The Bednarik Award, which annually recognizes the top defensive player in college football, has named Notre Dame safety ...

The award semifinalist honors keep rolling in for Notre Dame graduate safety Xavier Watts. The Lott IMPACT Trophy and the ...

Voted a team captain in August, Xavier Watts has kept the Notre Dame secondary organized even while breaking in young ...

Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts is a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award. Watts has been one of the best, if not the best, ...

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman shared his thoughts in his final comments before Saturday's game against Florida State ...

Graduate student safety Xavier Watts has been a longstanding key force for the ... The reigning defensive player of the year ...

Breaking down who you should look out for when the Virginia Cavaliers travel to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Of course, Xavier Watts was a unanimous All-American last ... He joins 19 other former Notre Dame football players who were previously named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy.

It was a breakout season for Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts last fall, as he was one of the most dominant players in the ...

Notre Dame defensive lineman Rylie Mills (99) and defensive lineman Donovan Hinish (41) celebrate getting a stop during a ...

CBS Sports and The Athletic recently named Watts to their Midseason All-American ... on and off the field." Under Freeman, Notre Dame is 5-1 with a crucial 23-13 victory over No. 14 Texas A ...