Notre Dame Football
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Notre Dame’s Unsung Heroes of 12-0
Notre Dame has had plenty of marquee players along the way to its 12-0 regular season, but in order to pull off an undefeated regular season you need plenty of…
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UHND’s Top 12 Notre Dame Posts of 2012
As we close out 2012, we take a look back at the top stories that we've had here on UHND over the course of the last 12 months based on…
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Duranko’s Digest: ’66, ’73,’77, ’88 Notre Dame’s National Championship DNA
November, 1965 saw a lot of long faces in the Notre Dame football fan base. Ara had burst onto the scene, the unwashed phenomenon, in '64.
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Davaris Daniels Cleared for Contact
When Brian Kelly addressed the media on Saturday, he announced that sophomore wide receiver Davaris Daniels was a full go for contact drills in Saturday's practice and will be available…
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Brian Kelly Notebook: Kelly Talks ‘Bama
Brian Kelly talked to the media on Saturday after Notre Dame's latest practice for next week's BCS National Championship. Here's some quick notes on what Kelly had to say along…
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Report Card – Championship Edition Part III
We have covered the Irish offense, the defensive front seven, and in our final breakdown of what will be on display down in Miami on January 7th, we will break…
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12 Plays that Defined Notre Dame Football in 2012
As the final days of 2012 wind down and we inch closer and closer to Notre Dame’s showdown with Alabama for the BCS Championship, today we look back at the…
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Not Unbeatable
An important but rarely spoken factor involving sports is belief. We’ve all heard the clichés – everybody puts their pants on one leg at a time. And while rationally it…
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Duranko’s Digest: Year End Outlook, State of the Irish
This is an evaluation of the long-term outlook of the Notre Dame football program. It attempts to answer the question “Was 2012 a one-hit wonder or are the Irish back?”…
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Report Card – Championship Edition Part II
In the prior article we graded out the Irish offense and what they should be able to accomplish on the field against the Crimson Tide defense in the BCS National…
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The Best of the 2012 Bowl Season
College bowl season is upon us and for the first time in 23 years Notre Dame will be playing in the national title game. The bad news? That leaves Irish…
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Duranko’s Digest: Notre Dame – Alabama Preview
We’ll get into matchup elements below, but let’s first examine four significant data trends that will, largely, be ignored by the sports entertainment hype industry wearing the “journalism” mask. (1)…
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Report Card, Championship Edition
In just a little under a month’s time the Fighting Irish will take the field for the last time as the collective group that Notre Dame fans have come to…
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Thank You, Seniors
Notre Dame honored this year’s seniors with a great video last night. This year’s class has done a lot for Notre Dame over the last four years in bringing the…
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Duranko’s Digest: Deja vu (all over again) “Southern speed will bury ND in the bowl!”
And a stroll down bowl memory lane. Background: Ernie Nevers, who played for Pop Warner, yep the guy they named youth football after ran for Warner at Stanford in the…
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Duranko’s Digest: Awards Edition
What did we see in the Coliseum? Deliverance, redemption, sanctuary! Establishing functional control from the game’s opening drive, the Irish drove 66 yards in 9 plays for a 3-0 lead.…
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Manti T’eo, A Deserving Heisman Candidate
The Heisman Trust states that “The Heisman Memorial Trophy annually recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Winners epitomize great ability…
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Unfamiliar No More
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly hugged an assistant coach and Irish players stormed the field in celebration over ND’s 22-13 victory against USC, cementing a spot in the national…
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Onward to Victory
With another gritty Irish road win against a quality team in USC, Notre Dame has wrapped up an improbable season that’s final chapter is yet to be written. On January…
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Shamrock Stickers: USC ’12
The Irish are going to Miami. Notre Dame completed its miracle regular season with a 22-13 victory over arch rival USC. The Irish followed their blueprint for success to perfection…
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#1 Notre Dame @ USC – Key Matchups
Notre Dame controls its own destiny, if they defeat their biggest rival, the USC Trojans, they’ll play for the national championship. College Gameday will be on hand for the primetime…
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Destiny or Coincidence?
Growing up in an Irish Catholic family and attending Catholic schools, superstition is all too familiar. I heard every legend and lore there is to hear, from a bird flying…
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What I’m Thankful For – Notre Dame Edition
With the holiday season almost upon us, it is a time to reflect and make note of the things we are thankful for. It’s easy during the year to focus…
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Duranko’s Digest – What We Saw Against Wake
At last! Exerting total domination from the opening whistle, the Irish efficiently built a 31-0 halftime lead enroute to the 38-0 final tally against Wake Forest. The maturing offense, a far worthier…
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Notre Dame Ranked #1
It’s been 19 years. 19 long, sometimes very rough, years since the last time Notre Dame was ranked #1 in the polls, but Sunday afternoon when the AP and Coaches…
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