Between lacrosse and football, Jordan Faison does it all for Notre Dame

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- On the night of Oct. 7, Wesleyan wide receiver Colby Geddis traveled back from a game in Maine with his phone on life support, attempting to track the Notre Dame-Louisville contest.

Jordan Faison, Geddis' close friend and longtime teammate in both football and lacrosse, was set to make his football debut for Notre Dame. Faison had come to college as a top-50 lacrosse recruit and walked on to the football team as a wide receiver.

Geddis' phone had only enough juice to allow him to refresh the statistics.

"When I saw him touch the field, I'm like, 'Holy s---, this kid is playing D-I football,'" Geddis said. "It's one of the coolest things I've…