Year: 2006
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2007 Draft Should Have Notre Dame Flair
(UHND.com) — This past weekend Notre Dame has three players draft, a paltry number in the past, but sadly, this was on par for recent Irish teams and was actually…
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Mike Ragone Commits to Notre Dame
(UHND.com) — While current Notre Dame players were signing free agent deals and getting drafted this weekend, a future Notre Dame player was deciding that Notre Dame was where he…
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Dan Stevenson Drafted by Pats in 2006 NFL Draft
New York, NY (UHND.com) — On day one of the NFL Draft, Notre Dame tight end Anthony Fasano went to a team coached by one of Charlie Weis’ NFL mentors…
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Anthony Fasano Familiar With New Team’s Terminology
Dallas, TX (UHND.com) — The NFL Network aired footage from inside some teams war rooms this past weekend, including the Dallas Cowboys’ as they called Anthony Fasano to tell him…
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Jon Gruden Will Coach Maurice Stovall After All
New York, NY (UHND.com) — Four years ago, while Maurice Stovall was deciding where he would go to coach at the same time one of his favorites was looking for…
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Jimmy Clausen Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Notre Dame received the biggest verbal commitment in recent Irish history on Saturday with the verbal commitment of Oaks Christian High School quarterback Jimmy Clausen.…
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2006 Notre Dame Blue-Gold Rosters Give a Few Glimpses
(UHND.com) — Charlie Weis announced the rosters for the blue gold game on Wednesday (click here to view) giving us a little glimpse into what the possible depth chart looks…
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Notre Dame Looking for Pass Rush Answers in ’06
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — The second spring practice of the Charlie Weis will come to an end this weekend with the 77th annual Blue-Gold Game as well as with…
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FOR THE LOVE OF PETE
Notre Dame, Indiana — The 1966 Notre Dame national championship football team will host a dinner in honor of Pete Duranko — a former All-America defensive lineman for the Fighting…
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Brady Quinn, Tom Zbikowski, Travis Thomas 2006 Notre Dame Captains
(UHND.com) — Brady Quinn, Tommy Zbikowski, and Travis Thomas were named the captains for the 2006 season on Wednesday by Charlie Weis. All three were voted captains by a vote…
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How Fast Can The Defense Improve? (Part III)
Last time, we looked at teams with Top 20 Defenses for 2005 who finished outside of the Top 20 on Defense the year before (2004). We highlighted dramatic improvements made…
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Notre Dame Looking for Secondary Development in 2006
(UHND.com) — Bill Lewis’s first year as Notre Dame’s defensive back coach saw the Irish give up big plays with relative frequency. It also saw Lewis turn a group of…
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Eight Seasons of Uncertainty at Backup QB
(UHND.com) — Notre Dame heads into the 2006 season with the backup quarterback position up for grabs between incumbent backup David Wolke, sophomore Evan Sharpley, and incoming freshmen Demetrius Jones…
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Analysis
6 Notre Dame Players Who Could Breakout in 2006
(UHND.com) — Every season players who have not been big contributors emerge as playmakers. Last year’s group was headlined by Jeff Samardzija’s consensus All American breakout season and if the…
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Maurice Stovall to Visit with Eagles, Seahawks Show Interest in Corey Mays
From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer… “In other news, a source close to the situation said that the Eagles would be bringing in Notre Dame wide receiver Maurice Stovall to meet with…
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Notre Dame Linebacker Battle Wide Open in 2006
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — With the Irish losing two starting linebackers and the next two linebackers limited by injuries this spring, the competition is wide open and could rage…
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Hoskins Joins Jabbie, Hedgemon in Leaving Team
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Junior to be running back Justin Hoskins suffered through a disappointing season in 2005 battling injuries and Charlie Weis’ doghouse and has now decided to…
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Notre Dame Looks for #3 Receiver to Emerge
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — With the first and second wide receiver spots locked up by Jeff Samardzija and Rhema McKnight, a group of talented, but inexperienced receivers will battle…
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Rocket Ismail, Jerome Bettis, and the Golics to Be Honorary Coaches
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Last year Charlie Weis brought in Joe Thiesman, Joe Montana, Chris Zorich, and Tim Brown to be honorary coaches for the Blue-Gold game. This year…
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Notre Dame’s First Early Enrollees “Setting in Nicely”
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — While addressing the media Tuesday, Charlie Weis talked about Notre Dame’s three early enrollees — Chris Stewart, James Aldridge, and George West — stating that…
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Derek Landri, Rhema McKnight Headline ’06 5th Year Seniors
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Notre Dame will return eight (8) fifth year seniors for the 2006 season headlined by defensive tackle Derek Landri and wide receiver Rhema McKnight who…
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Pass Rush, Depth at OL and LB Top Weis’ Pre Spring Concerns
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Improving a sometimes invisible pass rush and developing depth at linebacker and the offensive line headlined head coach Charlie Weis’ concerns as he and his…
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How Fast Can The Irish Defense Improve? (Part II)
Going back to an earlier post and UHND blog entry of mine, I thought I’d look at some of the top defenses of 2005, but only focusing on the defenses…
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Notre Dame Downs Vandy in 2006 NIT Opener
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Lead by a 23 point, 11 rebound effort from Torin Francis, Notre Dame beat Vanderbilt 79-69 in the first round of the NIT Wednesday night.…
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Notre Dame’s Bowl Options Announced
(UHND.com) — The bowl options for the next four years for Notre Dame were announced today by the University’s Sports Information department. Should the Irish not qualify for a BCS…
