By Ken Rodriguez, The Rivard Report
When Notre Dame signed Corey Robinson to play football, the Fighting Irish thought they’d landed a late-blooming wide receiver who could help them win some games.
The Irish had no idea they were getting a future student body president. A student-athlete who would become the first sophomore in the nation to make Academic All-America since 2008. An enterprising humanitarian who would co-found a non-profit (endorsed by the NCAA) for athletes to donate athletic apparel to children. A missionary who would spend one summer serving the homeless in Brazil, another summer serving the impoverished in South Africa. A Liberal Studies major whom the school would nominate for a Rhodes Scholarship.
When Robinson left San Antonio Christian High School for South Bend, Ind. in 2013, the Irish had no idea they were getting a global visionary who would touch people on three continents – before graduation.
Now here he is, returning to San Antonio this weekend in a role no one imagined. When Notre Dame (3-6) and Army (5-4) kickoff on Saturday at the Alamodome, Robinson will be on the sidelines as a student assistant coach.
Read the full story at the The Rivard Report.
Check out a story from Notre Dame on the return of the Shamrock Series to San Antonio.
Shamrock Series Weekend Highlights
Friday, Nov. 11th:
6 p.m. Notre Dame Band concert at the Alamo (Free/Open to the Public)
Saturday, Nov. 12th:
7:30 a.m. Shamrock Series 5K (Register here.)
10 a.m. Shamrock Series Fan Fest (Free/Open to the Public)
2:30 p.m. Notre Dame vs. Army kickoff (Buy tickets here.)