Rudolph- Smith friendship began with a fight at Irish camp

Kyle Rudolph and Harrison Smith have been sharing the same football field since 2008, when Rudolph joined the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Smith was already there as a redshirt freshman.
Rudolph recalled the start of their friendship.
“You know, it’s funny Harrison and my relationship started with a fight in training camp my freshman year,” Rudolph said. “Harrison played outside linebacker and I was playing tight end, and you know we were obviously both freshmen at the time. Harrison was a redshirt freshman and I was a true freshman and we were both trying to prove ourselves, that we belonged.
“So our first interaction as friends and as teammates was a fight in training camp. Now we have been playing together for the last 10 years, minus the one year I was here and he was still in college. We’re definitely close. It’s a pleasure for me to be able to go against him every day in practice because he is the best safety in football. If I’m going against him every day in practice, it’s going to make me a better football player.”
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