{
  "id": 3939904,
  "title": "Notre Dame freshman named to prestigious player of the year watchlist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/notre-dame-freshman-named-to-prestigious-player-of-the-year-watchlist",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:31:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/notre-dame-freshman-named-prestigious-103108395.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Notre Dame freshman wide receiver Devin Fitzgerald has been named to the prestigious Hispanic College Football Player of the Year Watch List for 2026. The list, announced by the Hispanic Football Hall of Fame (HFHOF), includes 20 players vying for the award. Fitzgerald, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald, is in contention for the second annual award. The HFHOF's Ron Rivera commended Hispanic athletes for shaping the future of college football, stating their achievements deserve national recognition. The award's first recipient, former Indiana Hoosiers star quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, now plays for the Las Vegas Raiders. Fitzgerald, a Navy High School All-American, had a remarkable high school career at Brophy College Prep in Arizona, accumulating 149 catches, 2,125 receiving yards, and 26 touchdowns before joining Notre Dame.",
  "summary": "Freshman Devin Fitzgerald is in his first season with the Irish. Now, he's on the watchlist for a prestigious award with ties to Hispanic ancestry.",
  "key_points": [
    "Son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald, in contention for second annual award",
    "Former Indiana Hoosiers star Fernando Mendoza first recipient, now plays for Las Vegas Raiders"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Two NBC analysts pick their CPF winner, did they both pick Notre Dame?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/two-nbc-analysts-pick-their-cpf-winner-did-they-both-pick-notre-dame",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:31:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}