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Jose Sanchez Cordova | Friday, September 22, 2023
After years of domination by just a few preeminent college football programs, this season has brought parity to the college football landscape. Just look at the biggest results from this season. No. 11 Texas beat No. 3 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and No. 8 Florida State beat No. 5 LSU on a neutral field. On both
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Friday, September 15, 2023
During the 105-minute weather delay at Carter-Finley Stadium, Marcus Freeman was game planning with his staff. Junior running back Audric Estime ate a single hot dog. But senior safety Xavier Watts put in headphones and, in his own words, was “trying to stay locked in, just sit back, kick my feet up, relax.” It worked.
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Monday, September 4, 2023
I don’t care if it’s “just” Navy and Tennessee State. Notre Dame football has already changed its 2023 outlook. Last year, the Irish started ranked No. 5 in the AP poll. From there, Notre Dame played a competitive game against No. 2 Ohio State before a collapse against Marshall left head coach Marcus Freeman with
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Saturday, September 2, 2023
Notre Dame secured another dominant win Saturday, beating the Tennessee State Tigers 56-3 at Notre Dame Stadium. The Irish improved to 2-0 and continued to impress with another complete performance. Here’s how it happened. Long opening drive sets the tone Notre Dame opened the game with the ball after the Tigers won the toss and
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Friday, September 1, 2023
Notre Dame’s 2023 season got off to a flying start with a dominant 42-3 win over Navy in Dublin. Graduate student quarterback Sam Hartman and the offense earned most of the headlines with a nearly flawless performance. While the defense didn’t draw the lion’s share of the attention afterwards, they were just as dominant. An
Jose Sanchez Cordova, J.J. Post, Madeline Ladd, Matthew Crow and Thomas Zwiller | Friday, September 1, 2023
Joche Sanchez Cordova, Assistant Managing Editor This game will be more interesting in the buildup and aftermath than it will be on the field. It’s a historic matchup and I’m glad Notre Dame are using their influence and the brand to give a big stage to a great HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Wednesday, August 30, 2023
It’s a running joke at my dinner table that everyone loves Dad’s food, but he always finds something wrong with it. He loves it cooking and he’s good at it, too. He loves trying new recipes and experimenting. And he holds his food to an extremely high standard, hence the inside joke. That’s why, somewhat
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Friday, August 25, 2023
College football is back. And who opens the new season but the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, straight from Dublin, Ireland. It’s a huge stage, with everyone watching the first game of the 2023 season. Notre Dame needs to capitalize. With a tough schedule this year, it is essential that the Irish look the part of
Andrew McGuinness, Jose Sanchez Cordova, Emily DeFazio, J.J. Post, Madeline Ladd, Matthew Crow and Thomas Zwiller | Friday, August 25, 2023
José Sánchez Córdova, Assistant Managing Editor: This game is a long way from home and I think the travel and jet lag will be a factor. I expect both teams to look somewhat sluggish in the first half. Both these teams want their run game to lead the offense, so I think the clock will
Andrew McGuinness, Madeline Ladd, J.J. Post, Jose Sanchez Cordova, Matthew Crow and Thomas Zwiller | Friday, August 18, 2023
Another Notre Dame football season is right around the corner. The usual time to settle into campus life before the season begins is brief this year, thanks to a Week 0 trip to Dublin to take on Navy. With the number of days until kick off in Ireland down to single digits, The Observer’s football