Former Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman will be the featured contestant on the 30th season of ABC’s “The Bachelor,” scheduled to premiere this spring.
Hartman, 27, played for Wake Forest and Notre Dame before joining the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent. At Wake Forest, he set Atlantic Coast Conference records for career touchdown passes and 300-yard passing games.
In 2022, Hartman was diagnosed with Paget-Schroetter syndrome, a rare condition involving blood clots in a vein near the collarbone. He returned to play that season and received the ACC’s Brian Piccolo Award, given to the conference’s most courageous football player.
Hartman played for Notre Dame in 2023, throwing for 2,689 yards and 24 touchdowns. The team named him its most valuable player after finishing the regular season 9-3. He sat out the Sun Bowl to prepare for the 2024 NFL draft.
The season is set to premiere March 21 on ABC.
