Jeremiyah Love promises he's just getting started as NFL Draft looms

At Notre Dame, Love counted as teammates the likes of Bryce Young and Jerome Bettis Jr., both sons of Pro Football Hall of Famers who starred for the Irish in the early 1990s. Although he doesn’t turn 21 until May 31, Love doesn’t hold back when prospective employers ask him about his career vision.

“Oh, yeah, I tell them I want to be one of the best of all time,” he said on March 24. “I want to be a Hall of Famer, I want to be a Pro Bowler my very first year. I want to win offensive rookie of the year. I tell them all these goals that I have.”

Lofty goals are more than just 'big talk' for Jeremiyah Love

Coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons at Notre Dame, Love sounds determined to live up to the pre-draft hype, even as he publicly raises expectations for himself.

“Obviously, these are goals,” he said. “Goals are goals, but you have to have a process for how you want to achieve those things. I’ll go into every season and set out little goals per week, what I can do to make sure I’m reaching the bigger goal that I have.”

After taking the Irish to a runner-up finish in the College Football Playoff as a sophomore, Love speaks openly of wanting to win multiple Super Bowls.

“I’ve told all these teams this,” he said. “It’s a lot of big talk, but I have a process and I have a plan for how I’m going to do that.”

Asked what NFL scouts and decision makers should know about him that isn’t apparent on the field, Love smiled.

“I’m a pretty simple guy,” he said. “You draft me, I’m not doing too much of nothing other than football. Outside of football, I’ll go out here and there. But I’m the type of guy, my perfect day after a game (is) go on home, play video games, talk to whoever I want to talk to and watch anime.

“You’re going to get strictly a football player with me, which is what you want. It’s going to be my job, so I’m going to take it very seriously and I’m going to give you my all and I’m not going to cause any type of trouble.”

Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. Follow him on social media @MikeBerardino.

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