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Three Irish players selected in NFL Draft, seven sign as free agents

Andrew McGuinness, Aidan Thomas, Liam Coolican, Tyler Reidy, Matthew Crow, Thomas Zwiller, Ryan Murphy and J.J. Post | Monday, May 1, 2023

The 2023 NFL Draft took place from Thursday-Saturday in Kansas City. Three Irish players were taken in the seven-round process, with seven more signing shortly after the draft’s conclusion as undrafted free agents. TE Michael Mayer (Drafted No. 35 by Las Vegas Raiders) After a curious slip out of the first round, Notre Dame’s record-setting

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McGuinness: Irish defense needs strong start for 2023 to be a success

Andrew McGuinness | Friday, April 21, 2023

For the third straight year, the Notre Dame football team will likely enter the season with a quarterback who has never started a game for the program. And even if graduate student Sam Hartman surprisingly does not begin the year behind center, junior Tyler Buchner does not exactly bring a wealth of starting experience to

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Freshmen cornerbacks should help Irish offset losses at DB

Andrew McGuinness | Friday, January 20, 2023

When freshman cornerback Benjamin Morrison was the toast of South Bend after recording five interceptions during a three-game span in November, The Athletic’s Pete Sampson dropped a bombshell that flew a bit under the radar. “Before the Ohio State opener, a source at Notre Dame indicated Morrison might be the best cornerback Notre Dame had

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Thomas: Gator Bowl, recruiting drama puts spotlight on Irish safeties

Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Safety has long been a position of strength for Notre Dame football. Six former Irish safeties currently populate NFL rosters, three as starters. For the three seasons prior to 2022, Notre Dame enjoyed the services of Kyle Hamilton. Hamilton racked up eight career interceptions in two-and-a-half seasons (missing the last half of 2021 due to

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‘Biggest blessing of my life’: Joseph thrives in transition to Notre Dame

Aidan Thomas | Friday, November 18, 2022

After the 2021 season, Notre Dame was looking for a high-level safety to replace the vaunted production of first-round draft pick Kyle Hamilton; Northwestern junior safety Brandon Joseph was looking for a high-level program that could help him prepare for the NFL after his collegiate career. A match just waiting to happen. “I did my

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Moller: Irish must build on momentum from Clemson win

Nate Moller | Friday, November 11, 2022

The last time I wrote a column on the football team, the Irish were coming off of a stunning 16-14 home loss at the hands of a one-win Stanford team. Since I wrote that piece, the mentality surrounding Notre Dame football has completely changed after the Irish pulled off one of their best victories in

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Irish defense finds much-needed clutch gene late against Syracuse

J.J. Post | Saturday, October 29, 2022

SYRACUSE, New York — For a moment, early on in the fourth quarter, it felt like Notre Dame was spiraling toward collapse. Syracuse backup quarterback Carlos Del Rio-Wilson had engineered consecutive scoring drives, finding his rhythm after a shaky start to the tune of a 5-7 and 104-yard performance on those scoring drives. Notre Dame’s

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5 key moments from Notre Dame’s victory in Syracuse

J.J. Post | Saturday, October 29, 2022

SYRACUSE, New York — Saturday afternoon, Notre Dame football notched its fifth win of the season, dispatching Syracuse 41-24 on the road. Here are the five key moments that defined the game Brandon Joseph starts the Irish off early, Orange respond It took one play from scrimmage for Notre Dame to get on the scoreboard.

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Ranking Notre Dame’s remaining schedule

Nate Moller | Friday, September 23, 2022

Before the season started, the Observer Sports Staff ranked the toughest games on the Irish schedule. It is apparent now that Marshall was severely underrated in those rankings. Nevertheless, after three games, the remaining schedule ranks fairly similar to what the preseason rankings were. Let’s take a look at the remaining nine opponents the Irish

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As Irish search for answers, special teams provides consistency

Olivia Schatz | Sunday, September 11, 2022

During Saturday’s game against Marshall, there wasn’t any individual player who was the reason for success, or lack thereof. Throughout the 60 minutes of play, there was rare consistency between any one player. Tight end Michael Mayer stacked up 103 receiving yards, followed by wide receiver Lorenzo Styles with 69. Running back Audric Estime was

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