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Hayden Adams | Friday, August 23, 2019
The college football season is only days away, with Miami and No. 8 Florida set to kick off the regular season August 24. With 15 practices down in fall camp and a new year of college football just around the corner, Irish head coach Brian Kelly is getting his team ready for the season opener
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, August 19, 2019
On Saturday, the Notre Dame football team suffered another blow as junior wide receiver Michael Young broke his collarbone during a preseason practice, sustaining the same injury that sidelined junior teammate and tight end Cole Kmet just over a week ago. Young was expected to be the third starting receiver behind senior Chase Claypool and
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, August 9, 2019
Irish junior Cole Kmet broke his collarbone Thursday at preseason camp, leaving him questionable for Notre Dame’s season-opener at Louisville. The injury occurred when the 6-foot-6, 255-pound tight end caught a touchdown pass from redshirt freshman quarterback Phil Jurkovec but landed awkwardly on his shoulder. The injury occurred at Culver Academy in Culver, Indiana, during
Charlotte Edmonds | Saturday, August 3, 2019
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly spoke to the media Friday at the first press conference of the training period, highlighting the progress of the team throughout the preseason and some objectives of the program going forward. Kelly opened by providing an update on the freshman class, citing director of football performance Matt Balis’ evaluation
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, March 22, 2019
The Notre Dame baseball team will play its home opener Friday against Florida State. The Irish (8-10, 4-2 ACC) have some momentum after winning two series on the road against Wake Forest and Clemson this month. On the other hand, the No. 21 Seminoles (15-5, 3-3 ACC) have lost four of their last six contests, including
Ryan Kolakowski | Tuesday, March 5, 2019
This weekend, Notre Dame traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, for a pair of non-conference series against Ball State and Charleston Southern. The Irish split their four games down south, returning home with a sweep over Charleston Southern and two losses to Ball State. On Friday afternoon, the Irish (4-7) climbed out of an early three-run
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, February 18, 2019
Entering the 2019 baseball season, Irish head coach Mik Aoki said he hoped to see growth from his pitching staff. Following a grueling 2018 season that saw Notre Dame post a combined 5.87 earned run average (ERA) as a team, the Irish (0-3) had room for improvement in 2019. In the first series of the
Connor Mulvena | Friday, November 9, 2018
At this point in the season it’s crystal clear that Notre Dame poses quite a few very real threats to any team in the nation: a highly skilled offensive line, a precise passing attack and a deep defensive line with a successful scheme behind them. But there is one threat the Irish pose on the
Charlotte Edmonds | Sunday, October 28, 2018
SAN DIEGO — Despite a fumble by senior receiver Miles Boykin on the opening play of the evening, No. 3 Notre Dame handled the adversity in style with an efficient offensive display on a warm evening at SDCCU Stadium. The debut of the Navy triple option in the subsequent play set the tone for both
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, October 5, 2018
Kyle Rudolph. Tyler Eifert. Ben Koyack. Troy Niklas. Notre Dame’s history of tight ends runs deep, going so far as to earn it the nickname “Tight End U.” And that history of producing strong tight ends is something that the Irish (5-0) have been expanding on this season, with a stable of ends who made