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The good, the bad and the boring: A brief history of Notre Dame against MACtion

J.J. Post | Friday, September 15, 2023

MACtion. It’s a phrase every college football die-hard is familiar with. And for good reason: the Mid-American Conference represents so many of the things that make college football great. It’s remained geographically sound in the face of consistent realignment. A model of parity, it hasn’t had a repeat champion in over a decade. Best of

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‘The conditions were atrocious’: Remembering Notre Dame’s 2016 hurricane game in Raleigh

Matthew Crow | Friday, September 8, 2023

On Saturday, Notre Dame football will face NC State on the road for just the second time in program history. Their first trip to Raleigh, North Carolina in 2016 saw them take part in one of the most bizarre and chaotic college football games in recent memory. The Irish and Wolfpack dueled in the heart

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Crash course on offseason staff changes for Notre Dame football

Madeline Ladd | Friday, August 25, 2023

Notre Dame football had plenty of upheaval in 2022 when longtime head coach Brian Kelly skipped town to LSU. Defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman was in turn hired as head coach and kept nearly the entire staff intact. However, the 2023 offseason was a different story as several assistants left the team for various reasons. Freeman

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Notre Dame strength coach Matt Balis resigns

Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Notre Dame’s director of football performance Matt Balis resigned from the program Tuesday afternoon. A press release from the University said Balis’ resignation, one day before preseason camp starts, is due to “personal reasons.” “I want to thank Coach Balis for all of the work he put into elevating our program,” head coach Marcus Freeman

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‘There are rules you have to follow’: Brian Kelly details difficulty of ND football recruiting

Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Brian Kelly highlighted the challenges he faced recruiting at Notre Dame in an interview on SiriusXM College Sports Radio on Monday. Kelly, who was in Nashville, Tennessee for SEC Media Days, first said recruiting is more laid back at LSU. “Well, I don’t have to wear a tie every day at the job if you

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Breaking: Tommy Rees accepts offensive coordinator job at Alabama

Andrew McGuinness | Friday, February 3, 2023

For the second straight winter, the coaching carousel disrupted the coaching staff in South Bend. Few moments in recent Notre Dame football memory caused as much mayhem as Brian Kelly’s sudden departure to LSU last November. The departure of offensive coordinator Tommy Rees isn’t as program-altering — or as sudden — as Kelly’s exit. But,

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From the Archives: False starts — Deceptively disappointing openings in Notre Dame football

Spencer Kelly | Sunday, September 18, 2022

The fanfare that characterized the beginning of the Freeman Era has all but silenced at this point. Even after capturing his first win against the California Golden Bears on Saturday, another shaky Irish performance has skeptics of Marcus Freeman continuing to question his faculty as a head coach. But as some reporters have pointed out,

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Tunney: The Brian Kelly experience

Joseph Tunney | Tuesday, September 6, 2022

On Sunday night, at about 11:15 PM, Brian Kelly held up a single finger. It proved to be a decision he may come to regret. Quarterback Jayden Daniels had just led the LSU Tigers on a miraculous 99-yard drive with just 80 seconds left in the game, culminating in what appeared to be the game-tying

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Irish finish tumultuous season with 11 wins, new head coach

Nate Moller | Friday, May 13, 2022

Between a string of close games and an unexpected late season coaching change, the 2021 Notre Dame football season had its fair share of ups and downs. Despite the obstacles the team faced, however, the Irish still managed to post an 11-2 record and make a New Year’s Six game. Irish survive early nailbiters The

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Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman discusses leadership

Maggie Eastland | Monday, February 28, 2022

He gets his work ethic from his father and his selflessness from his mother, but his emphasis on player relationships as Notre Dame head coach is his own. “I love coaching,” Marcus Freeman said. “I love to see our players have success, and so that’s my motivation. That’s my inspiration — to work my tail

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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