Newsstand: Former Notre Dame guard Marcus Hammond signs with pro team

Former Notre Dame guard Marcus Hammond signed with the Bulgarian men’s basketball team CSKA Sofia on Tuesday. Hammond will play overseas after finishing his lone year with the Irish this past March.

@CSKA_Sofia signed American guard @iam_marcuss (190cm-78kg) for 23-24 season. Hammond just graduated from @NDmbb (NCAA). In 23 games he had 10.0ppg, 2.7rpg and 1.7apg last season.#GoIrish #БKЦСКА pic.twitter.com/sCh5YTfHN6

— MD Basketball (@MD_Basketball2) August 15, 2023

After transferring from Niagara, Hammond averaged 9.9 points per game, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 24 games (13 starts) for the Irish. Including four seasons at Niagara, Hammond finished his college career with 12.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists.

Notre Dame tweets of the day

Good play design here by Irish offensive coordinator Gerad Parker.

Love this play design from the Notre Dame offense..

RB goes left & drags a safety with him. H-back goes right & takes other safety with him. QB rolls into a naked bootleg.

Jaden Greathouse is 1v1 over the middle. He gets wide-open and catches Steve Angeli's pass.

More of this. pic.twitter.com/3w2IQ8Jpax

— Tyler Horka (@tbhorka) August 15, 2023

Graduate student quarterback Sam Hartman showcased his poise in the pocket to complete a pass to sophomore running back Gi’Bran Payne.

I liked this play from Sam Hartman. Looks left, sees Rylie Mills in his grill, calmly side-steps right. Finds Gi'Bran Payne for a check down and a positive play.

Watch the veteran QB go through #progressions here. pic.twitter.com/jU7B7KZxjS

— Jack Soble (@jacksoble56) August 15, 2023

Notre Dame defensive tackle Rylie Mills keeps showing out in fall camp.

Riley Mills: Monster.

This is why he's No. 10 on @BruceFeldmanCFB's Freaks List. He's all three-technique right now and it looks like a good fit. pic.twitter.com/n5SL43CNvc

— Jack Soble (@jacksoble56) August 15, 2023

Quote of the day

“I do feel faster. I feel twitchier, but I also feel stronger. I cut a little bit of body fat, which is gonna help me add to my burst a little bit. So I’m trying to work on being an overall athlete, being able to run hard, run fast, be able to catch, be able to block. Just going in the right direction.”

— Notre Dame junior running back Audric Estimé

Headlines of the day

• What is ‘Aztec’ position in the Notre Dame defense? Explaining an Irish wrinkle (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
• Three 2023 Irish football players land on The Athletic’s ‘Freaks List’ (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
• 11 days until Fighting Irish football: Will Mitch-A-Palooza return in 2023? (Jack Soble, Blue & Gold)
• 2025 four-star TE Nate Roberts decommits from Notre Dame (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
• Where Notre Dame football’s standouts ended up in ESPN’s top 100 players preseason poll (Kyle Kelly, Blue & Gold)
• What WR Deion Colzie can provide for the Irish offense (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
• Irish DL commit Davion Dixon on recent visit, potential of seeing other schools? (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
• Which Irish players could win individual awards? (Jack Soble, Blue & Gold)
• Top 75 OT Owen Strebig schedules another Notre Dame return visit (Kyle Kelly, Blue & Gold)
• Observations from fall camp practice No. 17: Defense (Tyler Horka, Blue & Gold)
• Observations from fall camp practice No. 17: Offense (Zeke Correll, Blue & Gold)
• Lucky Charms: Top receiver target sets Notre Dame fall visit (Mike Singer, Blue & Gold)
• Why Notre Dame is managing Audric Estimé’s workload in fall camp (Jack Soble, Blue & Gold)
• How freshman walk-on WR Jordan Faison has the attention of teammates, coaches (Kyle Kelly, Blue & Gold)