Toryan Smith News & Notes
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What to Watch For – Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame travels to West Lafayette to take on the Purdue Boilermakers this weekend. Here’s a guide of what to watch for and a couple matchups to keep an eye…
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 35, Nevada 0
Notre Dame opened the 2009 season with a bang on Saturday by recording their first shut out in seven years in a 35-0 win over the Nevada Wolf Pack. Here’s…
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Blue/Gold Game Player Observations – Defense
Here’s some thoughts from the Blue/Gold game on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive Line Ethan Johnson – Johnson was a force to be reckoned with Saturday. He got…
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Beware of the Blue/Gold All Star… Sometimes – Part III
This week we’ve been looking at Blue/Gold game MVPs of years past. Monday we took a look at some past Blue/Gold game MVPs who had big games in the annual…
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Blanton, Fleming, & Kuntz Among Few Bright Spots
While tonight’s game will go down as one of the more embarassing of the Weis Era, a few young and one old defender showed some heart and played really good…
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Final (Initial) Thoughts on Navy
I finally got a chance to watch a recording of the game to post my full thoughts on the game. James Aldridge looked to have a nice burst against Navy,…
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Notes from Monday’s “Irish Eyes” Drill
UND.com posted the full video of the “Irish Eyes” Drill (the drill in which a defender lines up in front of a blocker and needs to shed the block and…
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Spring Ball Video Bonanza
Theres a number of videos from yesterday’s media interviews up on YouTube and all of them are worth watching. First up is an interview with new Linebackers Coach Jon Tentua.…
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Breakout Defenders for 2008
(UHND.com) – In 2007, junior safety David Bruton was one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal year for the Irish. At the beginning of the season, Bruton…
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Notre Dame Spring ’07 Report: LB Update
With the addition on a linebacker spot this year with the installation of the 3-4 defense, linebacker has been another hot topic this spring. Notre Dame returns starters Joe Brockington…
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5 Things I Wouldn’t Like to See from Notre Dame in 2007
A couple days ago I made a post about 5 things I’d like to see in 2007. Well, today I’m going to switch gears and talk about some things I…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Air Force ’06
The Notre Dame special teams units had another up and down came this week. The Irish blocked a field goal which Terrail Lambert returned for a touchdown, but also allowed…
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Notre Dame Position Analysis ’06: Linebackers
Maurice Crum (Jr) – 6’0”, 220 Crum started every game at apache last year as a true sophomore after redshirting in 2004. He’s a versatile athletic who Weis has said…
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Notre Dame Linebacker Battle Wide Open in 2006
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — With the Irish losing two starting linebackers and the next two linebackers limited by injuries this spring, the competition is wide open and could rage…
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Toryan Smith Solidifies Middle Linebacker for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) — Toryan Smith almost brought back some painful memories Wednesday night when he initially picked up an Alabama hat when announcing his college decision, but put that hat down…
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