2 days Ago By Bryan Murphy
When it comes to college football, there are a plethora of times where a kicker is called into duty to make a high-leverage field goal. Those stakes are only amplified as the season goes on and a program advances through the College Football Playoff. For Notre Dame, those duties fall onto the shoulders of Mitch Jeter.
The graduate student kicker for Marcus Freeman's Irish squad has had an up-and-down 2024 season. A transfer from South Carolina, Jeter got off to an excellent start before suffering a groin injury six games into the season. The ailment hampered Jeter's ability to do his job, and he went 1-for-5 on field goals in the final four regular season games for Notre Dame.
LIVE: Follow Notre Dame vs. Georgia updates from CFP quarterfinals He was considered to be a major question mark when No. 7 Notre Dame began the College Football Playoff with a first-round game against No.
10 Indiana. But Jeter delivered when called upon. He nailed a 49-yard attempt to close out the first half, extending the lead to 14 for the Irish, and he followed that up with a 33-yarder in the third quarter.
While a blocked field goal ruined the chance for a perfect day from Jeter against Indiana, the 23-year-old kicker showed he once again could be relied upon to put points on the board for Notre Dame's offense. He's been tasked with the same role in the CFP quarterfinals, with Notre Dame facing No. 2 Georgia.
Here is more to know about Jeter. SN's PLAYOFF HQ: Live CFP scores | Updated CFP bracket | Full CFP schedule Who is Mitch Jeter? Jeter is a graduate student who is the kicker for Notre Dame. The 23-year-old is currently in his first year with the Irish after transferring from South Carolina.
The 5-foot-11 native of Salisbury, S.C. spent his first two years as the kickoff specialist for the Gamecocks before taking over as the full-time kicker as a junior in 2022.
He ended the 2024 season as South Carolina’s top point scorer, and ultimately went into the transfer portal at the conclusion of the campaign. Notre Dame picked Jeter up in order to replace Spencer Shrader, who graduated following the 2023 season. Mitch Jeter recruiting ranking Jeter was a two-star recruit coming out of high school, according to his recruitment page on 247 Sports.
He ranked as the No. 10 kicker in the 2020 class and the 108th recruit out of the state of North Carolina. He received offers from South Carolina and East Carolina, ultimately enrolling in the former to play for the Gamecocks program.
When Jeter entered the transfer portal following the 2023 season, he was listed as the No. 2 kicker in the transfer pool. Mitch Jeter stats Stats entering the Sugar Bowl vs.
Georgia Games Extra-Points Made Extra-Point Attempts Extra-Point % Field Goals Made Field Goal Attempts Field Goal % 11 48 48 100.0 8 15 53.3 Is Mitch Jeter related to Derek Jeter? With the Notre Dame kicker owning the same last name as Yankees legend Derek Jeter, there has been plenty of chatter about a potential connection between the two.
There is no such relationship between Mitch and Derek, however. The two just so happen to share the same surname — that's it. MORE: How Georgia, Notre Dame fans honored New Orleans attack victims at 2025 Sugar Bowl Mitch Jeter parents Jeter is the son of Andrew and Stacy Jeter, according to the Salisbury Post .
His parents reportedly met at East Carolina University, where Andrew was a swimmer for the Pirates. After his college football career is over, Mitch has aspirations of following his father into the medical field. Andrew is a chiropractor.
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