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-Matthew Crow | Wednesday, December 6, 2023
If you had to pinpoint one specific area in which Notre Dame men’s basketball has struggled early in the season, it would likely be that their shots simply haven’t fallen. After being mired in a shooting slump for most of the year — specifically in recent losses to South Carolina and Miami that saw them
Matthew Crow, Andrew McGuinness, José Sánchez Córdova, J.J. Post, Madeline Ladd and Emily DeFazio | Friday, December 1, 2023
The 2023 regular season for Notre Dame football is over. The Irish finished the year 9-3 with some encouraging performances but frustrating lows. Our football beat breaks down the year that was and what might be to come. What was the biggest surprise this season? José Sánchez Córdova, Assistant Managing Editor: Audric Estimé’s Doak Walker
Andrew McGuinness, José Sánchez Córdova, J.J. Post, Emily DeFazio, Matthew Crow and Thomas Zwiller | Saturday, November 25, 2023
José Sánchez Córdova, Assistant Managing Editor I think this will be a fun way to close out the regular season after a disappointing year. Stanford is not very good, and I expect the Irish to take advantage and win convincingly. Look for big games from junior running back Audric Estimé and graduate student quarterback Sam
Matthew Crow | Tuesday, November 21, 2023
“At some point, if you’re going to do it, you got to call it,” head coach Marcus Freeman said. “If you believe you can execute it, you have to call it, right? There is no point of practicing something and getting a look that you are looking for and not calling it. So I told
Matthew Crow | Monday, November 20, 2023
On Saturday morning, Notre Dame cross country concluded its season at the NCAA Championships in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Irish women capped off one of the best seasons in program history by earning fourth place, the team’s first podium finish at the national meet since 2004 and second-best finish in school history. Meanwhile, the men used
Matthew Crow | Sunday, November 19, 2023
Notre Dame has lost three games this season. And now, after its 45-7 Senior Day victory over Wake Forest, it has responded to those three losses with three emphatic wins. Every game matters in college football, and Saturday’s dominant showing does not erase Notre Dame’s struggles over the past few weeks. But Irish head coach
Matthew Crow | Friday, November 17, 2023
After four seasons at Oklahoma State that saw him compile 93 tackles and a pair of interceptions, safety Thomas Harper decided that the time was right for a change. “It was a mixture of things. I think it was kind of just learning from some new coaches, trying to learn new things and add different
Matthew Crow | Friday, November 17, 2023
For senior wide receiver Griffin Eifert, attending and playing football at Notre Dame was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. Eifert grew up as an Irish fan in nearby Fort Wayne, Ind., and got an inside look at the football program while watching his older brother Tyler, who starred at tight end for Notre Dame
Andrew McGuinness, José Sánchez Córdova, J.J. Post, Madeline Ladd, Matthew Crow and Thomas Zwiller | Friday, November 17, 2023
José Sánchez Córdova, Assistant Managing Editor Here we are again. Notre Dame football has to rebound from a disappointing loss in 2023. Thankfully, their opponent this weekend is the lowly Wake Forest Demon Deacons, who sit at the very bottom of the ACC. Wake Forest’s middling defense and woeful offense opens up a great chance
Matthew Crow | Thursday, November 9, 2023
On Monday night, Notre Dame men’s basketball defeated Niagara in its season opener. The Irish will look to match that result on Saturday afternoon when they play host to Western Carolina. While not perfect, the Irish’s 70-63 victory over the Purple Eagles was a promising first step in the debut of new head coach Micah