Former Fighting Irish star opens new restaurant in South Bend
By:
Vahid Sadrzadeh
Posted: Jul 8, 2025 7:16 PM EDT | Updated: Jul 8, 2025 7:34 PM EDT

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A former Notre Dame football star, coming back to South Bend to help launch a new restaurant.
Jaylon Smith plays linebacker for the Las Vegas Raiders, but he's also opening a new restaurant upscale ramen restaurant on Eddy Street, just off of Notre Dame's campus.
Smith grew up in Fort Wayne and just joined forces with Jinya Ramen Bar, that has 75 locations across the country, and he wanted to bring that flavor back home.
Jaylen Smith sat down with ABC57 Kickoff Host Vahid Sadrzadeh before the grand opening tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.
You can see the full story about Smith's new business venture on the first installment of ABC57 Kickoff, right before the Irish host Texas A&M on September 13.
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