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Now or Never ’14: Amir Carlisle
We continue our series of players facing now or never type seasons in 2014 for Notre Dame with a move over to the offensive side of the ball where he…
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The Golson Effect: Helping the Irish Receivers Reach Their Potential
It’s no secret the Irish offense struggled under Tommy Rees last season. With Rees at the helm Brian Kelly’s offense is severely limited due to lack of mobility at the…
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Now or Never ’14: Ishaq Williams
For the last few summers we have profiled a set of players who have come to Notre Dame amid high expections about to enter their junior or senior years either…
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4 Pivotal Notre Dame Players for 2014
There are many players who will be important for Notre Dame in 2014, but today we identify four Irish players who, individually and together, may well determine the Irish success and…
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What to Expect from Greg Bryant
The 2013 season was a difficult and frustrating one for many members of the Notre Dame football team, especially running back Greg Bryant. The Delray Beach, Florida native came into…
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No Off-Season for Everett Golson
Notre Dame football players reported back to campus on Sunday for the summer semester, but not all of the 2014 Fighting Irish spent their time away from campus relaxing. Everett…
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What Can Notre Dame Expect from Davaris Daniels in ’14?
Now that Davaris Daniels has been readmitted by Notre Dame and will be suiting up for the Fighting Irish, what can Notre Dame fans expect to see out of the…
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The Shenanigans of Notre Dame Football Coverage
After college spring games have wrapped up across the country and football programs head into the summer lull, a strange season of public relations blunders begins. With more time on…
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Replacing Notre Dame’s ’14 NFL Bound Talent: Defense
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how Notre Dame might not have that tough a time replacing the offensive talent it lost to the NFL this off-season even…
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Replacing Notre Dame’s ’14 NFL Bound Talent: Offense
Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley (78) battles with Michigan State Spartans defensive end Marcus Rush (44) in action during the 2013 game between the Notre Dame and…
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Duranko’s Digest: Coaching Matters, Notre Dame’s 2014 Faculty
It is timely to examine the reconstituted coaching staff or "Football Faculty" as their primary function is to teach. Ah yes, we love our mantra "it's not the X's and…
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Why Notre Dame Stadium is Better than Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is celebrating it’s 100th birthday, which got us thinking…is it the best sports venue in America? One person who feels passionately about this is our Jordan Cornette who…
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CJ Prosise and Amir Carlisle a Tandem at Z
Notre Dame has not had much production out of the slot, or “Z”, wide receiver position during the first four years of the Brian Kelly era. Like the offense as…
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Notre Dame Post-Spring 2014 Defensive Outlook
In high school algebra we learned that the difficulty of solving an equation increases in relation to the number of unknowns in the equation. That lesson is applicable to the 2014…
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2014 Notre Dame Offense: Where Are We?
The whole, ideally, should be greater than the sum of the parts. But let’s start with “parts.” OFFENSIVE LINE Were Notre Dame to have corporate sponsors for units, Virginia Slims…
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Is Notre Dame Mired in Quarterback Controversy?
Football fans never need additional incentive to monitor the progress of the quarterback position, particularly when it involves a tale as interesting as the one currently unfolding at Notre Dame.…
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Malik Zaire Steals the Show
The 85th Annual Notre Dame Blue and Gold game this weekend was supposed to be all about the return of Everett Golson after the former starting quarterback spent last season…
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For Notre Dame Defense: 3-4 or 4-3… Both?
Bob Diaco unequivocally installed and stayed with the 3-4 as Notre Dame's base defense when the Kelly regime began in 2010.
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Greg Bryant Shows the Virtue of Patience
When Brian Kelly was announced as the next head coach of the University of Notre Dame, one of the key areas stressed was the importance of player development, a point…
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Duranko’s Digest: Kain Colter and the Unionization of Northwestern players
In large things and small, war games and the sports and games people play, in government, in society, there occur tipping points that mark the beginning of a change in…
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Breaking down Notre Dame’s Spring Offensive Position Battles
Notre Dame heads into a rare spring ball “bye week” with this year’s unique scheduling after just two practices. As the Notre Dame coaching staff dives into the tape of…
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Notre Dame’s Linebacker Unit on the Brink of Elite Status
Notre Dame possessing an elite linebacker corps? The notion may seem laughable when examining last year’s depth chart and the lack of carryover into 2014.
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Duranko’s Digest: 6 Focus Areas for Notre Dame Spring Practice
Spring practice comes early this year, starting the first week in March. There are significant coaching changes on both sides of the ball. Mike Denbrock was named offensive coordinator. His span…
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Duranko’s Digest: Ranking Notre Dame’s 2014 Opponents
Please note that this post-signing day ranking rates the opponents as we expect them to finish 2014 overall. Not preseason rankings, but where they would rank on a “true value” ranking…
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Notre Dame’s Slot Position Soon to Hit Jackpot
One of the more frustrating aspects of Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly’s tenure in South Bend is the lack of offensive production. Notre Dame fans were awed by the…
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