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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, November 13, 2020
It’s a bit of a long-winded, rambling, all-over-the-place edition of the Basement Breakdown, but that’s OK because Notre Dame just knocked off the now-former No. 1 team in the country. It’s a three- and (for a brief period) four-person show tonight talking all things Notre Dame’s win over Clemson, plus a bunch of other miscellaneous
Maria Leontaras | Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Electric. Magical. Terrifying. These are a few words students used to describe the storming of the field after Notre Dame football’s double-overtime victory over Clemson Saturday. There was a tangible shift in the Stadium’s energy as the Irish settled for a game-tying play. Fans rushed to the first 15 or so rows of each designated student
Observer Staff Report | Monday, November 9, 2020
After the majority of student attendants rushed the field after Saturday night’s victory against Clemson and a number of others gathered before the game, University President Fr. John Jenkins expressed his disappointment in an email Sunday night. The University announced it will place a registration hold on any student who fails to report for testing
Emily DeFazio | Friday, November 6, 2020
Monday evening, in a closed stadium rehearsal, the full Notre Dame marching band took the field to prepare videos of some of their musical selections. The band recorded a program for a pregame and halftime show, which will hopefully be shown in-stadium when the Irish take on the Clemson Tigers on Saturday. “It was actually
Letter to the Editor | Friday, November 6, 2020
The 2020 football season is one which has been viewed with extra scrutiny across the entire country, yet, HERE we are entering Week 10 with a primetime matchup between the No. 1 and No. 4 teams in the country. Yet, in spite of all of the hype surrounding this game on the field, it is
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, June 22, 2020
Ninety-one Notre Dame football student athletes were tested for COVID-19 Monday, and of those 91 tested so far, one has tested positive, according to a statement released Monday. The athlete is not being named at this time. The athlete is asymptomatic and self-isolating and his parents have been informed. Additionally, through contact tracing, four football
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 1, 2020
Although we are months away from the college football season kicking off, the Observer Sports Department has previewed each and every game for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2020. While the season may be pushed back due to uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, we operated under the assumption that the season would go on as planned.
Brennan Buhr | Monday, April 6, 2020
Much has been said about the possibility that this upcoming college football season will not begin as scheduled. Longtime ESPN announcer Kirk Herbstreit stated controversially that he would be “shocked” if college football were to happen this fall. Coach Brian Kelly, though not taking a particular side on this question, responded in his typical fiery
Liam Coolican | Wednesday, January 15, 2020
On their way to the national title game, Clemson had many doubters. The media has been lambasting them all year for playing in a weak conference and not being as good as last year’s title-winning team was, which is not completely untrue. The ACC, especially this year, was arguably the worst of the Power Five
Jack Concannon | Wednesday, March 20, 2019
The Irish continued their lengthy stretch of early-season road games over spring break, traveling to the Carolinas for seven games in 10 days. Over the course of the road trip, the Irish (8-10, 4-2 ACC) opened conference play and clinched two series against ACC opponents. Notre Dame opened the break with a trip to Wake