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Analysis
Notre Dame Football What Ifs: Malik Zaire Doesn’t Get Hurt
After a season-opening beat down of Texas to kick start the 2015 season, Notre Dame looked like it had its quarterback for the next few years. Malik Zaire, who at…
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Notre Dame Football Highlights
Top 10 Clutch Touchdown Catches in Notre Dame Football History
The folks at WatchND have created another awesome video for Notre Dame football fans to watch during the near nationwide shutdown. This time they’ve come up with a list of…
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Media Coverage
Notre Dame Football Players We Wanted to See This Spring
Over the weekend, Greg and I hopped on the video call with a blast from the UHND forum past – poster Jack Daniels – to record a podcast. We’ve been…
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NFL & 5th Year Decisions
Ian Book Returning to Notre Dame for Unfinished Business
The seasoned Notre Dame quarterback will be returning to the Irish for a fifth year. In back-to-back seasons, Ian Book has led the Irish to the College Football Playoffs and…
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Matchups
Notre Dame Football’s Key Matchups in the Camping World Bowl
Saturday’s Camping World Bowl matchup against the Iowa State Cyclones is where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be ending their 2019 season. Needless to say, Brian Kelly and his…
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NFL & 5th Year Decisions
Notre Dame Can Now Turn Attention to Its ‘6-Star’ Recruits
With the early signing period closing without a hitch for Notre Dame with 18 letters of intent signed including those from seven recruits who begin their Notre Dame careers next…
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Analysis
Notre Dame Football 2019 Plays Of The Year
It’s awards season, folks! Forget the Heisman Trophy and the college football awards show and all that other fluff, the UHND awards are where it’s at for the Notre Dame…
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Matchups
Key Matchups For Notre Dame Football To End Drought At Stanford
Entering their final regular-season game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have the opportunity to reach the 10-win threshold for the third year in a row and fourth time in five…
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Overreactions
Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Senior Day Rout of Boston College
Notre Dame capped off another season undefeated at home on Saturday with a 40-7 beating of Boston College that could have actually been a lot worse. Notre Dame was sloppy…
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5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
5 Things I Liked (The Most) in Notre Dame’s Rout of Navy
Notre Dame beat Navy the way that Notre Dame should beat Navy every year this past weekend. The Irish were too much for the Midshipmen to keep up with on…
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Overreactions
Overreactions from Notre Dame Finally Beating Navy Like They Should
Notre Dame unleashed the kind of whooping on Navy on Saturday that we used to be used to seeing. Over the last decade, though, we’ve rarely see Notre Dame handle…
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Analysis
Notre Dame Football Is Finally Who We Thought They Were
Watching Notre Dame play the last couple of games feels like the kid in the movie Hook, who, through close inspection, finally recognizes Peter Pan. “Oh, there you are, offense.”…
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Matchups
Key Matchups in Notre Dame’s Yearly Clash with Navy’s Triple Option
With three games remaining in the 2019 regular season, the Fighting Irish are seeking to close with a flourish and compete in a major bowl game. The first chance to…
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Offense
Ian Book And Chris Finke Finding Their Games For Notre Dame
Is it a case of better late than never? The last couple of games for Notre Dame have offered glimpses into what Irish fans thought they’d see from the two…
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Overreactions
Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Most Complete Performance of the Year
Notre Dame responded to their last-minute victory over Virginia Tech with their more complete performances of the year. They weren’t perfect, but they were better than we’ve seen them for…
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5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
5 Things I Liked As Notre Dame Snatches Victory from Jaws of Defeat
Notre Dame won a football game yesterday with a game-winning, two-minute drive to keep their home winning streak intact and keep their (maybe dwindling) hopes of a New Year’s 6…
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Notre Dame Game News
Notre Dame Had < 8% Chance of Victory During Game Winning Drive
Down six points at home to an unranked team is never a place Notre Dame football wants to be in. But there they were yesterday against Virginia Tech – an…
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Notre Dame Quarterbacks
Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly Doing The Right Thing Sticking By His Quarterback
Brian Kelly announced yesterday he is sticking by his starting quarterback, Ian Book. It’s unfortunate that it seems this is a yearly thing with the quarterbacks at Notre Dame. It’d…
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Notre Dame Quarterbacks
Brian Kelly Stands by Ian Book as Notre Dame’s Starting QB
Predictably, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was asked about the starting quarterback position for the Irish following the worst start of Ian Book’s career. While Kelly acknowledged that Book…
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Notre Dame Quarterbacks
Should Brain Kelly Consider a Quarterback Change to Ignite Notre Dame Offense?
Through three games last year, the Irish offense was stagnant. With a powerful defense, Brian Kelly knew his team had a chance to be great, but he needed to ignite…
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Captains
Notre Dame Needed Its Captains to Step Up in 2019 and They Haven’t
So far there has been a lot of talk about identity and standards following the 45-14 debacle against Michigan. I suppose there is a place for that following this kind…
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Notre Dame Football Stock Report
Notre Dame Football Stock Report: Irish OL Trending Up Entering Michigan Game
A buddy of mine asked me why it is I seem to hate Michigan, but not USC. I live in Southern California after all, I have a lot more exposure…
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Notre Dame Quarterbacks
Quarterbacks Define Key Matchups in Notre Dame Football’s Trip to Ann Arbor
Another major road challenge is on tap for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as they return from their bye week to face the Michigan Wolverines under the lights. Recent trips…
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Notre Dame Quarterbacks
Notre Dame Football Film Review: Ian Book Takes Big Steps Against Bowling Green
Last week I wrote a piece detailing the missed opportunities in the Notre Dame passing game. The premise of the piece was the issues with Ian Book were decision making…
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Matchups
Matchups Notre Dame Needs to Win to Beat Georgia
The 2019 Notre Dame football season has thus far seen the Irish face a pair of weak opponents, picking up two victories amid some early concerns in the process. That…
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