Analysis
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Notre Dame on ‘Trap Game’ Alert vs. Navy
Notre Dame is bigger, stronger, and faster than Navy but that never seems to matter when the Fighting Irish and Middies battle. This year is no different.
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Deshone Kizer Continues to Grow as Notre Dame’s QB
There's a laundry list of reasons why Notre Dame lost to Clemson this past weekend. The play of redshirt freshman quarterback Deshone Kizer isn't one of them.
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Notre Dame Football’s Silver Lining
Notre Dame fans were disappointed with the Irish's narrow defeat to Clemson, but plenty of positives came out of Notre Dame's trip to Death Valley.
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See vs. Clemson
For Clemson it was a Perfect Storm. It had been 38 years since a Notre Dame football team last visited Clemson, 17 days since the Tigers took the field against…
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Notre Dame’s Early Schedule Casts Doubt
College football schedules are an inexact science to the least. On paper, Notre Dame’s September schedule looked like a gauntlet when it was originally put together. Texas, Virginia, Georgia Tech,…
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Verdict Comes in Saturday for Notre Dame
There has been a mountain of evidence that shows Notre Dame is a worthy College Football Playoff contender through four games; three routes, one nail-biter on the road with the…
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Notre Dame Football’s Perfect September
With Notre Dame’s dominating 62-27 victory over Massachusetts the Fighting Irish finished September with an undefeated record for the third time in head coach Brian Kelly’s six year stint at…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against UMass?
Leveraging a dominating offensive line with a bewildering array of skilled players Notre Dame disposed of a pesky band of Minutemen, 62-27. Notre Dame moved to 4-0 with a 5…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against Georgia Tech?
Deshone Kizer was big enough for the moment.
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Virginia?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
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An Unlikely Hero
The 2015 Notre Dame football season was to be one of perseverance at the quarterback position.
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We had questions, Notre Dame had the answers
So, that went really well. You never quite know with openers. Sometimes it’s a 38-3 win that shows the quality of a team ranked just outside the pre-season top 10.…
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Notre Dame’s Potent Offense Primed for Virginia
The expectations for Notre Dame’s offense were set almost unreasonably high for the 2015 season.
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Texas?
We saw ruthless, brutal physical domination. After establishing that, Brian Kelly’s 2015 Fighting Irish used a remarkable array of skilled players and a stunning performance by Malik Zaire to dehorn…
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Notre Dame 2015: Positional Path to the Playoffs
Notre Dame plays a real, live game this week, and to get you ready for Saturday’s 7:30 kickoff I’ve developed a little cheat sheet of some keys to the game…
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Jaylon Smith – Notre Dame’s Quiet Leader
There are many definitions of a leader. There are some who are vocal and outspoken, some who lead by example, and some who are a combination of all these traits. Many would…
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Notre Dame Football Built to Win in 2015
Every college football team is optimistic at this time of the year. Everyone is 0-0. It’s an even slate. By next Tuesday though, half the teams in the country will…
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2015 Notre Dame Football Pre-Season Defensive Unit Rankings
This rating is easier to make than the offensive ratings, as the unit overflows with both veterans and experienced backups. Except for Jerry Tillery, frosh will play small roles. We…
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2015 Notre Dame Football Pre-Season Offensive Unit Rankings
Note: While this evaluation is for the 2015 season, previous performance, or lack of it, or incomplete data, is a significant factor. Ratings may change SIGNIFICANTLY after the first four…
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’15 Notre Dame Football Pre-Season Predictions
We are about halfway through fall practice for the Notre Dame football team, the media has seen four full practices, the team has gone through it’s annual media day, Jac…
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Keivarae Russell To Work at Nickel in Spots
When Shaun Crawford went down with a torn ACL earlier this week, one of the few starting positions that was up for grabs this summer was reopened.
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Notre Dame’s Frosh Receivers Impressing Early
Notre Dame already featured a deep and talented wide receiving corps heading into the 2015 season, but the freshman quartet have elevated the group.
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Could Showtime Backfire on Notre Dame?
The South Bend Tribune’s Al Lesar and CineSport’s Noah Coslov discuss the ramifications of having television cameras with the Notre Dame football program.
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By The Numbers – Offense, Defense, Special Teams
College football’s sole constant is change. Single wing, the rise and fall of the ND Box formation, Oklahoma defense, wishbone, veer, two way players.
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Is Corey Robinson Primed for Stardom?
Notre Dame wide receiver Corey Robinson is much more than just the son of former NBA MVP David Robinson, a level of recognition the younger Robinson has had to work…
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