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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17 Notes: Boykin & Jones Rising
Brian Kelly held a press conference today, a couple of days after he either “assassinated the character” of his former quarterback, DeShone Kizer (according to former player Bert Berry), or…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: Irish Receivers Look To Take Next Step In 2017
There were many culprits on the Notre Dame offense in 2016 that led to a dismal 4-8 record and the ouster of three offensive coaches, including offense coordinator Mike Denbrock.…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: How Chip Long Can Maximize The Running Back Talent
If you are a connoisseur of Notre Dame information and practice updates like me, you have noticed the excitement level around the their three top running backs–Josh Adams, Dexter Williams,…
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Notre Dame Transfer Target Scott Pagano Visits Oklahoma Afterall
At the beginning of last week, news circulated that Clemson graduate transfer Scott Pagano had canceled his visits to Arkansas and Oklahoma, but one of the prizes of the transfer…
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Defense Dominates Notre Dame Football Spring Position Battles
When Brian Kelly met with the media on Friday he gave some updates on the positions where he is seeing the most competition this spring. Not surprisingly, most of those…
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Mike Elko Won’t Rebuild Notre Dame Defense in a Day, or a Spring
The rebuilding of Notre Dame Stadium is nearing completion with the brand new jumbotron getting closer to lighting up with beautifully stunning replays every day. It’s been a nearly three…
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Notre Dame WR Chase Claypool Primed For Stardom
On February 25th I wrote in a column for this site that Chase Claypool was going to turn into a star this season like Jeff Samardzija in 2005 (I also…
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Notre Dame Transfer Target Scott Pagano Cancels Two Official Visits
The race for Clemson graduate transfer Scott Pagano potentially just got a little bit easier for Notre Dame. News broke Monday night that one of the biggest prizes on the…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: Players Trending Up
Notre Dame returned to the practice field for Spring Football 2017 last week and with multiple practices including one open to the media, there hasn’t been a shortage of practice…
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Brandon Wimbush Wants to Earn Notre Dame Starting Quarterback Spot
Friday we shared a great WatchND video featuring new defensive coordinator MIke Elko and senior captain Drue Tranquill interviewing each other. This weekend the WatchND crew outdid themselves with a…
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Notre Dame’s James Onwualu Could Have Surprisingly Long NFL Career
All eyes were on Deshone Kizer yesterday when representatives from 27 NFL teams descended upon Notre Dame for the annual Pro Day – and he did well enough according to…
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Notre Dame’s Deshone Kizer Talks Improvements, Brandon Wimbush
Deshone Kizer thanked former teammates for coming out to catch passes from him, but he still had a group that didn’t really help him display his skills. Accuracy was one…
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Deshone Kizer Flashes Improvement at Notre Dame Pro Day. Was it Enough?
Deshone Kizer is jockeying for draft positioning with Mitch Trubisky of North Carolina and Deshaun Watson of Clemson right now. On Thursday he did himself some good by flashing some…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: Not All Sunshine And Rainbows
I think we all have that friend who likes to call himself the “realist” who loves to boast of his ability to “tell it like it is.” He’s always there…
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Elijah Taylor Injury Bigger Loss Than most Notre Dame Fans Realize
Notre Dame suffered its first casualty of the spring before its first full contact practice. Brian Kelly announced Wednesday that junior defensive tackle Elijah Taylor was lost for the spring…
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Notre Dame Pro Day Looms for Deshone Kizer, 7 Others
Following a disappointing performance at last month’s NFL Combine where he didn’t do much to help his draft stock, former Notre Dame quarterback Deshone Kizer will have one more chance…
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Will Brandon Wimbush’s Work with Whitfield Pay Off? Why it Matters
Notre Dame students returned to campus from Spring Break 2017 earlier this week and the football team returns to the practice field on Wednesday. Starting quarterback Brandon Wimbush didn’t spend…
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Notre Dame’s Big Buck Hunters: Tevon Coney vs. Greer Martini
Notre Dame’s defensive transformation is about to kick into full gear when the Irish return to practice on Wednesday after a twelve day layoff between practices two and three in…
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Spring Football ’17: Gauging The Talent On The Notre Dame Roster
Most of the discussion during the offseason regarding the Notre Dame football team revolves around Brian Kelly’s renaissance, his yoga schedule, the new coaching hires, and the miracle that is…
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Is Kevin Stepherson Notre Dame’s Next Will Fuller?
In 2014 then sophomore Will Fuller took a meteoric leap for Notre Dame and became a dynamic, big play, down-the-field wide receiver for the Irish seemingly overnight between his freshman…
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2017 Notre Dame Football Spring Depth Chart
Notre Dame hasn’t come close to publishing an official depth chart for 2017 just a couple practices into spring, so consider this depth chart a best guess/work in progress as…
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2017 Notre Dame Football Spring Roster
Notre Dame kicked off spring practice for 2017 on March 9th with their first of 15 practices. Below is the official roster for spring ball with official heights and weights…
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Nick Watkins Return A Huge Boost for Notre Dame Secondary
Notre Dame senior cornerback Nick Watkins was ready to step into the starting line up last year after a trial by fire in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio…
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Notre Dame Spring Football ’17: Day 1 Practice Report
Notre Dame football officially kicked off 2017 spring practice today. Here are some video highlights courtesy of BlueandGold.com. With a new strength and conditioning program led by Matt Balis and…
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10 Redshirts to Watch During Notre Dame Spring Practice ’17
Spring football has officially started at Notre Dame. Brian Kelly got things rolling yesterday with his kick-off presser and today the Irish held their first official spring practice as they look…
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