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Newsstand: Notre Dame RB Jadarian Price named Paul Hornung Award finalist

Kyle Kellyby: Kyle Kelly6 hours agoByKyleKelly
Jadarian Price
Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price. (Mike Miller/Blue & Gold)

Notre Dame redshirt junior running back Jadarian Price has put his versatility on notice this football season. And the Paul Hornung Award committee has taken notice. 

On Thursday, Price was one of six players named a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award, which honors the most versatile player in college football. Washington RB Jonah Coleman, Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion, James Madison RB Wayne Knight, Louisville WR Caullin Lacy and Texas Tech RB J’Koby Williams were the other five finalists.

The Paul Hornung Award is named after Notre Dame’s fifth Heisman Trophy winner, who played for the Irish from 1954-56. No Irish player has won the award in its 15-year history. Yet, eight games into the 2025 season,  Price is stating his case to be the first. 

The 5-foot-11, 210-pounder from Denison (Texas) High has posted 930 all-purpose yards, good for 17th in the nation. Price also has 8 rushing touchdowns, 1 receiving touchdown and 100-yard kickoff return touchdown, strengthening his résumé. 

Price is one-half of Notre Dame’s elite running back tandem. The other, junior running back Jeremiyah Love, is third in the nation with 1,121 all-purpose yards. Both Love and Price are projected to be top NFL Draft picks this offseason. 

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Notre Dame Quote of the Day

“I remember when I was in college, Coach (Jim) Tressel used to always talk about contenders show up in November and the importance of November, but I try not to group November as a month, right? Everything has a process, and this can be being good in November, this can be a game, but everything has a process. 

“But in order to accomplish that process, you got to just stay focused on the present and then struggle in the present. And so being good in November is a reflection of being good each week, each opportunity and each opportunity is a reflection of being good each day.”

— Irish coach Marcus Freeman on the keys to the program’s success in November

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