Mitchell Evans News & Notes
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Matchups
Notre Dame Returns to Action with Nighttime Battle Against Florida State
The difference of just a few months has changed Notre Dame’s Saturday matchup against the Florida State Seminoles from a highly anticipated clash to one that has the visitors in…
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Notre Dame Football
Late Bye Week Gives Notre Dame Opportunity to Get Healthy for Playoff Push
Notre Dame’s latest victory over the weekend has the Irish looking in prime position to make the playoffs if they can win their final four games, all of which they…
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Overreactions
Overreactions: Notre Dame Defense Shines, Offense Cools in Hot-Lanta
Notre Dame’s offense was coming off of one of their best performances of the year heading into yesterday’s game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta, but they cooled off and struggled…
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Matchups
Matchups: Notre Dame Brings New Momentum to Home Clash Against Miami of Ohio
After veering from a horrible to a near-perfect performance, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hope for a steady course toward victory on Saturday. That’s when they’ll host the Miami of…
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Notre Dame Game Previews & Predictions
Frankie V’s Prediction: Will Notre Dame Avoid Emotional Letdown in Home Opener?
Notre Dame returns home for its first home game of the 2024 season today, fresh off their 23-13 win over Texas A&M on the road a week ago. The Irish…
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Notre Dame Press Conference Recaps
Marcus Freeman Reflects on Notre Dame’s A&M Win and Discusses Challenges Ahead
Coming off an opening game victory, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman opened up his weekly press conference by praising what he felt were two key aspects of the win:…
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NFL Draft
Notre Dame Could Have Historic 2025 NFL Draft
Notre Dame has a rich history of producing NFL Draft picks. The most draft picks Notre Dame has produced in a single year since the NFL Draft moved to just…
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Tight Ends
Notre Dame Football Spring ’24 Position Breakdown: Tight End
The tight end position has been one that’s seen the Notre Dame Fighting Irish develop one skilled performer after another. The byproduct of those efforts has been watching many of…
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Matchups
Weekly Matchups: Notre Dame Returns to Action in Clash with Pitt Panthers
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are back following the first of two bye weeks with a confusing opponent on tap for Saturday. That foe is the Pitt Panthers, who enter…
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Overreactions
Late Overreactions: Notre Dame Survived Unimaginative Offense to Beat Duke
A week after Notre Dame coughed up a late lead, it was the Irish stealing the lead late to pull out victory after it looked bleak. Notre Dame saved their…
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Notre Dame Football
Beyond the Boxscore: Estime’s Scoring Dash Gives Irish Dramatic Victory Over Duke
Audric Estime’s 30-yard scoring run in the final minute of action gave the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a heartstopping 21-14 victory over the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday night. The…
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5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
5 Things I Liked: Finding Positives Amid the Anguish from Notre Dame’s Loss to Ohio State
Saturday night was one of the most heart-breaking losses in Notre Dame Stadium history for the Fighting Irish. In a mistake-filled contest featuring one of the biggest coaching blunders in…
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Overreactions
Overreactions: Notre Dame Ends “Pre-Season” Portion of ’23 Schedule With Another Blowout
Notre Dame dispatched Tennessee State on Saturday afternoon without much resistance after some uneasiness in the first quarter. The Irish rolled to a 56-3 victory with their starting quarterback sitting…
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Tight Ends
Previewing the 2023 Notre Dame Tight End Room
With the departure of Michael Mayer, the Irish will look for the next great tight end to step up in 2023. Notre Dame has been home to a tight end…
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Matchups
Weekly Matchups: Notre Dame Closes Out 2022 with Gator Bowl Clash Against South Carolina
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish close out their 2022 season with a Gator Bowl matchup against the South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday. Even though it’s not the bowl game the…
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Notre Dame Football Injury News & Updates
Marcus Freeman Updates Notre Dame’s Injury Report Ahead of Showdown with USC
Marcus Freeman updated the media on Notre Dame’s health status heading into this weekend’s showdown with #5 USC, and for the most part he had encouraging news for fans of…
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Analysis
2021 Notre Dame Season Further Dispelling Brian Kelly Won’t Play Freshman Narrative
Anytime a top-rated recruit comes to Notre Dame and doesn’t see the field immediately, there’s a small but vocal section of the fanbase who trots out an old narrative that…
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Analysis
Blake Fisher, Early Enrollees The Story For Notre Dame Following Spring
There were a number of important storylines for the Notre Dame football team going into spring practice. The quarterback competition, turnover on the offensive line, the defensive backfield among them.…
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Analysis
Notre Dame Continues to Dominate Tight End Recruiting
After Jack Nickel decommitted from Notre Dame, the Irish were able to pick up commitments from Eli Raridon and Holden Staes shortly after. Under Head Coach Brian Kelly, the Irish…
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Numbers
Breaking Down All of Notre Dame’s Early Enrollee Jersey Numbers
Notre Dame started spring football for 2021 over the weekend and for a 14 early enrollees, it was their first taste of college football. With all of the new names…
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Early Enrollment
Breaking Down Notre Dame’s Offensive Early Enrollees Path to Playing Time
We usually do a preview of Notre Dame’s early enrollees in a single post as they report to campus. This year, Notre Dame is welcoming a program-record 14 total early…
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Tight Ends
’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Should Continue being Tight End U
Notre Dame football has rightfully earned the moniker of Tight End U over the last 20 years for continually producing NFL-ready tight ends. That will continue in April with the…
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Commits
Notre Dame Football Adds More Versatility to ’21 Recruiting Class with Latest Commit
The Notre Dame football recruiting train continued to steam forward on Friday with the fifth Irish commitment in the last couple of weeks. This time Notre Dame added jumbo athlete/tight…
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News & Rumors
Blake Fisher Reminding Notre Dame Fans Why He’s The Best Recruiter in the Country
With in-person campus visits off-limits for college coaching staffs right now due to the extended mandated dead period imposed by the NCAA, some recruits have taken it upon themselves to…
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