Notre Dame QB Commit Noah Grubbs Has Been Busy Working

Noah Grubbs‍ has been busy this offseason…busy improving in multiple areas.

The 2026 Notre Dame quarterback commit isn’t just preparing for his future in South Bend, but also for his final season at Lake Mary High School.

“He's looking the best he's ever looked to me,” Grubbs’ trainer Baylin Trujillo tells Irish Sports Daily. “He is over 200 pounds, 6 percent body fat. He's doing different things; he's doing a stretch circuit, then he goes and works out, then he goes into the cryo lab, and then he's doing some type of cardio and then strength training. 

“He's doing three to four workouts a day about four or five days a week, and he's playing golf every day to stay mentally sharp. He's a whole unit right now. I would hate to be messing with him right now. He's in the best shape he's ever been in. He was in some pretty dang good shape last year, so it's just getting better and better.”

Grubbs plays golf lefty after learning the game by literally mirroring his older brother on the driving range as a youngster.

“It's his safe place,” Trujillo says. “When he golfs, he's sharp. He stays relaxed. That's his therapy.”

And of course, he’s spent plenty of time working with Trujillo on the finer parts of playing quarterback, especially his pocket mobility, which he’ll need in both his immediate and long-term future.

“We've been really working on out-of-pocket movements, creating space with his feet in the pocket with lanes, throwing some people at him, just being very efficient with his feet and keeping his eyes downfield,” says Trujillo. 

“We saw a lot of that in his spring game. He really showcased his ability to move and be athletic in the pocket, and again, just staying really sharp with his feet. He played against arguably the best defensive line in this entire city in the spring game, and man, he made a couple guys miss and there were open opportunities for him to throw downfield and throw on the run. He's just being sharp in the pocket.”

Grubbs was only sacked a handful of times the past two years after having an elite and experienced offensive line. This upcoming season, though, he’ll have a less experienced line protecting him, which is why he’ll need to be more mobile.

“He's going to have to rely a lot on that, which is going to give him extra tools in his toolbox,” says Trujillo. “As a quarterback, you want that. You don't want your whole life to be so comfortable in the pocket that the first sign of adversity in college, you don't know how to react to it. 

“This is going to be a great transition from high school to college, having him being more mobile in the pocket where you never really had to do that the last two years because you've been blessed with probably the best offensive line in the state.”

This season may be more of a challenge for Grubbs, but Trujillo is convinced he’ll be better for it in the long run.

“It's really going to help him develop in that aspect and being mentally tough,” says Trujillo. “I’ve just been trying to be physical with him in training as well, throwing bags at him, hitting him after every throw, just making him pressure

“He never really had that. There are little things, mental games that I like to play with him in training, just so that he's prepared for those moments in the game.”

And he’ll also have a new test in the aspect of being a leader with such a young team.

“All these kids look at him like he's a celebrity, so making everybody feel like they're equal and they all have a part in the plan to what they want to accomplish this year. Making everybody feel included. 

“A lot of people get starstruck when they're around him, and a lot of kids, obviously freshmen and sophomores, they care more about getting a picture with him in practice than they actually do learning the playbook and stuff.”

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