Watts was the winner of the Bronko Nagurski Award in 2023 and was a consensus All-American in back to back seasons. Outside of returning starter Adon Shuler, this is a very young and unproven unit.

1939 — Former football great Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz to win the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title in at the Coliseum in Houston.

Notre Dame led the nation in defensive pass efficiency last season, thanks in large part to safety Xavier Watts and the seven-interception breakout that helped him claim the Bronko Nagurski Award ...

1939 — Former football great Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz to win the National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title in at the Coliseum in Houston.

As soon as Robert Prevost was elevated to pope in May, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the team he works with for PBS's Finding Your Roots began digging into the pope's family history.