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The Rise of Jack Kiser and the Next Generation Notre Dame Linebackers
Not only do seasons change within the sports world, but so do the faces on teams. For the upcoming 2024 season, Notre Dame will be replacing many players at various…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Special Teams
During the 2023 season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish special teams unit had its moments, including scoring on both a kickoff and punt return. However, the offseason has brought with…
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Al Golden’s Defensive Revival: Notre Dame Football’s Quest for Excellence in 2024
Notre Dame finished the 2023 season with a 10-3 record, which landed them 14th in the final Associated Press poll. Some might argue that if it were not for the…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Cornerbacks
One of the least concerning areas for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish heading into the spring was the cornerback position. That’s because the projected starters in place for the upcoming…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Safeties
Among their different defensive units, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s secondary, including the safety positions, is cause for the least concern. That feeling stems from the fact that the minimal…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Linebacker
One position that sustained key losses for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the off-season is at linebacker. Despite that concern, there are still plenty of talented players who now…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Defensive Line
In the past five years, Notre Dame’s defense has averaged 35 sacks per season, with a healthy portion of those stops coming from the defensive line. The 2024 edition has…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Offensive Line
Notre Dame's offensive line faces turnover with key departures and promising newcomers. Can they maintain scoring prowess amidst transition and new challenges?
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Tight End
The tight end position has been one that’s seen the Notre Dame Fighting Irish develop one skilled performer after another. The byproduct of those efforts has been watching many of…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Wide Receiver
If there’s any position that will get a closer look during the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s spring sessions, it figures to be the wide receiving unit. That’s due in part…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Running Back
Any balanced attack on offense requires both an effective rushing and passing attack. In recent years, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been blessed with at least one runner who…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Quarterbacks
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish began their 2024 edition of spring practice on March 7, an annual rite that will conclude with the Blue-Gold matchup on April 20. Irish head…
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Better Days Ahead for Notre Dame Football After Off-Season Roster Reconstruction
Monday night wasn’t a whole lot of fun for Notre Dame football fans as we watched Michigan, the Irish’s arch-nemesis, convincingly win their program’s first outright championship in 75 years…
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Sun Bowl a Glimpse Into the Future for Notre Dame Football
As Notre Dame makes final preparations for its Sun Bowl matchup with Oregon State on Friday, Notre Dame fans are about to get a heavy dose of some younger players…
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Bye Week #2: Three Silver Linings for the Notre Dame Future
Two regular season games along with an as-yet-unknown bowl opponent remain for the 2023 edition of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The team’s three losses this season have resulted in…
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Notre Dame Bye Week #2: Offensive Problems a Source of Aggravation
In the aftermath of Saturday’s disastrous performance against Clemson, Notre Dame finds itself trying to build momentum for its final two contests. Barring any other catastrophes, those should be victories…
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Overreactions: What a “Doozy” – Notre Dame Dominates Pitt in 58-7 Blowout
Notre Dame returned to the field on Saturday following their bye week and sent home Pitt and their boisterous head coach Pat Narduzzi with a 58-7 shellacking. All three phases…
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Overreactions: Notre Dame’s Offense Looks Fundamentally Broken in Inexcusable Performance
In one of the most embarrassing losses in recent program history, Notre Dame’s playoff hopes were obliterated on Saturday night. The Irish offense continued to sputter along in a 33-20…
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Late Overreactions: Notre Dame Survived Unimaginative Offense to Beat Duke
A week after Notre Dame coughed up a late lead, it was the Irish stealing the lead late to pull out victory after it looked bleak. Notre Dame saved their…
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Notre Dame’s Wide Receiver Depth Will Be Stretched Thin Against Duke
Notre Dame enters tonight’s showdown with #17 Duke with very little healthy depth at the wide receiver position, with four receivers most likely unavailable for the contest. Notre Dame will…
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Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman Faces Critical Early Juncture Versus Duke
Weeks like the one Marcus Freeman faced this week following the devastating loss to Ohio State can make or break a young coach. Factor in the embarrassing ending featuring just…
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5 Things I Liked: Finding Positives Amid the Anguish from Notre Dame’s Loss to Ohio State
Saturday night was one of the most heart-breaking losses in Notre Dame Stadium history for the Fighting Irish. In a mistake-filled contest featuring one of the biggest coaching blunders in…
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Overreactions: All-Time Blunder Compounds Notre Dame Mistakes in Latest Heartbreaker
A program-defining win for Marcus Freeman was there for the taking on Saturday night against Ohio State. Still, the Irish fell just short in a game that Notre Dame fans…
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Overreactions: Notre Dame Uses Big Plays While Going Through Motions in Final Tune-Up for Ohio State
Notre Dame beat Central Michigan by 24 points on Saturday, but they led by just seven in a game that they were favored to win by 35. It was an…
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5 Things I Liked: Looking Big Picture Following Another Notre Dame Blowout
Anytime you win 56-3, there will be a lot to like, regardless of the opponent. In this case, the opponent was an FCS foe, so I’ll try looking a little…
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