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Notre Dame football assistant Max Bullough on linebacker Jaylen Sneed
Notre Dame football assistant coach Max Bullough raves about the physical transformation of fourth-year linebacker Jaylen Sneed this offseason.
SOUTH BEND — The raves keep rolling in for Jaylen Sneed this spring.
Now a fourth-year linebacker for Notre Dame football, he isn’t just the elder statesman in the position room. The erstwhile rover, now packing 235 pounds on his 6-foot-2 frame, has practically reinvented himself in the weight room.
“Jaylen Sneed has done an incredible job,” linebackers coach Max Bullough said. “He’s in the best place, physically and mentally — by far — that Jaylen Sneed’s ever been. I’m very proud of Jaylen Sneed and where he’s at.”
Hired away from Alabama in February 2023, Bullough clarified that his assessment only dated back to his arrival. But Irish coach Marcus Freeman corroborated that viewpoint regarding Sneed, a player he started recruiting when he was still running the defense at the University of Cincinnati.
“This is the best spring he’s had,” Freeman said. “He’s got great talent. Now he’s starting to become a great player and put it all together. … He’s practiced at a level in terms of the fundamentals, the details, the energy that it takes to be a great player.”
Newly hired defensive coordinator Chris Ash sees it too. Ash, the former Rutgers coach who spent the past four seasons as an NFL assistant and scout, couldn’t be more pleased with what he’s seen from Sneed, the former five-star signee from Hilton Head Island, S.C.
“I love the kid,” Ash said. “He’s athletic, he’s physical, he’s got position flexibility. He can play inside. He can play outside. We’re going to put him on the field to do a lot of different things.”
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Publish date : 2025-04-08 08:03:00
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