit out of Mount Pleasant (S.C.) Oceanside Collegiate Academy, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 13 overall prospect in the state, the No. 54 quarterback in the class and the No. 776 overall prospect in the class.

More on the 2024 NFL Draft

The 2024 NFL Draft will be held in Detroit, Michigan, with the first round on Thursday, April 25, the second and third rounds on Friday, April 26, and the fourth through seventh rounds on Saturday, April 27.

Players will have the opportunity to solidify their draft stock at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from February 26 through March 4.

The three-day event will be broadcasted throughout the weekend on ESPN and NFL Network.

To be eligible for the NFL Draft, players must be at least three years removed from their final year of high school while having used up their collegiate eligibility. Underclassmen are able to request league approval to become eligible for the draft, as are players who have graduated prior to using up all of their collegiate eligibility.

Last season, 69 players were granted special eligibility for the 2023 NFL Draft. 13 underclassmen who had completed their college degrees were also deemed eligible to be selected.

The deadline to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft is on January 15. NFL teams will receive a full list of eligible players in the class on January 19.