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Mary Green | Wednesday, March 18, 2015
When Notre Dame takes its first snap of spring practice Wednesday morning, Brian Kelly will be focused in on a few key position battles, the Irish head coach said at his press conference Tuesday. However, he does not expect every starting job to be locked up seven weeks later for the April 18 Blue-Gold Game,
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, November 20, 2014
Check out all of our stories on the 27 members of Notre Dame’s senior class: Joe Schmidt: Unfinished Business Josh Atkinson competes on field, track for Irish Jalen Brown sees time on field in secondary Connor Cavalaris gains strong friendships, scholarship Kyle Brindza beats club foot, kicks into record book Amir Carlisle helps Irish in
Manuel De Jesus | Thursday, November 20, 2014
More than 600 miles away from his hometown in Asheville, North Carolina, senior linebacker Ben Councell is convinced that Notre Dame has become a second home for him. “I’ve never really heard of anything on Notre Dame previously to being recruited for football,” Councell said. “I watched Rudy, and that was really the only thing I’ve
Mike Monaco | Tuesday, November 4, 2014
With Irish senior linebacker and leading tackler Joe Schmidt sidelined for the season with a fractured and dislocated ankle, the already-green Notre Dame defense will be even younger Saturday when it squares off with No. 11 Arizona State. Irish freshman linebacker Nyles Morgan is listed as the starter in place of Schmidt on this week’s
Mike Monaco | Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Ten days removed from Notre Dame’s last-minute loss to Florida State, Irish head coach Brian Kelly said he has been pleased with his team’s response heading into Saturday’s matchup with Navy. “They were very disappointed, obviously, but they handled themselves in the manner that they weren’t pointing fingers or looking for excuses,” Kelly said. “They
Brian Hartnett | Thursday, August 28, 2014
Two seasons ago, Notre Dame’s linebacker corps featured a Heisman-trophy runner-up in Manti Te’o, an aggressive pass rusher in Prince Shembo, a versatile defender in Danny Spond and a platoon of experienced seniors in Carlo Calabrese and Dan Fox. Now, the Irish linebacker position two-deep encompasses the team’s most highly-touted sophomore, a former walk-on, a
Mike Monaco | Friday, April 4, 2014
Sophomore cornerback Rashad Kinlaw has been dismissed from the football program, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said Friday morning. Read the full Kinlaw story here. Players ‘on the cusp’ of returning Kelly said one focus recently in spring practice has been re-incorporating some of the injured players nearing returns. Senior offensive lineman Nick Martin
Mike Monaco | Friday, February 28, 2014
It may not feel like it outside, but spring football is here. With wind chills in the negatives, Irish coach Brian Kelly conducted his opening press conference Friday morning in advance of spring practice, which begins Monday morning. Notre Dame will hold 14 practices (the last being April 9) before the annual Blue-Gold Game on