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Rhema McKnight Back with A Vengeance
Notre Dame (UHND.com) – When Rhema McKnight went down with a knee injury in the second game of the year last season, the Irish lost a receiver who had 89…
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2006 Notre Dame Position Analysis: Quarterback
Brady Quinn has dealt with a lot of pressure in his three years at Notre Dame and he has remained cool. In his final season, don’t expect much to change…
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Tyrone Willingham’s Stamp on Irish Fading, For Now
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) – With the transfer of David Wolke, 11 Notre Dame players have now left the Irish football team since Charlie Weis took over 18 months ago.…
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2006 Notre Dame Blue-Gold Rosters Give a Few Glimpses
(UHND.com) — Charlie Weis announced the rosters for the blue gold game on Wednesday (click here to view) giving us a little glimpse into what the possible depth chart looks…
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Notre Dame Looking for Pass Rush Answers in ’06
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — The second spring practice of the Charlie Weis will come to an end this weekend with the 77th annual Blue-Gold Game as well as with…
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FOR THE LOVE OF PETE
Notre Dame, Indiana — The 1966 Notre Dame national championship football team will host a dinner in honor of Pete Duranko — a former All-America defensive lineman for the Fighting…
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How Fast Can The Defense Improve? (Part III)
Last time, we looked at teams with Top 20 Defenses for 2005 who finished outside of the Top 20 on Defense the year before (2004). We highlighted dramatic improvements made…
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Notre Dame Looking for Secondary Development in 2006
(UHND.com) — Bill Lewis’s first year as Notre Dame’s defensive back coach saw the Irish give up big plays with relative frequency. It also saw Lewis turn a group of…
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Eight Seasons of Uncertainty at Backup QB
(UHND.com) — Notre Dame heads into the 2006 season with the backup quarterback position up for grabs between incumbent backup David Wolke, sophomore Evan Sharpley, and incoming freshmen Demetrius Jones…
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6 Notre Dame Players Who Could Breakout in 2006
(UHND.com) — Every season players who have not been big contributors emerge as playmakers. Last year’s group was headlined by Jeff Samardzija’s consensus All American breakout season and if the…
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Notre Dame Linebacker Battle Wide Open in 2006
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — With the Irish losing two starting linebackers and the next two linebackers limited by injuries this spring, the competition is wide open and could rage…
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Notre Dame Looks for #3 Receiver to Emerge
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — With the first and second wide receiver spots locked up by Jeff Samardzija and Rhema McKnight, a group of talented, but inexperienced receivers will battle…
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Pass Rush, Depth at OL and LB Top Weis’ Pre Spring Concerns
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Improving a sometimes invisible pass rush and developing depth at linebacker and the offensive line headlined head coach Charlie Weis’ concerns as he and his…
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How Fast Can The Irish Defense Improve? (Part II)
Going back to an earlier post and UHND blog entry of mine, I thought I’d look at some of the top defenses of 2005, but only focusing on the defenses…
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What if? 1995 Notre Dame Season with Powlus, Mayes and … Randy Moss?
Building off of a recent B&G article on Mayes (which, though I don’t recommend B&G, I thought it was interesting), what if Randy Moss had not been an idiot and…
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How quickly can the Irish defense improve?
Defensive Benchmarks: 2005 vs. 2004 I. 2005 Top Ten Total Defense (Total Records: 88-31) vs. same team in 2004 1. Virginia Tech (11-2): 247.6 ypg – [vs. #4 Virginia Tech…
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Notre DameSeniors Leaving Will be Sorely Missed in 2006
(UHND.com) – It’s one of the harsh realities of college football. Loving one player, and just as you get attached to him, they are graduating from college, or making themselves…
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Not All Doom and Gloom After Fiesta Fallout
(UHND.com) — After an amazing performance against USC, posts about Notre Dame not losing for three years were abundant. Now, a few days after a tough loss to Ohio State,…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame Fiesta Bowl ’05
QuarterbackBrady Quinn found it tough going against the Ohio State defense and failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time season ending his Notre Dame record streak of…
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Fiesta Bowl Shows Much Work Left to Be Done for Notre Dame
Tempe, AZ (UHND.com) — The same defensive deficiencies that haunted the Irish over the past few years reared their ugly head Monday night in the Fiesta Bowl letting Irish fans…
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Fiesta Bowl Bid Caps Off Notre Dame’s Roller Coaster ’05 Season
(UHND.com) — A little over a year after Notre Dame fired Tyrone Willingham creating a media frenzy, the Irish accepted a bid to play in the Fiesta Bowl capping off…
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Maurice Stovall Goes Out in Style for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) — He limped off the field multiple times last, but managed to hobble back to the huddle each time and when the game was on the line, senior Maurice…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Stanford ’05
QuarterbackBrady Quinn had his first multiple interception game of the season with 2 first half picks. Quinn didn’t look comfortable in the first half and had his worst half of…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Syracuse ’05
QuarterbackJust how far has Brady Quinn come in just a years time? Well, on Saturday Quinn completed 57% of his passes (21 of 37) for 270 yards for 2 touchdowns…
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Repost: Wait Until He Gets ‘His Players’
“Give him a few years to recruit and bring in the right players for his system.” How many times have we heard this garbage before? A coach, married to a…
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