While Notre Dame almost certainly won't be as active in the Transfer Portal as some other rival programs, there are some players Marcus Freeman's crew would love to pick up to shore up its roster. That includes former Iowa State wide receiver Xavier Townsend.
Townsend played the 2025 season with the Cylcones after starting his career with UCF and had a bit of a down year. This past season, he had just 18 catches for 243 yards and didn't find the endzone. That doesn't appear to be scaring the Fighting Irish off.
Notre Dame will host the grad transfer wide receiver on Monday and Tuesday.