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Notre Dame Football ’16 Top 10 Key Players
Here are my top ten key players for Notre Dame heading in to the 2016 season. By no means are these the only players who will have a big…
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Torii Hunter Jr. Becoming Weapon for Notre Dame
Wide receivers coach Mike Denbrock has a tough task in front of him this spring. Replacing three starters is never ideal, but how do you replace three wide receivers that…
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Youth and Potential Early Themes for Notre Dame
Only a month and handful of practices into the 2016 spring version of Notre Dame football, fans and writers are officially on “over-reaction watch”. Spring stars don’t always turn into…
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Top 5 Notre Dame Spring Practice Storylines: Defense
Part one of this series broke down the top five offensive storylines heading into the 2016 version of spring football, today the focus is on the defense. While the Notre…
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Notre Dame Spring Preview: Restocking the Secondary
The past several weeks UHND has examined some of the pressing issues facing head coach Brian Kelly’s squad heading into the spring practice session, including looking into Notre Dame’s pass…
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Top 5 Notre Dame Spring Practice Storylines: Offense
The days are getting longer and the flowers are starting to bloom, which of course signals the start of spring football for the 2016 Notre Dame football team. If you…
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Notre Dame Spring Preview: The New Faces at Wide Receiver
As winter continues to make way for spring – Daylight Savings is a few short days away for those living in sun-deprived areas like me – Notre Dame’s spring practice…
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Does Notre Dame Have the Talent to Win a National Title?
After the Irish lost the national championship on January 7th, 2013 to the Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 42-14, it seemed as though the Irish were lightyears away…
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Notre Dame Spring Preview: Where’s the Pass Rush?
February is the hardest month of the football calendar. College football fans suffering the effects of withdrawal after the end of bowl season are given a brief reprieve until early…
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Sophomores Set to Impact ’16 Notre Dame Defense
In part one we zeroed in on the offensive recruits of 2015 and how they looked to impact the team in 2016, now in part two we focus on the…
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How Notre Dame Will Replace Steve Elmer
Notre Dame already had to replace two stalwarts on the offensive line heading into the 2016 season. The decision by Steve Elmer to end his career early and pursue his political…
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Notre Dame Offensive Sophomores Vital in 2016
With the 2016 Notre Dame recruiting class all inked up and ready to make their names known to Irish fans in the fall, let’s take a look back at the 2015…
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Why 2016 is the Most Important Season of the Brian Kelly Era
Last week’s National Signing Day closely mirrored the 2015 football season for Notre Dame. Head coach Brian Kelly fell just short of securing the signatures of two impact 5-star linebackers,…
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The Notre Dame Quarterback Battle: 2016 Edition
As I stood cheering on my Fighting Irish at their night opener against Texas, I had high aspirations not only for the team in 2016 but especially for our young,…
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An Early Look at Notre Dame’s 2016 Defensive Depth
In 2016 Notre Dame will have to replace two of the most dominant players in college football – Jaylon Smith and Sheldon Day, but they are not the only stars…
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4 Notre Dame Seniors Who Can Shape 2016
Notre Dame has seen a "senior bump" from a number of players over the last four years. Here's four potential seniors who could shape the 2016 season.
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How Notre Dame Will Replace Jaylon Smith
Earlier this week Jaylon Smith surprised few when he declared for the NFL Draft. Had the 2015 Butkus Award winner not injured himself in the Fiesta Bowl, his declaration likely…
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2015 Was a Wild Ride for Notre Dame Football
Throughout the 2015 football season there were a number of narratives that surrounded the Notre Dame football team; so many in fact that in retrospect it’s hard to figure out…
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How Notre Dame Will Replace Keivarae Russell
Another day, another Notre Dame player with eligibility remaining entering the 2016 NFL Draft. Saturday it was running back CJ Prosise. Sunday it was All-American wide receiver Will Fuller. Monday…
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Notre Dame Football Hasn’t Hit Ceiling with Brian Kelly
Notre Dame lost another marquee game to an elite team a couple days ago. Predictably, the flood of “Notre Dame has maxed out” and “Brian Kelly will never get us…
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Slow Starts Continue to Plague Notre Dame
Notre Dame has been outscored by a combined 42-10 in the first quarter of its three losses in 2015. Can the Irish reverse this trend in 2016?
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Notre Dame’s Red Zone Woes Collide with Top-Rated Ohio State Defense
For all the intricate storylines making the Ohio State and Notre Dame Fiesta Bowl pairing an even more attractive matchup, and the multiple elements that need to be present for…
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An Expanded Defensive Role for Torii Hunter?
Torii Hunter has filled in in a pinch at the nickel back position already this year. Could the wide receiver see more time their in the Fiesta Bowl?
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Brian Kelly has Notre Dame on the Brink (Again)
Since the legendary Lou Holtz left Notre Dame in 1996, the Notre Dame football program has been lacking–in 10 win seasons, major bowl wins, wins against top 25 teams–pretty much…
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Can Deshone Kizer Pull a Troy Smith on Ohio State?
When Notre Dame and Ohio State last met in the Fiesta Bowl 10 years ago, the Irish brought an experienced quarterback who many figured to be the pre-season favorite for…
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