{
  "id": 14921133,
  "title": "ESPN includes 2 Notre Dame greats in list of best college football WRs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/espn-includes-2-notre-dame-greats-in-list-of-best-college-football-wrs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:31:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/espn-includes-2-notre-dame-093129478.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ESPN has included two Notre Dame legends in their list of the best college football wide receivers of the last 50 years. Tim Brown and Golden Tate made the cut, appearing at No. 8 and No. 45 respectively in ESPN's rankings compiled by Bill Connelly.\n\nBrown, who played for Notre Dame from 1984 to 1987, had an impressive college career. He amassed 137 receptions for 2,493 yards and 12 touchdowns while also contributing 442 rushing yards and three rushing scores. Connelly noted that Brown was more than just a receiver, serving as a versatile player who scored from various plays. His efforts earned him the Heisman Trophy in 1987.\n\nGolden Tate, who played for Notre Dame between 2007 and 2009, was ranked 45th on Connelly's list. He had 157 catches for 2,707 yards and 26 touchdowns in his college career. Tate's performance improved significantly over time. As a freshman, he caught only six passes. However, he rapidly improved, catching 58 times for 1,080 yards in 2008 and then a Biletnikoff Award-winning 93 for 1,496 yards in 2009. His memorable leap into the Michigan State band added to his list of accolades.",
  "summary": "Notre Dame has had its fair share of legendary wide receivers over the year. Two of those greats made ESPN's top 60 receivers in college football.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "How good is Indiana? + Can BYU carry the Big 12 against Notre Dame? + JMU on the move",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/how-good-is-indiana-can-byu-carry-the-big-12-against-notre-dame-jmu",
        "published": "2026-10-15T20:01:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}