Luke Talich
American football safety (born 2004)
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Lucas Wayne Talich (born July 7, 2004) is an American college football safety for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
| No. 28 – Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
|---|---|
| Position | Safety |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 7, 2004 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Cody (Cody, Wyoming) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Talich grew up in Cody, Wyoming and attended Cody High School, where he played basketball and football and competed in track and field.[1] As Cody's starting quarterback during his senior year, he passed for 1,682 yards while also rushing for 582 yards and accounted for 25 touchdowns.[2] Talich was rated a three-star recruit and the top college prospect in Wyoming.[3] He committed to play college football as a preferred walk-on for Notre Dame over scholarship offers from Washington State, Utah, and Wyoming.[4]
College career
Talich initially intended on redshirting his true freshman season at the University of Notre Dame, but due to injuries on defense and special teams played in the first eight games of the season before suffering a broken collarbone.[5] He was awarded a scholarship during spring practices.[6] Talich returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown against Florida State during his sophomore year.[7]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | |||
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 16 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 12 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 36 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
