Analysis
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Notre Dame LB Jack Kiser Primed to Have a Breakout Season
Former Indiana Mr. Football, Jack Kiser, gave Irish fans a glimpse of his potential last year in his lone start against South Florida. The Fighting Irish have a strong legacy…
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Braden Lenzy brings Speed, Deep Threat to Notre Dame WR Corps
After a strong sophomore season, highlighted by elite speed and athleticism, a hamstring injury hampered Braden Lenzy’s 2020 campaign. With the departure of numerous wide receivers from a year ago,…
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Avery Davis Brings Leadership, Experience to Notre Dame WR Corps
After several years of playing at multiple positions, Avery Davis settled in at slot receiver in 2020. With numerous departures from the Notre Dame Offense, including Quarterback Ian Book, Davis…
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Blake Fisher, Early Enrollees The Story For Notre Dame Following Spring
There were a number of important storylines for the Notre Dame football team going into spring practice. The quarterback competition, turnover on the offensive line, the defensive backfield among them.…
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Could Notre Dame Start Freshman Fisher & Spindler in 2021?
After losing four starters along the offensive line from a season ago, Brian Kelly will look to reload in the trenches. Early enrollees Blake Fisher and Rocco Spindler have been…
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Last Chance for Notre Dame Football’s Talented Upperclassmen Wide Receivers
While there is no shortage of talent in the upper-class wide receiver ranks for Notre Dame, there has been quite the shortage of productivity. Collectively, the 2017-2019 Notre Dame wide…
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What Jordan Johnson’s Transfer Means At Receiver For Notre Dame Football
It couldn’t just be a seamless spring. We almost made it through spring ball and the offseason on only high notes. Hire the hottest defensive coordinator in football, get through…
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Notre Dame Spring Game Observations: Offense Shows Promise, Raises Some Concern
The way I watch a spring game is to focus on individual performance rather than the performance of a unit. Touchdowns and scoring drives aren’t irrelevant, but it’s not important…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions from the ’21 Notre Dame Blue & Gold Game
It’s never good to have many overreactions from the annual Blue & Gold game – call it the Junior Jabbie effect. There are going to be players who look awesome…
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Two Notre Dame Young CBs ‘Look As Good As Anybody in the Country’
One of the most prominent question marks on the Notre Dame defense heading into the spring was the cornerback position with Nick McCloud and Shaun Crawford preparing for the NFL…
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Evaluating The Notre Dame Wide Receivers Full Of Potential, And Risk
No position group looks as good on paper as the Notre Dame wide receivers. They boast three top 100 talents, six four stars, and diverse skill sets. There is so…
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Will Drew White Be Best Player on Field for Notre Dame’s Defense?
After two great seasons as starting linebacker for the Fighting Irish, Senior Drew White is primed to have his best year this fall. With the departure of superstar and 2020…
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Notre Dame Football Spring Impressions At The Midpoint: Defense
The Notre Dame football team is a little less than halfway through spring practice, with seven practices in and another seven prior to the final scrimmage on May 1st. While…
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Notre Dame Football Impressions At The Midpoint: Offense
The Notre Dame football team is a little less than halfway through spring practice, with seven practices in and another seven prior to the final scrimmage on May 1st. While…
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Aaron Banks Would Have Been Notre Dame’s Left Tackle in ’21 Had He Returned
After the 2020 Notre Dame football season ended, it was widely speculated that had Aaron Banks returned to Notre Dame in 2021 for a 5th year, he would have slid…
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Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer Looks to Build off Huge Freshman Campaign
Notre Dame football tight end Michael Mayer wreaked havoc in his first year in South Bend. It is rare for true freshmen to have such a significant impact like Mayer…
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What’s Important To Tommy Rees’ Notre Dame Offense?
People sure do love to talk about changes to the Notre Dame offense. However warranted the call for changes are, it is pretty funny that the moment a Notre Dame…
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The Future is Bright for Notre Dame Football’s Chris Tyree
When Chris Tyree committed to Notre Dame’s 2020 recruiting class, Brian Kelly added one of the country’s most skilled players. The freshman running back made an immediate impact for the…
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’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Looks to Reload, Find Depth at Defensive End
Notre Dame is about to send a pair of defensive ends to the NFL Draft for the second year in a row – something that seemed almost unthinkable in years…
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’21 Outlook: The Season Of Kyle Hamilton At Safety for Notre Dame Football
It’s going to be a bittersweet season for the UHND blog. In all likelihood, the final Kyle Hamilton installment at safety for the Irish. We’ve been writing about him since…
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’21 Outlook: Corner A Big Question Mark For Notre Dame Football
Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at perhaps the biggest question mark on the team, cornerback! A good case could be made that wide receiver is an even bigger question,…
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Early Expectations for Notre Dame Football in 2021
After another trip to the College Football Playoffs, Head Coach Brian Kelly will look to reload with a roster full of turnover. As many players depart for the NFL, Tommy…
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’21 Outlook: Offensive Line A Wild Card For Notre Dame Football
Any time Notre Dame enters a season with an experienced offensive line, it’s like a nice warm blanket that covers everything. Yeah, there are always questions other places that need…
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’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Should Continue being Tight End U
Notre Dame football has rightfully earned the moniker of Tight End U over the last 20 years for continually producing NFL-ready tight ends. That will continue in April with the…
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’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Wide Receiving Room Full Of Potential, Short on Experience
Perhaps the biggest difference between Notre Dame and Alabama in their 2020 College Football Playoff matchup in the Rose Bowl was the talent difference at wide receiver. The Crimson Tide…
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