Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Veteran defender Rod Heard II brings a 'special ...

SOUTH BEND — Certain things Rod Heard II just doesn’t like to do. For instance, miss tackles. The Northwestern graduate transfer has missed just one all year for Notre Dame football while ...

It was a year ago when Rod Heard II took a trip to South Bend to take a look at Notre Dame’s football program and facilities and see if it would be the right place for him to play his final season.

Notre Dame continues to put on a show as it relates to the Transfer Portal. Today, Farmington (Mich.) Harrison high school and former Northwestern defensive back Rod Heard II committed to Notre Dame.

(Photo by Steve Nurenberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Notre Dame may have found the veteran safety it needs to pair with unanimous All-American Xavier Watts in ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — They sat opposite one another on Thursday afternoon on the second floor of Notre Dame’s indoor football facility. Rod Heard II and Beaux Collins finally and formally were ...

It pays to have a program that is well respected among players, which was one of the biggest draws for [autotag]Rod Heard II[/autotag] in his selection of Notre Dame. The former Northwestern ...

Incoming transfer safety from Northwestern, Rod Heard II, took questions from the Notre Dame beat for the first time since enrolling. With DJ Brown out the door, Notre Dame looked into the ...

SOUTH BEND — For the second time in three seasons, Notre Dame football will have a Northwestern ... the positional versatility of Rod Heard II offers a range of possibilities this fall.

Notre Dame has added another talented player to its 2024 portal class by landing a commitment from Northwestern defensive back Rod Heard II. Heard received offers from Notre Dame, Michigan and ...

“I want to maintain that.” Incoming Notre Dame defensive back Rod Heard watches a drill at football practice Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the Irish Athletics Center in South Bend. After ...