College Football Career
Tate attended the University of Notre Dame, and played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 2007 to 2009. In the 2007 season as a freshman, Tate started two games, versus the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans. He totaled six catches for 131 yards and one touchdown and averaged 21.7 yards on 15 kickoff returns for the season.
In the 2008 season as a sophomore, Tate started in 12 regular season games with 52 catches for 903 yards and seven touchdowns for a 17.4 yard per catch average. Tate registered 100-yard games against Michigan, Syracuse, North Carolina and Pittsburgh during the 2008 regular season while being tapped First Team All-Independent by Rivals.com. Against the Hawaii Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl, he made six catches for 177 yards and three touchdowns in the 49-21 victory for the Irish, bringing his season total to 58 catches for 1,080 yards (18.6 yard average) with ten touchdowns.
Following the 2009 season, Tate won the Biletnikoff Award, and accepted the award at the annual college football award show at Disney World. He was also recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American.
On December 7, 2009, Tate announced that he would forgo his senior year at the University of Notre Dame and declared his eligibility for the 2010 NFL Draft.
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