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‘No excuses:’ Liam Eichenberg reflects on mentorship, camaraderie that led him to path of success

Grant DelVecchio | Friday, November 22, 2019

Irish head coach Brian Kelly was noticeably pleased with his team’s performance in their 32-point victory over the Naval Academy, especially his senior offensive lineman Liam Eichenberg. “Liam Eichenberg is playing lights out right now,” Kelly said about Eichenberg’s performance. “That’s only making him a better player for next year.” But Eichenberg’s passions didn’t develop

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Javon McKinley bounces back

Grant DelVecchio | Friday, November 22, 2019

Heading into this season, senior wide receiver Javon McKinley had much to prove. McKinley was recruited to Notre Dame as one of the most prolific wideouts in the country out of Centennial High School but the Corona, California native faced significant setbacks as he began his time in blue and gold. Despite facing such adversity,

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Donte Vaughn, quarterback turned cornerback

Grant DelVecchio | Friday, November 22, 2019

Notre Dame senior cornerback Donte Vaughn wasn’t always on the defensive side of the ball. In fact, the Memphis, Tennessee native played quarterback all the way up until his sophomore year of high school. “I kept going, I got into high school, I won state my ninth-grade year. I was playing quarterback at the time.

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Chase Claypool shines with four touchdowns in Navy game

Grant DelVecchio | Saturday, November 16, 2019

After Notre Dame’s 52-20 routing of visiting rival Navy on Saturday afternoon, Irish head coach Brian Kelly was eager to express his pleasure regarding the way his staff and players performed. For Kelly, this game reflected what it means to have success, as opposed to winning rings or big bowl games. “When you talk about

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DelVecchio: Notre Dame-Navy ‘rivalry’ needs to come to an end

Grant DelVecchio | Saturday, November 16, 2019

Tradition is everything at Notre Dame. From academics to residence hall life to faith-building to athletics, there is little that goes on at Our Lady’s University that isn’t deeply rooted in tradition. Because of this, branching away from the way things have “always been done” and moving on from the old days is hard to

Sports

Irish look to bounce back at home against MSU

Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, November 14, 2019

Despite forcing 28 turnovers, Notre Dame suffered their first loss of the season against Tennessee in their most recent game this past Monday night. Graduate transfer and former North Carolina guard Destinee Walker led the Irish in scoring with 18 points, while freshman Sam Brunelle and sophomore Katlyn Gilbert contributed 16 and 12 points respectively.

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Baraka Bouts concludes quarterfinals with 38 faceoffs

Hayden Adams, Liam Coolican, Grant DelVecchio, Mannion McGinley, Aidan Thomas and Jimmy Ward | Thursday, November 7, 2019

Sydney “The Sloth” Carlino def. Carrie Davis The first bout of the 2019 Baraka Bouts tournament saw two New Jersey natives square off. Carlino, a junior in Cavanaugh Hall, got off to a fast start in the match. “The Sloth,” somewhat of a misnomer, probed at her opponent with several punches and kept her opponent,

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‘I couldn’t give up:’ Offensive line embodies next-man-up mentality as injuries plague Irish

Grant DelVecchio | Sunday, November 3, 2019

Last week against Michigan, the Notre Dame offensive line was, to put it bluntly, horrible. The unit lost senior offensive lineman Tommy Kraemer early in the first quarter to a season-ending injury, and they didn’t look the same afterwards. All in all, a poorly played contest for the Irish. Heading into this week, Kraemer was

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DelVecchio: While Irish offense still have major areas to improve in, Book showed significant signs of maturity under pressure

Grant DelVecchio | Saturday, November 2, 2019

“They had their character tested and they responded,” Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said in his post-game press conference following Notre Dame’s 21-20 victory over visiting Virginia Tech. Following last week’s abysmal loss to rival Michigan, the Irish unsurprisingly had a target on their backs this week, more so than usual. This is especially

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Team prepares for Fighting Irish Classic

Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, October 3, 2019

Thanks to back-to-back wins and a third-place finish in its first three tournaments to open up the season, Notre Dame men’s golf is riding a wave of confidence as they prepare to compete in their one and only home tournament of the year next week: the Fighting Irish Classic. “We are feeling great, we have

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