Notre Dame Football
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Rocket Ismail Hall of Fame: Repeated Snubs Need to End
Candidates for the College Football Hall of Fame class of 2018 were announced earlier this week. Three former Notre Dame greats are among the list of 75 former players and 6…
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What Can Notre Dame Football Expect from Shaun Crawford?
Anyone who has followed me knows the soft spot I have for Crawford as a player and how excited/exasperated I’ve been at the various points of his promising/unfortunate Notre Dame…
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Josh Barajas’s Transfer: Impact on Notre Dame’s 2017 Depth
Notre Dame suffered its first post-spring roster casualty on Wednesday when junior linebacker Josh Barajas announced he was transferring to Illinois State. The one time four-star linebacker out of Indiana…
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Josh Adams: Notre Dame Football’s Next Star Running Back?
Attempting to assess the wreckage of a 4-8 campaign in 2016 has the Notre Dame coaching staff looking at things that actually went right and what they can improve on…
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Can Notre Dame Football Solve Road Woes in 2017?
Among the many reasons for Notre Dame’s miserable 4-8 campaign in 2016 was their inability to take care of business away from the Golden Dome. Just one of their four…
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Reasons For Optimism For Notre Dame in 2017 Are In The Numbers
I was called a “negative nelly” last week by one of our readers and it was glorious. I’m usually the guy who is too positive. I like to look at…
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Notre Dame Football ’17: The Fall Or Rise Of The Brian Kelly Era
I think we’ve all heard at least one story regarding the transformation Brian Kelly has undergone this offseason. They have been both personal and professional in their existence. The yoga,…
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Notre Dame Football Post Spring Analysis: Linebackers Lead The Way
I really like to do rankings when evaluating a team. It helps me get a read on the type of team I’m going to be watching in the fall. Where…
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Deshone Kizer NFL Draft Update: Out of 1st Round; 2nd Round Options
After months of speculation, Deshone Kizer’s fall from potential top 5 pick to out of the 1st round all together became official last night. Three different NFL teams gave up…
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Deshone Kizer NFL Draft: How Kizer Fits All 32 NFL Teams
Today is the day – hopefully – for Deshone Kizer. Notre Dame’s starter the last two seasons left school early to hear his name called tonight on the first night…
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Notre Dame Football And The NFL Draft In The Brian Kelly Era
With the upcoming NFL draft in Philadelphia on the doorstep, and a number of Irish players eagerly awaiting their name to be called, the subject of player development inevitably arises.…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: Revisiting What To Watch For
At the start of spring ball I highlighted one thing from each position group on offense and defense I wanted to pay close attention to in a two post series.…
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Ian Book It: Notre Dame Has Legit Quarterback Depth
All eyes were on Brandon Wimbush this weekend during the annual Blue and Gold Game, but sophomore quarterback Ian Book stole the show. No, there isn’t a quarterback controversy brewing…
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Shaun Crawford Cleared: Return Huge for Notre Dame Secondary
Notre Dame manuevered the 2017 spring football season relatively unscatched on the injury front. The Irish received more good news on the injury front on Sunday when rising junior Shaun…
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Notre Dame Football 2017 Spring Game: What We Learned
Well, what did you think? Notre Dame fans got their first extended look at the revamped 2017 football team yesterday with the playing of the annual Blue-Gold game in the…
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2017 Notre Dame Blue-Gold Game: Offensive Players to Watch
Notre Dame wraps up Spring Football for 2017 this weekend with the annual Blue-Gold game. Notre Dame worked in almost an entirely new assistant coaching staff including new offensive and…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: Revisiting Brandon Wimbush
The University of Notre Dame football team is going to have a new starting quarterback in 2017 and, somewhat incredibly, that is something of a back ground story. Sure, people…
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Are Pittsburgh Steelers Perfect Fit for Notre Dame’s Deshone Kizer?
Where former Notre Dame quarterback Deshone Kizer goes in the NFL Draft later this month is still anyone’s guess. Some have him ranked as the top QB in the draft…
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Scott Pagano Eliminates Notre Dame: Where Irish Go from Here
Brian Kelly has been telling anyone who will listen this spring that Notre Dame has more talent on the defensive line than anyone gives them credit for. No one has…
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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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