'11 CA LB Joe Schmidt (Scholarship Earned)

[EuropeanDomer]

Congratulations!

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

That's fantastic! So happy for Joe.

 

[AdmiralBackhand]

Very cool.

 

[Andy in Sactown]

Glad to hear some good news! Congrats Joe!

 

[ohara831]

I congratulate the young man on this good news!

 

[BGIF]

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt who can now pay down those tuition loans.


Nice present to the folks, Joe!

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Very happy for Joe.

Adds depth at a position of serious need, too. We should still probably take 2 more ILBs, but we could get away with only 1 if it's the right kid.

 

[Redbar]

Very happy for you Joe, congrats to Mr.and Mrs. Schmidt too. That is what I call a Father's Day gift.

 

[BeauBenken]

Congrats to Joe.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Congrats Joe.

 

[GowerND11]

Well deserved Joe!

 

[Irishman77]

Currently listed at 6'0 230 lbs

Joe Schmidt Bio - UND.COM - University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site

 

[dublinirish]

will he be on scholly for all his remaining seasons at ND or just this one?

 

[RyCo1983]

will he be on scholly for all his remaining seasons at ND or just this one?

The Notre Dame way is a full ride...I'm guessing he will be covered until he is graduated or exhausts all eligibility.
Don't quote me though!

 

[clashmore_mike]

The Notre Dame way is a full ride...I'm guessing he will be covered until he is graduated or exhausts all eligibility.
Don't quote me though!

Too late


And to answer the question, yes I'd assume he's on schollie until his time with the team is up.

 

[Kak7304]

The Notre Dame way is a full ride...I'm guessing he will be covered until he is graduated or exhausts all eligibility.
Don't quote me though!

Walk-on schollies have been one year rewards, at least they were under Weis.

 

[Bogtrotter07]

Walk-on schollies have been one year rewards, at least they were under Weis.

They were with Montana, and the Salvi, under Kelly, too.

 

[yankeeND]

This is really cool. The kid probably deserved one out of high-school. He worked hard and earned one anyway. Great job Joe!

 

[clashmore_mike]

Walk-on schollies have been one year rewards, at least they were under Weis.

My mind has blocked out a good deal of the Weis years, but did he ever give a scholarship to a walk on with more than one year of eligibility remaining? Not a guy that has his fifth year available either.

 

[Cackalacky]

Nice job Joe.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

IrishIllustrated.com - Schmidt savors full ride

 

[KPENN]

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[irishfan]

Seems like a funny/good guy.

 

[dublinirish]

so it sounds like his scholly will be guaranteed until he graduates?

 

[Whiskeyjack]

so it sounds like his scholly will be guaranteed until he graduates?

That's how we operate. If ND offers you a scholarship, it's good until you graduate or screw up and leave the school.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Saw him out there on the defense make a few tackles.

 

[Irishman77]

Yep had to see who 38 was...

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Yep had to see who 38 was...

Haha me too...Had to look him up on the roster, though I thought it was him.

 

[NDhoosier]

ah ok, i was wondering who #38 was. Good to see him getting PT.

 

[ResLife Hero]

Dylan Thompson, B.J. Finney lead All Two-Star (And Fewer) Team - College Football - Andy Staples - SI.com

• LB Joe Schmidt, R-Jr., Notre Dame
Class: 2011
Hometown: Orange, Calif.
High school: Mater Dei
Rivals.com rank: Zero stars
Scout.com rank: Zero stars
247Sports.com rank: Zero stars
Though Schmidt walked on, Notre Dame actually had to recruit him. USC also offered a walk-on spot to Schmidt, who as a senior at Mater Dei was named MVP of a team that also included future Trojans signees Max Wittek and Victor Blackwell. Schmidt chose to go to South Bend and earned a scholarship shortly before the 2013 season. Now, he's a starter. In fact, coach Kelly said Schmidt is one of the Fighting Irish's most important starters after the spring game last month. "Joe Schmidt is the leader on our defense," Kelly told reporters. "You know, there's no one probably that has the kind of leadership and understanding of our defense that Joe has right now. Right now he can't come off the field. His knowledge base in terms of getting people lined up and having them execute what we do defensively, he's absolutely integral to what we're doing."