Notre Dame Football
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Notre Dame – Pitt ’15 Primer
The team at WatchND made one of their better primer videos for this weekend’s contest with Pitt chalked full of clips from Notre Dame’s last trip to the ‘Burgh. Hopefully…
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Joe Schmidt, Jaylon Smith Hold Key for Notre Dame D
Prior to the 2015 season, I wrote about this being a make or break year for Brian VanGorder as the Notre Dame defensive coordinator. He returned a litany of starters…
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Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh ’15: Keys to Victory
In looking back in our archives this week I came across an old column outlining the keys to victory for Notre Dame that I had forgotten I used to pen…
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Notre Dame Playoff Report: Week 10
As we continue the playoff watch articles for the rest of the season, we will now switch from using the AP Poll as the basis for rankings discussion to the…
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Greg Bryant’s Career Takes Another Odd Turn
Greg Bryant surprised many and thrilled even more when he committed to Notre Dame in December of 2012 in the midst of Notre Dame’s run to the 2013 BCS Championship…
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#5 Notre Dame @ Pitt ’15: Key Matchups
Notre Dame will face its second road test in as many weeks when they travel to Heinz Field to take on the 6-2 Pitt Panthers. The Irish are more than…
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Notre Dame Ranked 5th in First 2015 Playoff Rankings
When the first College Football Playoff Rankings were released on Tuesday night, Notre Dame and its fans were pleasantly surprised with the results. The one loss Fighting Irish came in…
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Jaylon Smith Semifinalist for Butkus, Bednarik Awards
Notre Dame junior linebacker Jaylon Smith has made the first round of cuts for two of the most prestigious defensive player awards on Monday when he was named one of…
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Notre Dame Mired by Inconsistency
Each football season brings with it a new identity for every team. Ohio State, the defending national champions, had the luxury of three quarterbacks capable of starting for seemingly any…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Temple?
Notre Dame fashioned another thrilling fourth quarter rally to defeat pesky, resilient, tenacious Temple 24-20. Temple played up to Notre Dame’s level rather than Notre Dame playing down to Temple’s.…
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Notre Dame Jumps Stanford in AP Poll
While many Notre Dame fans weren’t too impressed with the Irish’s four point road victory over then #22 ranked Temple, the AP voters apparently were – or at least more…
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Notre Dame v. Temple ’15: Shamrock Stickers
It wasn’t pretty but the Irish kept their playoff hopes alive with a 24-20 victory versus Temple. The Owls rose to the occasion in the biggest game of their program…
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Terrible Targeting Call on Elijah Shumate Costly
Notre Dame is no stranger to questionable targeting penalties on road games that proved costly and Saturday night was another instance following Elijah Shumate’s 4th quarter targeting penalty. The senior…
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Brian Kelly Explains Sideline Outburst with Assistant Coach
Explosive plays were hard for Notre Dame to come by on the field on Saturday, but that didn’t stop the Irish having some on the sidelines. Midway through the third…
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Is This Brian Kelly’s Best Coaching Job to Date?
The topic is obviously a very subjective one, and in some corners, a very polarizing one. Brian Kelly has now been with the Notre Dame since 2010 and under his…
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Notre Dame Football Playoff Picture: Week 9
The Irish moved up two spots to #9 in the AP poll after Utah and Florida State fell from the ranks of the unbeaten. As a reminder, we’re only look…
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Notre Dame’s Dominant OL: By the Numbers
Down 7-0 to rival USC after they drove the length of the field on their first series, the Notre Dame offense needed to answer. In prior years, you could expect…
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Notre Dame v. Temple ’15: Key Matchups
Notre Dame comes off its bye week to face the undefeated Temple Owls in a primetime clash on Halloween night. The Irish are double digit favorites versus Temple; however, the…
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Notre Dame Football’s 2015 Midseason MVPs
Notre Dame is 6-1 and currently sits at No. 9 in the latest Associated Press poll, and while head coach Brian Kelly’s team has feisty opponents remaining on the schedule,…
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ESPN Gameday Coming to Temple v. Notre Dame
The ESPN College Gameday crew will be making their 2nd ever trip to the City of Brotherly love this weekend for one of the most surprising showdowns of ranked teams…
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Notre Dame A Tale of Two Defenses
Notre Dame fans had every reason to be concerned about the USC Trojans heading into last Saturday’s prime time matchup at Notre Dame Stadium. Yes, the Trojans were coming off…
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Notre Dame Football Playoff Picture: Week 8
Notre Dame's win over USC has the Irish alive and well in the playoff race with a weekend of scoreboard watching on tap this weekend.
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against USC?
Somewhere, Rock and Howard Jones smiled. This is what an epic, rivalry game look like. Legacy fulfilled. Offense, Defense, Special Teams, thrills, agony, expected stars and surprise heroes. Football games…
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Notre Dame v. USC ’15: Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame took back bragging rights from their arch-rivals from Southern Cal this year thanks to the performances of the following players.
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Notre Dame Back in Coaches Poll Top 10
Notre Dame’s win over USC last night combined with a handful of higher ranked teams falling this weekend has propelled the Irish back into the top 10 of the Amway…
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