Analysis
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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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3 Reasons Why Notre Dame Can & Can’t Make a Playoff Run
The championship appearance of 2012 seems so long ago, and while the season was full of memories, the final result was less than memorable. Regardless, Irish fans (and players and…
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Now or Never ’15 – Greg Bryant
Greg Bryant was a 5-star recruit from Delray Beach, Fla., rated as the No. 3 running back in the class of 2013 and the No. 19 prospect overall.
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Defenders with Attitude
In civilian life, a “chip on the shoulder” is often a precursor for conflict.
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Now or Never ’15 – Devin Butler
The series continues with junior cornerback Devin Butler as he competes with a bevy of talented underclassmen for an expanded role within Notre Dame’s defense.
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Now or Never ’15 – Chris Brown
UHND continues its annual “Now or Never” series with senior wide receiver Chris Brown after similar installments for safety Elijah Shumate and slot wide receiver Amir Carlisle. Pedigree Chris Brown…
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Notre Dame’s Mature, Veteran Defense
2014, defensively, was Notre Dame’s Year of Living Dangerously.
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Now or Never ’15 – Elijah Shumate
Elijah Shumate was a 4-star safety prospect hailing from East Orange, N.J. Rated as the No. 8 safety in the nation for the class of 2012, the New Jersey native…
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Now or Never ’15 – Amir Carlisle
The barbeques and firework displays of the 4th of July have come and gone, and for college football fanatics that can only mean one thing: the football season is now…
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Do or Die for Notre Dame Football?
Every college football season is important. Unlike the NFL, which compensates poor performing teams with first dibs on elite talent through the NFL Draft, a string of underwhelming seasons can…
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Instant Maturity: KeiVarae Russell and Avery Sebastian
Two vintage wines recently arrived in South Bend from West Coast vineyards. Avery Sebastian came in from Berkeley and KeiVarae Russell from Tacoma. Last Spring Brian Van Gorder and Kerry…
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Notre Dame’s Academic ‘Risks’ are Self-Inflicted
Brian Kelly has endured several academic scandals since agreeing to take the head coaching position at Notre Dame in December of 2010, and perhaps the cumulative impact of those scandals…
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Notre Dame Looking for #2 Wide Receiver
Everyone knows All-American candidate Will Fuller will be Notre Dame's go to receiver in 2015, but who will emerge as its #2 threat?
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