Analysis
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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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Frosh DE Daelin Hayes In Line for Prominent Role?
Notre Dame is in desperate need of a pass rusher along its rebuilt defensive line. It sounds like the Irish might be ready to look to true freshman Daelin Hayes…
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James Onwualu, Punt Returner?
From time to time Brian Kelly likes to give a player a chance to end practice early by making a play or nailing a pressure kick. Saturday he gave senior…
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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’s Defensive Line A Strength in ’16?
Notre Dame is replacing a pair of two year starters along a defensive line that wasn’t exactly a strength in 2015. Despite that attrition the Notre Dame defensive line could…
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Notre Dame’s Most Indispensable Players In 2016
Before we get into the doom and gloom of what would happen if something goes wrong with any of the following players, it should be noted that Notre Dame endured…
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Notre Dame’s Freshmen Defensive Backs Will Play in ’16
When Notre Dame signed seven defensive backs in February it was expected that some of them would be needed to play right away for the Irish this fall. Brian Kelly…
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Assessing the Loss of Alize Jones on the Notre Dame Offense
Alize Jones only had 10 receptions as a freshman, but a lot was expected of him in 2016. That was, of course, before we learned that he would be lost…
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Get Ready for the 2016 Season with the NDInsider Preview Mag
If you are under the age of 30, odds are you might now know the pure joy of running to a bookstore in the summer and buying every college football…
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14 Potential Breakout Players for Notre Dame in 2016
Every year there are players every fan feels their team can’t live without that they barely knew in August. Deshone Kizer and Josh Adams come to mind last year. Sometimes…
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Nyles Morgan: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
Over the past six weeks UHND has previewed a host of players for its annual “Now or Never” series, from quarterback Malik Zaire, wide receivers Torii Hunter and Corey Holmes,…
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Greer Martini: Notre Dame Football’s Mr. Utility
You may have noticed, but favorability polls are a bit of thing going on in our country right now. It seems to be a good starting place when discussing linebacker…
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16 Questions Heading into Notre Dame’s 2016 Fall Camp
Every year 128 teams have a laundry list of questions surrounding their programs as fall camps kick-off across the country. For Notre Dame in 2016, their list of questions might…
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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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Max Redfield: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
In the past month UHND’s “Now or Never” series has previewed the offensive side of the ball, from quarterback Malik Zaire, wide receivers Torii Hunter and Corey Holmes, tight end…
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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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Tarean Folston: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
UHND’s annual “Now or Never” series has explored the offensive futures of quarterback Malik Zaire and wide receivers Torii Hunter and Corey Holmes, as well as tight end Durham Smythe. …
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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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Durham Smythe: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
UHND’s annual “Now or Never” series has weighed the future of Malik Zaire and laid out a case for wide receivers Torii Hunter and Corey Holmes to have breakout seasons…
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Corey Holmes: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
UHND’s annual “Now or Never” series began by forecasting Malik Zaire to finish second in Notre Dame’s quarterback race and predicted a breakout season for Torii Hunter. This week UHND…
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Notre Dame Wild Cards The Difference Between Good And Great
Going into 2016, if every player makes the contribution that is expected of them, it would be fair to say that Notre Dame is anywhere from an eight win team…
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Torii Hunter Jr: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16
After exploring the murky future of quarterback Malik Zaire, UHND continues its annual “Now or Never” series with Torii Hunter Jr., a wide receiver Notre Dame is hopeful will become…
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