Notre Dame QB Sam Hartman picks draft prep over bowl game

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Notre Dame is going to the Sun Bowl without quarterback Sam Hartman.

Hartman won't play for the Fighting Irish with his focus shifted to preparing for the 2024 NFL Draft.

No. 16 Notre Dame (9-3) faces No. 19 Oregon State (8-4) in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 29 in El Paso, Texas, and expects sophomore Steve Angeli to line up in Hartman's spot. Angeli had 272 yards and four touchdown