Jaylon Smith News & Notes
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News & Rumors
Looks Like Jaylon Smith is Doing His Part to Prevent a Notre Dame Decommit
It’s been over a week since news started to circulate that Notre Dame DE commit David Abiara was considering flipping his commitment to Oklahoma. As of Sunday night, there’s been…
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NFL Fighting Irish
Jaylon Smith Gets PAID: Notre Dame Great Earned Massive Deal
Good things happen for good people. Yesterday the Dallas Cowboys rewarded former Notre Dame great Jaylon Smith with a massive extension. In an offseason that has been tumultuous for their organization,…
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Media Coverage
Former Notre Dame LB Jaylon Smith Named to NFL’s Top 100
Former Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith made his debut in the NFL’s Top 100 this year coming in at #61 overall. The list is voted on by the actual players,…
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Defense
Brian Kelly’s All-Time Notre Dame Team: Defense
If you read the first installment of this two part series, you know the drill. I’m picking the best players from the Kelly era, and fitting them onto a team…
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Notre Dame Football History
Notre Dame Football: Top 10 Players Of The Last 30 Years
Recently, Athlon Sports put out a Top 50 players of the last 50 years list and Notre Dame was shut out. I’m not going to spend a ton of time…
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Notre Dame Football History
Top 10 Notre Dame Football Players of the Brian Kelly Era
This top ten countdown is based on the players who were the most valuable and talented to come out of Notre Dame during the Brian Kelly era. 10. DeShone Kizer…
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News
Notre Dame’s 2016 NFL Rookies Impresing Early
While the 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish are just three days into their fall camp, many of their former teammates who are now pursuing their NFL dreams have been working…
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Top 25 Players
#16 Jaylon Smith: Notre Dame Football’s Top 25 Players
#16 Jaylon Smith, Linebacker, 2013-2015 Notre Dame’s most athletic linebacker of all time also ranks, along with Luther Bradley, as one of the greatest natives of Indiana to ever don…
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NFL Draft
Notre Dame’s Early Departures Decisions Validated in ’16 NFL Draft
After years of avoiding a max exodus and early departures, Notre Dame lost four players this off-season who had eligibility remaining – Will Fuller, Keivarae Russell, CJ Prosise, and Jaylon Smith.…
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NFL & 5th Year Decisions
Did Jaylon Smith’s Injury Lead to Early NFL Departures for Notre Dame?
Star Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith’s career had been going exactly according to plan. The one-time five-star prospect arrived in South Bend as the highest rated linebacker recruit Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Linebackers
How Notre Dame Will Replace Jaylon Smith
Earlier this week Jaylon Smith surprised few when he declared for the NFL Draft. Had the 2015 Butkus Award winner not injured himself in the Fiesta Bowl, his declaration likely…
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Notre Dame Football Injury News & Updates
Jaylon Smith Injury Update: Expected to Make Full Recovery
The good news for Notre Dame’s 2015 Butkus Award winning linebacker Jaylon Smith is that he is expected to make a full recovery from the nasty knee injury that earned…
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NFL & 5th Year Decisions
Jaylon Smith’s Injury Clouds NFL Future
The most unfortunate storyline from Notre Dame’s disappointing performance in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl was the nasty knee injury suffered by Jaylon Smith in the first quarter – an injury that…
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Matchups
Notre Dame v. Ohio State – Fiesta Bowl Key Matchups
A look at the key match-ups for the Irish in their Fiesta Bowl showdown with Ohio State.
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Awards
Recapping Notre Dame’s 2015 Team Awards
On Friday night Notre Dame celebrated Team 127 with the annual Echoes event – aka the old Notre Dame football banquet. The yearly celebration is highlighted, of course, by handing…
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NFL & 5th Year Decisions
Jaylon Smith: NFL Decision ’16
Notre Dame still has one very important game left in the 2015 season with their Fiesta Bowl showdown with Ohio State, but that hasn’t stopped the speculation on the NFL…
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Awards
Sheldon Day, Jaylon Smith, Will Fuller Named USA Today All Americans
Notre Dame landed a trio of players on the 2015 USA Today All-American team with defensive stalwarts Sheldon Day and Jaylon being named 1st Team All-Americans and speedster wide receiver…
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Awards
Jaylon Smith 2015 Butkus Award Winner
Notre Dame star linebacker Jaylon Smith received the ultimate honor for a linebacker on Tuesday when he was named the 2015 Butkus Award winner. In process Smith joined a select…
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Players of the Week
Notre Dame v. Stanford ’15: Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame saw its playoff hopes dashed in California as Stanford defeated the Irish 38-36. The Irish were beaten on a field goal as time expired giving them their second…
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Matchups
#6 Notre Dame @ #9 Stanford ’15: Key Matchups
Notre Dame will travel to Stanford for the regular season finale that will be the biggest game of the 2015 campaign. The Irish likely need a statement win as well…
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Players of the Week
Boston College v. Notre Dame ’15: Shamrock Stickers
It wasn’t pretty but the Irish survived and kept their playoff hopes alive with a 19-16 victory versus Boston College in the Shamrock Series game at Fenway Park. The Irish…
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Matchups
Boston College @ #4 Notre Dame ’15: Key Matchups
The Irish will travel to historic Fenway Park to battle rival Boston College in the annual Shamrock Series game. Boston College have one of the best defenses in the country,…
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Players of the Week
Wake Forest @ #4 Notre Dame: Shamrock Stickers
In the last game at Notre Dame Stadium this season the Irish capped off an undefeated season at home with a 28-7 victory over the Demon Deacons. A number of…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Wake Forest?
A somnambulant, diffident Notre Dame team did just enough to beat young, eager Wake Forest 28-7, to move to 9-1. The win completed the second unbeaten home slate under Kelly,…
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Matchups
Wake Forest @ #4 Notre Dame ’15: Key Matchups
Notre Dame will face Wake Forest on senior day, which means Saturday will be the last time many great Irish players play at Notre Dame Stadium. The Irish are four…
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