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Jordan Faison has balled out in two seasons at Notre Dame — and not only on the lacrosse field.
Faison has also made an impact on the gridiron as a two-sport athlete for Notre Dame’s football and lacrosse programs. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida native has showcased skills compatible in both football and lacrosse.
Moreover, he has played at a championship caliber in both sports. As a freshman in 2023-24, he helped Notre Dame lacrosse win its second consecutive national title. As a sophomore in 2024-25, he and the Fighting Irish football program fell to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff national title game. A win there would have been the Fighting Irish’s first football title in nearly four decades.
Notre Dame, looking for its third straight national championship title, takes on No. 5 national seed Penn State at noon ET on Sunday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.
Here’s what to know about Faison ahead of Sunday’s NCAA men’s lacrosse quarterfinal game:
What sports does Jordan Faison play?
Faison plays for Notre Dame in football and lacrosse, sports in which he competes as a wide receiver and midfielder, respectively.
“Both sports go hand in hand,” Faison told ESPN’s “College Football Live” ahead of the College Football Playoff semifinal vs. Penn State on how lacrosse helps him in football. “When you’re in football, you got the cornerback lining up in front of you and you got to make moves on him while seeing the back of the defense and safeties rotate.
“Then lacrosse, it’s the same thing (and) same idea. You got to a defender…
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