Notre Dame Football
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Notre Dame Football’s Backfield is LOADED in 2017
For all of the consternation over Brian Kelly’s preference for a passing game, Notre Dame has actually had a few years under his tenure where the Irish were a bonafide…
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Notre Dame Football 2017 Better Or Worse: Defensive Line
In the latest installment of the Better or Worse series, we get into the nitty gritty: the defensive line. This is where titles are won. Up the middle, in the…
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Will Andrew Trumbetti’s Emergence Reshuffle Notre Dame DL?
One of the early surprises of the first week of fall camp is the emergence – or reemergence – of senior defensive end Andrew Trumbetti. Strong gains in the weight…
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2017 Notre Dame Football Better Or Worse: Offensive Line
We continue our preseason series comparing units from the previous season with the offensive line. Last week I looked at the quarterbacks and skill position units. If you read those…
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Brady Quinn Destroys Lazy Hot Take on Notre Dame Academics by Fox Analyst
Brady Quinn hasn’t thrown a pass for Notre Dame in over a decade but he threw some verbal blows at Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt for regurgitating a tired, lazy…
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Nyles Morgan’s Emergence as Leader Huge for Notre Dame
Much of the focus this off-season on the defense side of the ball has been on simplifying the defense, improving fundamentals, and converting the unit from a liability to a…
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Brian Kelly Singles Out Early Notre Dame Freshmen Standouts
When Brian Kelly met with the media on Saturday following the first practice in full pads for fall camp 2017, one topic that he touched on that deserved its own…
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Notre Dame Football: Brian Kelly Wraps Up 1st Week of Camp
Notre Dame held its first full pad practice of the 2017 fall camp on Saturday and head coach Brian Kelly addressed the media afterwards to wrap up the first week…
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8 Players Who Will Define Notre Dame Football in 2017
For Notre Dame to have a big bounce back season in 2017, the stars will have to align and the bounces will almost have to go all their way unlike…
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ACC Coach Heaps Praise on Notre Dame DC Mike Elko
Athlon Sports has had a running series of posts with quote from anonymous coaches about other teams, players, and coaches over the last week or so. Today, they had one…
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Notre Dame Football Opens 2017 Coaches Poll Unranked
It shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to anyone coming off a 4-8 campaign – even with an encouraging off-season – but the 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish…
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Notre Dame Football 2017 Better Or Worse: The Skill Positions
We continue our preseason roster breakdown as we head toward the season opener September 2nd against Temple. Last week I looked at quarterback where I made the, apparently, audacious claim…
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Notre Dame Football Helmets Will Honor Ara Parseghian in ’17
Brian Kelly addressed his team on Tuesday to reflect on Ara Parseghian in the wake of Ara’s unfortunate passing early Tuesday morning. Much has been said about Coach Parseghian today as…
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Nick Watkins: Notre Dame Football ’17 Now or Never
Coming back from a 2016 campaign that was completely wiped out by injury, junior cornerback Nick Watkins is one of the key players that Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly…
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Notre Dame Football Legend Ara Parseghian Passed Away
A few weeks ago when former Notre Dame assistant Bob Elliot passed away, I wrote that heaven just got itself one heck of a football coach. Unfortunately, it got another…
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Previewing Notre Dame Football ’17 Season with ND Insider
The 2017 Notre Dame football season is just around the corner and the fine folks at ND Insider have put together a heck of a pre-season magazine to help get us…
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Notre Dame Football: Fall Camp Injury Update
Brian Kelly met with the media for the first time for fall camp 2017 on Monday. He touched on a wide array of topics that we will get into much…
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Alex Bars: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’17
Having at least one more year to fulfill the promise that was first envisioned for him even before he donned his first Notre Dame uniform, Alex Bars will have a…
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2017 Notre Dame Football Roster
The 2017 Notre Dame football roster was a formidable blend of talent and determination as the Fighting Irish sought to make their mark on the college football landscape. Under the…
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Notre Dame Football 2017 Better Or Worse: Quarterback
We like to take a look each year at all the positional groups and take stock in whether that group is improved, or gotten worse, from the previous season. Given…
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Former Notre Dame WR Jeff Samardzija Made Right Choice
Many people questioned Jeff Samardzija for not entering the NFL a decade ago or attempting to juggle baseball and football. Sticking with baseball, however, has paid off for the Shark.…
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Notre Dame & Wisconsin Trying To Get Each Other on the Schedule?
A couple weeks before the start of training camp, we have one heck of a juicy scheduling rumor. According to the Chicago Tribune, Notre Dame and Wisconsin are reportedly discussing…
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2017 Notre Dame Schedule: The 3 Toughest Games
In assessing the 2017 Notre Dame football schedule, the 12 contests that make it up can generally be put into specific categories. In case of three of those games, the…
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Notre Dame’s Strong Side DEs Living Up to Their Name
Notre Dame has a depth problem along the defensive line in 2017. Shocking, I know. One position where Notre Dame has some solid depth though is at the strong side…
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Notre Dame Football’s Thin DL Depth Gets Thinner
According to numerous reports, senior Daniel Cage will be sitting out the 2017 season and may not suit up again. Lingering effects from concussions reportedly have Cage headed for a…
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