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Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, April 28, 2020
As the semester comes to close, so do The Observer‘s position breakdowns for the upcoming 2020 football season, though it remains to be seen whether the Irish will be able to take the field in any capacity this fall. Regardless, after going through every position group on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball,
Observer Sports Staff | Sunday, April 26, 2020
Though no current Notre Dame players were taken in the opening round of the unprecedented 2020 “virtual” NFL Draft, six now-former Irish players were selected over seven rounds this weekend. While six more Irish athletes who did not hear their names called have signed with teams in the league, a handful of others are still
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, January 2, 2020
The Notre Dame football team continues to see roster changes as senior running back Tony Jones Jr., as well as senior safety and captain Alohi Gilman, have elected to forego their final season of eligibility and enter the NFL draft. Jones Jr., who sat out his freshman season as a scout team contributor, saw action
Connor Mulvena | Saturday, December 28, 2019
A lot could be said of Notre Dame’s offensive production Saturday afternoon. In its first game without former offensive coordinator Chip Long, the Irish managed to produce 455 yards of total offense on 65 plays. Senior quarterback Ian Book threw for 247 yards and a touchdown with efficiency, going 20-for-28 on pass attempts. Senior running
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, November 22, 2019
It’s one of the more unique rivalries in college football. Third-longest uninterrupted matchup in college football, the longest consecutive win streak over the same opponent and a number of marquee locations, Notre Dame-Navy has certain quality that differentiates it from other rivalries: respect. Perhaps no one knows this quality better than Irish senior safety and
Connor Mulvena | Wednesday, November 13, 2019
After No. 16 Notre Dame’s 38-7 victory over Duke on the road last weekend, Irish head coach Brian Kelly addressed the media to preview the squad’s matchup against No. 23 Navy. With a 7-2 record on the season so far, Kelly opened the press conference by lauding the offense of the Midshipmen, which is led
Jack Concannon | Sunday, October 27, 2019
Many questioned whether the Irish would be able to stop the run this season after losing playmakers like linebackers Drue Tranquill and Te’Von Coney and defensive tackle Jerry Tillery off last year’s defense. Analysts circled the Georgia game, predicting that that would be the day that Notre Dame’s cobbled-together front seven would get exposed. Except
Jack Concannon | Sunday, October 27, 2019
It started around 3 p.m. Driving rain that soaked Michigan Stadium’s turf field, pooling in the corners and creating a slick surface. It pounded down most of the game, making special teams difficult and passing nearly impossible. These conditions posed an equal challenge for both teams, but it was the Wolverines that found a way
Jack Concannon | Thursday, October 24, 2019
As the Irish march along this season, they are making aggressive moves off the field in recruiting. Irish head coach Brian Kelly and recruiting coordinator Brian Polian are making a push to increase speed on offense, signing wide receivers Deion Colzie and Lorenzo Styles Jr. in the 2021 class, with five-star running back Will Shipley
Jack Concannon | Friday, October 11, 2019
The Irish have some of the most feared defensive backs in all of college football. Senior safety Jalen Elliott, junior safety Alohi Gilman and junior cornerback Troy Pride Jr. are all returning starters and NFL prospects. Freshman defensive back Kyle Hamilton, freshman defesnive back Houston Griffith and the injured graduate student cornerback Shaun Crawford have