NFL & 5th Year Decisions
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Notre Dame Roster Impact: Brandon Joseph Leaving for NFL
A day after Notre Dame’s thrilling 45-38 victory in the Gator Bowl over South Carolina, the off-season roster carousel continued with the news that Brandon Jospeh decided to enter the…
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Jarrett Patterson’s Return to Notre Dame Sets Irish Up for Elite OL in 2022
The good news on the re-recruitment front for Notre Dame continued on Sunday when starting center Jarrett Patterson announced his return for his senior season. With his return, the Irish…
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BOOM! Freeman Lands Biggest Recruit to Date: Isaiah Foskey Returning
Marcus Freeman has already won some impressive recruiting battles in his year with Notre Dame, but on Saturday, a year to the day of news breaking that would be Notre…
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And Another One: Safety DJ Coming Back to Notre Dame for 5th Year
Friday morning Notre Dame learned that defensive tackle Jayson Ademilola was returning for a 5th year. Friday night, the Irish learned that another key defender from the 2021 squad was…
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Notre Dame Twinning Its Re-Recruitments: Jayson Ademilola Returning Too
Jayson Ademilola will join his twin brother Justin for one more season together at Notre Dame after announcing his decision to return for one will season with the Irish on…
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Justin Ademilola’s Return Bolsters Notre Dame Pass Rush for 2022
Notre Dame got the first of hopefully three defensive linemen to announce their intentions to return to Notre Dame rather than pursuing the NFL this off-season on Wednesday night when…
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2022 Notre Dame Off-Season Roster Movement Tracker
After putting the finishing touches on that post last night about all of the roster movement and subsequently realizing I had forgotten about a few mid-season transfers, I decided a…
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Recapping Day 2 of Notre Dame’s 2022 Off-Season Roster Rollercoaster
On Sunday, we learned that wide receiver Braden Lenzy and tight end George Takacs planned on returning to Notre Dame in 2022 while wide receiver Kevin Austin was headed to…
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Austin Out, Lenzy Returning: Notre Dame WR Room for 2022 Taking Shape
On Sunday, Notre Dame got some good news and some not-so-good news on the recruitment front from a pair of wide receivers. First, the Irish learned that speedster Braden Lenzy…
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10 Players for Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame to Re-Recruit for Returns in 2022
Notre Dame is already losing two players with eligibility to the NFL in Kyle Hamilton and Kyren Williams. Now that Marcus Freeman wrapped up what is officially his first recruiting…
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Notre Dame Well Positioned to Handle Kyren Willians, Kyle Hamilton Fiesta Bowl Opt-Outs
On Friday, Notre Dame football fans got some expected news and some unexpected news when Kyle Hamilton and Kyren Williams declared for the NFL Draft and subsequently opted out of…
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Final Games in Notre Dame Stadium or Not: Breaking Down All the Seniors with Eligibilty
Another unique Senior Day is upon us this weekend for Notre Dame football. Thanks to the free year of eligibility in 2020 during the COVID season, it’s not as simple…
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MTA’s Return Gives Notre Dame More Flexibility on DL in 2021
Notre Dame hasn’t had the best of luck with NFL decisions this off-season, but they got some good, albeit expected, news over the weekend when Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa announced he was…
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Tommy Tremble’s NFL Departure Could Impact Notre Dame’s 2021 Offensive Identity
Notre Dame had an unmistakable offensive identity in 2020 – they were a run-first, ground and pound offense that employed two and three tight end sets more than almost anyone…
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Report: Key Defensive Starter to Return for Notre Dame in 2021
Not much went right for Notre Dame yesterday in their Rose Bowl loss to top-ranked Alabama, but the Irish did get a bit of good news on Saturday. Irish Illustrated’s…
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Return of Shaun Crawford is Huge for Notre Dame Secondary in 2020
Brian Kelly has mentioned how vital getting “6-star” recruits (players with eligibility who otherwise might leave for the NFL or other options) are each year. On Friday, the Irish got…
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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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Notre Dame TE Cole Kmet Receives 2nd Round Grade, Future Undecided
According to The Athletic’s Pete Sampson, Notre Dame junior tight end Cole Kmet received a second-round grade from the NFL Advisory Committee and, he is still undecided about whether or…
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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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Miles Boykin to NFL: Notre Dame Forced to Reshape Receiving Corps
The biggest glaring differences between Notre Dame and Clemson a week ago wasn’t in the trenches – it was on the edges where Clemson used a variety of young, fast…
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What a Rush: Julian Okwara Returning to Notre Dame for Senior Season
Notre Dame got some bad news on Friday when Julian Love announced that he would leaving Notre Dame early for the NFL. On Saturday the Irish got a much needed…
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Julian Love to NFL: Notre Dame Must Replace All-American CB
Heading into bowl season I was convinced Julian Love was going to leave for the NFL and had already started to come to grips with it. Then news trickled out…
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First Domino Falls Notre Dame’s Way: Khalid Kareem Returning for 2019
Notre Dame’s run to the College Football Playoffs this year was fueled in large part by the return of the trio of Jerry Tillery, Drue Tranquill, and Tevon Coney. All…
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Assessing Notre Dame’s 5 (Likely) NFL Evaluation Requests
Notre Dame still has at least one, hopefully two, very important football games to play in 2018. It’s never too early to start thinking about the 2019 season though. Over…
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Returns of Jerry Tillery, Tevon Coney Beyond Huge for Notre Dame
Notre Dame needed a bit of good news after a week and a half span in which they lost their defensive coordinator to A&M in a money grab, lost one…
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