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Can Junior Achievement Lead Notre Dame in 2015?
On the heels of back to back 5-loss seasons, Notre Dame is at the very early stages of a pivotal off-season with spring practice about just a week away from kicking off.…
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Durham Smythe, Ready to Step Out of the Shadows
With the graduation of Ben Koyack the Irish are looking for a new number one tight-end, and Durham Smythe is looking to be that man. Smythe was a member of…
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Notre Dame’s Wide Receivers Set for “Explosive” Plays
There are a lot of reasons for optimism involving Notre Dame’s offensive future: an elite offensive line, talented running backs and a rushing attack that gashed LSU’s – an SEC…
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Is it Greg Bryant’s Time to Shine for Notre Dame?
In 2012 Greg Bryant’s star was on the rise, and his future was bright. With over 20 offers on the table including USC, Florida State, Alabama, Ohio St., and Oklahoma,…
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Ranking Notre Dame’s ’15 Offensive Starters: Pre-Spring Practice Edition
To have 11 players we had to take a flyer at quarterback. Wiser men would wait and see, but occasionally, the job description of a fool is to rush in.…
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Who Should be Notre Dame’s Starting Quarterback in 2015? History says Malik Zaire
A debate over who should be the starting quarterback at Notre Dame seems to be becoming a spring tradition under the Brian Kelly era, and Irish fans have already begun…
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Is Notre Dame’s Malik Zaire’s Time Now?
Watching him from the sideline, Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire seemingly was a picture of patience and understanding – a true student of the game. From the inside though, the…
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Where’s the Rush for Notre Dame Football?
Lost in the sea of injuries and big plays surrendered by the Notre Dame defense in the second half of the season, was the lack of pass rush from the…
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A Pre-Spring Ranking of Notre Dame’s Starting Defense
We take a pre-Spring Practice look at the putative defensive starters. This may well change during Spring practice or in the Fall. The middle linebacker situation remains fluid, but suddently…
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The Growing Game of Corey Robinson
He checks in at 6’4” 215lbs, and is a menacing figure to look at on the field. It’s not uncommon for him to tower above opposing defenders by two to…
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At Long Last, Depth for Notre Dame
To understand the extent and the spacing of Notre Dame's current depth, let’s jump past the 2015 season and go right to the Spring of 2016, some 14 months from…
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Notre Dame 2015 Offense: An Early Glimpse
In the first four years of the Kelly hegemony, the Fighting Irish offense averaged 27.1 points per game. The Irish averaged 161 yards rushing and 246 yards per game passing…
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Notre Dame Fans Need to R-E-L-A-X
A week in college football that is supposed to be known more for National Signing Day – where recruits officially sign the dotted line on their future college destinations –…
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2015 Notre Dame Defense – An Early Glimpse
Three overarching factors will impact the 2015 Fighting Irish Defense. First, it is the second year of the Brian Van Gorder defense. While Van Gorder and Kelly, for counter-espionage reasons,…
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CJ Prosise Ready to Be Unleashed for Notre Dame in 2015?
If there is a player on the Notre Dame roster whose season exemplified the nature of the 2014 Fighting Irish being oh so close to being great but just not…
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A New Notre Dame Offense or One Game Wonder?
Notre Dame ran the football 51 times against LSU in the Music City Bowl earlier this week – tied for the most attempts during the five year Brian Kelly era…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against LSU?
Hard by the banks of the Cumberland River, and in easy walking distance of the cathedral of country music, the Ryman Aauditorium, the Fighting Irish defeated those long, thick, swift …
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Can Bowl Win Propel Notre Dame into 2015?
Leave it to Dr. Lou to wait all of two minutes after Notre Dame’s season ending win over LSU in the 2014 Music City Bowl to start Notre Dame’s 2015…
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Kyle Brindza’s Redemption Saves Notre Dame
Senior kick Kyle Brindza had a rough season in 2014. His field goal percentage plummeted to just 56.5 percent, nearly 20 points below his career average, while missing several crucial…
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Aggressive Approach Key to Notre Dame Defeating LSU
Notre Dame and the rest of college football may be tired of hearing it, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t true.
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Notre Dame – LSU Bowl Matchup Brings Opportunity, Challenges
Still reeling from an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the USC Trojans, the Notre Dame football program had numerous unanswered questions circling overhead. Is the program headed in the…
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Notre Dame Quarterback Malik Zaire Rare Bright Spot
Fighting Irish fans that tuned into Notre Dame’s annual rivalry game against Southern California this past Saturday hoping the ailing program would show signs of rejuvenation were sorely disappointed. Instead…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against USC?
Ugliness, embarrassment, second disaster of the year. USC, resisting the temptation to run up the score, buried the Irish 49-14, sending the Irish to its first four game losing streak…
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For Notre Dame, It’s Often Darkest Before Dawn
NOTRE DAME has won four national championships in the post-Leahy era: 1) 1966, 2) 1973, 3) 1977, .and 4) 1988. There were myriad near-misses: ’64, ’70, ’80, ’89, ’93, ’12. While past performance…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Louisville?
The Fighting Irish lost their third straight game as the Louisville Cardinals befouled Senior Day, 31-28. It is axiomatic to football’s unforgiving math that a team’s stronger units must compensate…
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