Offense
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17 Notes: Boykin & Jones Rising
Brian Kelly held a press conference today, a couple of days after he either “assassinated the character” of his former quarterback, DeShone Kizer (according to former player Bert Berry), or…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: Irish Receivers Look To Take Next Step In 2017
There were many culprits on the Notre Dame offense in 2016 that led to a dismal 4-8 record and the ouster of three offensive coaches, including offense coordinator Mike Denbrock.…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: How Chip Long Can Maximize The Running Back Talent
If you are a connoisseur of Notre Dame information and practice updates like me, you have noticed the excitement level around the their three top running backs–Josh Adams, Dexter Williams,…
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Notre Dame WR Chase Claypool Primed For Stardom
On February 25th I wrote in a column for this site that Chase Claypool was going to turn into a star this season like Jeff Samardzija in 2005 (I also…
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Brandon Wimbush Wants to Earn Notre Dame Starting Quarterback Spot
Friday we shared a great WatchND video featuring new defensive coordinator MIke Elko and senior captain Drue Tranquill interviewing each other. This weekend the WatchND crew outdid themselves with a…
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Will Brandon Wimbush’s Work with Whitfield Pay Off? Why it Matters
Notre Dame students returned to campus from Spring Break 2017 earlier this week and the football team returns to the practice field on Wednesday. Starting quarterback Brandon Wimbush didn’t spend…
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Is Kevin Stepherson Notre Dame’s Next Will Fuller?
In 2014 then sophomore Will Fuller took a meteoric leap for Notre Dame and became a dynamic, big play, down-the-field wide receiver for the Irish seemingly overnight between his freshman…
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What to Watch For on Offense: Notre Dame Football Spring ’17
Notre Dame Football 2017 kicks off on Wednesday with the opening of spring practice and the start of a new era for Brian Kelly’s football team. New coaches, new quarterback,…
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Notre Dame Must Unleash Dexter Williams in 2017
The struggles of the Notre Dame offense were at times exaggerated in 2016. The Irish offense, for all of the criticism it received, still averaged 30.9 points a game in…
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Notre Dame Can Restore Tight End U Moniker in ’17
Notre Dame had one hell of a run of tight ends from 2005-2014 with six consecutive starting tight ends getting drafted. Five of of the six were even second round…
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Notre Dame, Offensive Line Limp into Stanford Week
On Saturday Notre Dame finally began to turn around two units that have hindered them all season: defense and special teams. Such an achievement was thought to be impossible until…
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Desmond Howard: Deshone Kizer ‘One of Best QBs in College Football’
Count notorious Notre Dame hater Desmond Howard among those on the Deshone Kizer hype train that is barreling full steam ahead this week on the heels of his six touchdown…
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Brian Kelly ‘Concerned’ with Notre Dame Wide Receivers
We all knew that there would be some bumps in the road for the Notre Dame wide receivers in 2016. The Irish are replacing all three of their 2015 starters and…
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Notre Dame Will Play Both Quarterbacks at Texas
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has made a decision on the quarterback position – sort of. Kelly announced on Wednesday that Notre Dame will in fact play both Malik…
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Tommy Kraemer ‘Light Years’ Ahead of Any Frosh OL Under Kelly
Daelin Hayes was not the only freshman to receive some praise from Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly this weekend. True freshman Tommy Kraemer was described as being “light…
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Notre Dame’s Freshmen WR Can Force Way on Field in ’16
The Notre Dame wide receiving corps will be completely overhauled the next time Irish fans get a glimpse of Brian Kelly’s offense. Notre Dame is replacing a trio of starters…
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Notre Dame Football’s 2016 Offense: Youth and Potential
There is no doubt that in 2015 Notre Dame had an experienced roster that had the potential to make a playoff run. If it wasn’t for countless injuries, they would…
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Notre Dame Tight Ends 2016: Better/Worse?
Our position by position analysis of the 2016 Notre Dame football roster continues today with one of the more disappointing positions from the 2015 season – tight end. Despite the…
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Notre Dame Wide Receivers 2016: Better/Worse
Notre Dame lost its top four wide receivers including one its all-time greats this off-season. Will Fuller is getting ready for training camp with the Houston Texans. Chris Brown is…
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Notre Dame Running Backs 2016: Better/Worse
Notre Dame lost a 1,000 yard rush to the 3rd round of the NFL, but the Irish stable of running backs is stronger, deeper, and more experienced in 2016.
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Notre Dame Quarterbacks 2016: Better/Worse
Kicking off a new series of posts we’ll be rolling out over the next few weeks today. Normally we do a standard “depth chart analysis” type review of each position…
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PFF Ranks Notre Dame #1 Offensive Line in Nation
Notre Dame lost three starters from its 2015 offensive to the draft and early graduation, but ProFootballFocus still has the Irish offensive line ranked as the best in the country heading…
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Corey Robinson The Player Too Often Overlooked
Last week, Corey Robinson announced his decision to retire from football due to an accumulation of concussions and will take up a student assistant role within the football program. Generally…
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Notre Dame Football’s 11 Best: Offense
The idea of playing the best 11 guys you have on either side of the ball would seem to be conventional and a matter of common sense. Of course every…
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Kevin Stepherson Lives Up to Hype in Blue Gold Game
One of the hottest names during Notre Dame’s 2016 Spring Football was early enrollee wide receiver Kevin Stepherson. From Brian Kelly raving about his hands to teammates offering up kudos…
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