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-Daniel O'Boyle | Wednesday, May 2, 2018
English soccer in 1996 was anything but “The Beautiful Game.” Many of the best players were visibly unfit; many were known to drink the day before games and pay no attention to their diet; tactics that weren’t a bland take on the classic English 4-4-2 formation were universally rejected and players who weren’t British or
Daniel O'Boyle | Wednesday, April 18, 2018
No. 20 Notre Dame made a late change to its schedule, adding a Wednesday road trip to Albany. The midweek game gives the Irish (8-7, 3-4 ACC) another chance to boost their resume and try to ensure an above .500 regular-season record, which would make the team eligible for NCAA tournament play. The Irish only
Daniel O'Boyle | Monday, April 16, 2018
With Notre Dame desperately needing a victory and tied with No. 19 Duke in the final minute, sophomore midfielder Savannah Buchanan stepped up with what may be the most important goal of the season so far for the Irish, securing a 10-9 victory Sunday. The Irish (8-7, 3-4 ACC) and the Blue Devils (7-7, 2-4)
Daniel O'Boyle | Friday, April 13, 2018
Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chip Long talked about some of the pieces of his 2018 offense, including sophomore quarterback Avery Davis and junior wide receiver Chase Claypool, after practice Thursday. Davis, who did not see the field last year, looked set to be the odd-man-out among scholarship quarterbacks for 2018, with senior Brandon Wimbush, junior
Daniel O'Boyle | Thursday, April 12, 2018
For more than 600 Thursday nights, Club Fever stood as a light in downtown South Bend to the world. After tonight, Michiana’s self-proclaimed “hottest nightclub” will be no more. What will replace it? As of now, nobody knows. Thursday nights may never be the same (the vastly-overrated Finnies is far from an adequate consolation). Without
Daniel O'Boyle | Monday, April 9, 2018
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly addressed the transfer of graduate student defensive end Jay Hayes as well, as his team’s situation at safety and along the offensive line after the team’s practice Saturday. Kelly said Hayes felt a change of pace would suit him in his fifth year of eligibility. “Jay understands the standards
Daniel O'Boyle | Wednesday, April 4, 2018
With the NFL draft getting ever-closer, we’ve already talked about a couple of prospects in one of the most interesting quarterback classes in recent memory. In February I wrote about Josh Allen, a prospect with elite upside that could make him a superstar in the right situation, but the kind of accuracy concerns that make
Daniel O'Boyle | Monday, April 2, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio — From junior forward Jessica Shepard’s layup to make the game 12-6 and her score to make it 24-16, 10 minutes and 36 seconds of basketball were played. Junior guard Marina Mabrey made a layup. Mabrey missed a layup. Junior guard Arike Ogunbowale missed a jumper. Mabrey missed a jumper. Ogunbowale missed another
Daniel O'Boyle | Monday, April 2, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As Arike Ogunbowale climbed the ladder to cut down the net at Nationwide Arena, she stopped and looked around confused for a few seconds, miming a pair of scissors to show that she couldn’t find them. They were right at the top of the ladder, the same spot every other player on the
Daniel O'Boyle | Saturday, March 31, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In groups of two or three, almost every player in Notre Dame’s locker room was huddled around a phone playing the same song, a tribute to the team by Indiana rapper Tevin Studdard. “Some guy tweeted it at us,” graduate student forward Kristina Nelson said. “That was lit. He literally put the