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SOUTH BEND — For Marshall grad transfer Jayden Harrison, the memories flooded back as soon as the wide receiver entered a snowy Notre Dame Stadium on his recruiting visit in early January.
“I got the same chills that I got when I walked in the stadium the first time we played here,” Harrison said. “It’s ironic.”
Two Septembers ago, Harrison and the Thundering Herd stunned Notre Dame football in Marcus Freeman’s first home game as head coach. Rated three-touchdown underdogs by the oddsmakers, the Herd pulled off the 26-21 upset with the help of Harrison’s three catches totaling 38 yards.
“It was surreal,” Harrison said. “We were all so happy. Some people even cried. That was a big, big win.”
He distinctly remembers turning toward the visitors’ section of the stands as the clock wound down and urging those in Marshall green to go crazy.
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“I was egging on my own people,” he said. “Like, ‘Stand up. We just (won).’ “
Harrison just laughed when asked if that result had been brought up in any manner since his arrival.
“Yeah,” he said. “A little bit.”
A two-time transfer who played the 2020 season at Vanderbilt, Harrison is coming off an All-America season as a kick returner. He finished second nationally with a 30.7-yard average and two kickoff return touchdowns: a 98-yarder against James Madison and a 94-yard return against Georgia Southern.
He also had a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Florida Atlantic in 2021.
“My speed is what I pride myself on,” he said. “At first I struggled seeing where to hit the return, but once I got the hang of it, that’s all she wrote.”
He shook his head when asked if he knew his 40-yard dash time.
“I have no idea,” he said, “but…
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Author : South Bend Tribune
Publish date : 2024-02-03 00:38:12
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