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Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, May 18, 2018
After a disappointing campaign in 2016 that saw Notre Dame suffer its first losing season under Brian Kelly, the Irish came out in the fall with a lot to prove. Brian Kelly made a host of changes over the offseason with the additions of eight new coaches, including offensive coordinator Chip Long and defensive coordinator Mike Elko.
Charlotte Edmonds | Monday, April 23, 2018
What do you do when the inspiration for a whole branding of a Heisman campaign — complete with hats and a hashtag — leaves school early, declaring for the draft? Reload. That is what the Irish have done this spring at the running back position. Although no one has shown the same consistent explosiveness as
Connor Mulvena | Monday, April 23, 2018
Senior Brandon Wimbush put an end to the quarterback competition Saturday. Irish head coach Brian Kelly may not come out and say it, and the team may not even publicize that view at all in the coming future, but it still happened. Kelly needs to acknowledge Wimbush as the starter. Maybe not today, maybe not
Tom Naatz | Monday, April 23, 2018
At last September’s Notre Dame-Georgia football game, head coach Brian Kelly noticed a problem. Not with his team, but with the apparel of the crowd. “As you looked around the stadium, you couldn’t really find the color that hit Notre Dame,” Kelly said Friday at the unveiling ceremony of the 2018 edition of “The Shirt.”
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, April 20, 2018
For all intents and purposes, the Irish this offseason look an awful lot like the team heading into the fall two season ago. And that’s not necessarily a good thing. Heading into the 2016 season, Notre Dame had a number of question marks on both sides of the ball. Gone were the leading wide receiver
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, April 20, 2018
Falling short of its College Football Playoff aspirations last season hasn’t seemed to stop Notre Dame on the recruiting trail. After sealing the 11th-ranked 2018 recruiting class on National Signing Day, per Rivals, the coaching staff has used that momentum to shift its focus towards the class of 2019. The 27 commitments the Irish received
Benjamin Padanilam | Friday, April 20, 2018
As the Irish spring season comes to an end, one unit that will be giving a few new faces a look in new positions is the offensive line. With left tackle Mike McGlinchey and left guard Quenton Nelson moving on to the NFL and looking like first-round picks, the Irish have big shoes to fill
Daniel O'Boyle | Monday, April 9, 2018
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly addressed the transfer of graduate student defensive end Jay Hayes as well, as his team’s situation at safety and along the offensive line after the team’s practice Saturday. Kelly said Hayes felt a change of pace would suit him in his fifth year of eligibility. “Jay understands the standards
Elizabeth Greason | Monday, March 26, 2018
The onset of another spring season has brought the return of a number of familiar faces, as well as some who are expected to play a much greater role for the Irish — and, of course, a healthy dose of competition. Notre Dame held an open practice Saturday, after which Irish head coach Brian Kelly
Marek Mazurek | Wednesday, March 21, 2018
The spring season marches on. Notre Dame held its first practice coming back from spring break, and Irish head coach Brian Kelly said his veteran group looks “clean” in the first few practices. “You see it in [senior quarterback Brandon] Wimbush and [senior wide receiver] Miles [Boykin] — they’re going to connect on some big