Because of that, Du opted to have his name written in Chinese on his nameplate for Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff run to honor his heritage. Pretty cool! Goof look at Charles Du's jersey.

Yet his jersey is all the rage among legions of college football fans. The reason why? It features the usage of traditional Chinese characters to write out his name, not the typical English spelling.

But the letters appearing above his No. 49 jersey number are unlike any in college football, at least this season. A Beijing native, Du opted to have his name written in Chinese once Notre Dame ...