Coach | New Notre Dame Safety Commit Brandon Logan Is "The Total Package"

Kurt Tippmann means it when the Snider High School head coach calls Brandon Logan‍ his  hardest-working player. 

“He's probably the most competitive kid we have in our program in all facets,” says Snider of Logan, a 2025 Indiana safety who announced his commitment to Notre Dame on Saturday.

“The kid just loves to compete; whether it's football, baseball; everything he does. He is a true competitor. To back that up, he's a person of very strong character and work ethic. 

“He was just awarded our #1 jersey for this year, which is awarded based on a coaches vote for the guy who has put in the most work from the previous season to the beginning of this upcoming season. He outworks everybody in every facet of our program. So, he'll be a great representative of that.”

The 5-foot-11, 186-pound Logan had already earned plenty of accolades and opportunities through his performances on the football and baseball fields leading into his senior season. Tippmann says Logan’s continued drive speaks to who Logan is as a person. 

“Nobody in our program who's around us very much is surprised by him earning that because he's the most consistent guy every day,” the coach says. “He shows up every day and gives his best effort at everything; school, being a great teammate, training and then whatever it is that he's being coached to do. Football, baseball, same thing when he was a basketball player. It speaks to really who he is. Brandon is the same kid every day. 

“He's not consumed about notoriety, he doesn't care about the accolades. What he cares about is competing and helping his team be successful, whether it be football or baseball. He's just a great teammate. He's a great kid. We're proud of him - as we are with all of our kids - that when they see benefits of the work that they put in, the opportunities that are created, that's special. That's what high school football is all about.”

As far as on the field, Tippmann says it’s a combination of Logan’s physical and mental abilities that make him special.

“He's very intelligent,” says Tippmann. “He's an A student, he's very intelligent, he plays with a lot of natural instincts about the game. He's a leader on the defense, but part of that is his role as a safety, getting us in and out of coverages and things like that. He just plays very instinctively. Athletically, he is very gifted both in his ability to run, change direction, and jump. He's kind of the total package.

“He's long. He plays long. I don't know what his reach is, but he is extremely long and he's a long-strider. So on film, it doesn't always look like he's going that fast, but he's cooking. He runs a 4.4 40 and changes direction really, really well. He's explosive out of breaks. He's aggressive. I think the natural talent is God-given, but then his aggression and his confidence, that all comes from being a student of the game and studying where and when he's supposed to be at places and then just being confident and going to get it. He tackles really well in space because understands leverage and tracking. He's just very efficient when it comes to those things.”

A former Vanderbilt baseball commit, Logan’s experience in the outfield help him in the secondary, according to Tippman.

“His baseball skills allow him as a safety to navigate angles of where the ball's going and how to get there quickest, how to adjust angles,” the coach says. “Those are things that are hard to teach. But when we've got a guy who tracks the ball in center field all summer and spring, it's something that comes more natural to him.”

Tippmann sees the opportunity to play for Notre Dame and head coach Marcus Freeman as a tremendous one for Logan.

“I've had the pleasure of meeting Coach Freeman on several occasions, whether it be recruiting or different functions, taking guys up there for spring practice. He is also a man of character. I've known Coach Freeman since he was an assistant at Purdue. He recruited this part of Fort Wayne when he was at Purdue. I've always had a tremendous amount of respect for him. 

“I know that he believes in the same things we believe in, in terms of what football's all about and values the things in a player that I think Brandon fits very well in. We feel confident that Brandon's going to a place that'll help him continue to develop in all facets and continue to provide him opportunities for whatever lies ahead.”

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