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115 posts tagged "college football"

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How parity in college football opens a path for Irish glory

Jose Sanchez Cordova | Friday, September 22, 2023

After years of domination by just a few preeminent college football programs, this season has brought parity to the college football landscape. Just look at the biggest results from this season. No. 11 Texas beat No. 3 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, and No. 8 Florida State beat No. 5 LSU on a neutral field. On both

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18 collegiate games to watch this week

Tyler Reidy | Thursday, September 14, 2023

On almost any given week, college athletics offer us an infinite number of choices. With hundreds of games out there, locating peak entertainment windows is a challenge for any viewer — myself included. And in mid-September, as fall sports conference schedules overlap with marquee first-month games, that challenge is heightened even further. So, beginning this

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Observer on the Ground: NC State

Matthew Crow | Monday, September 11, 2023

Our journey began just before noon on Friday when we headed to the South Bend airport to fly to Raleigh-Durham, a direct flight that was only available temporarily for the game. As a resident of the Raleigh area, I couldn’t help but wish that the flight would become a permanent fixture. In this case, though,

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Observer Sports Staff predicts the Gator Bowl: Notre Dame v. South Carolina

Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Aidan Thomas – Sports Editor Bowl games are a bit of a battle of attrition with all the opt-outs, and Notre Dame loses two All-Americans for this battle with South Carolina. However, the Gamecocks will be down about half-a-dozen starters, so it feels like, while lacking their star power, Notre Dame might have an edge

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ZeLO previews conference championship weekend

Thomas Zwiller | Thursday, December 1, 2022

I would write a traditional intro, but I do not have the words! We have 10 conferences to cover and CFP scenarios to think about! Ready, set go! PAC 12 To me, this feels like the most important conference championship game. By dominating their respective conferences and going undefeated, Michigan and Georgia feel like locks

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History of the rivalry: Irish, Trojans set to battle with major stakes

Aidan Thomas | Friday, November 25, 2022

There’s an argument to be made that Notre Dame-USC football is always appointment television. But when it’s a consensus top-15 matchup featuring a Heisman favorite, two teams with a combined 18-4 record and a Playoff spot on the line, it’s not even an argument. It’s a must-see game.  That, among more, sets the stage for

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Ositadinma Ekwonu emerges as a senior leader for Irish special teams unit

Nate Moller | Friday, November 18, 2022

Although senior defensive lineman Ositadinma Ekwonu has had to endure some injuries during his time at Notre Dame, he has still emerged as a leader on and off the field for the Irish. Ekwonu truly has embraced the Notre Dame spirit during his time here. He described how the people at Notre Dame are what

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ZeLO makes conference title and bowl game picks

Thomas Zwiller | Thursday, November 17, 2022

I will come right out and say it: This week of college football is boring. Of the top-25 teams playing on Saturday, the average point spread is 14.7. That feels like Vegas telling you that you can turn your TV off and go for a walk. Do not get me wrong, there are good games.

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Study finds Notre Dame football to have second largest fanbase in nation

Gracie Eppler | Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Despite an undergraduate student population far smaller than that of other traditional college football powerhouses, a study from this past summer found Notre Dame to have the second largest fanbase in college football at an estimated 8.21 million. The study, put together by strategy consultant Tony Altimore at Altimore Collins & Company, ranked the top-16

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Keys to victory versus Navy

Mannion McGinley | Friday, November 11, 2022

Notre Dame took their biggest win of the season last weekend, accomplishing three goals: changing the narrative of the season at home, defeating No. 4 Clemson and breaking back into the CFP rankings.  At No. 20, the Irish head east to Baltimore, Maryland to take on the Midshipmen. Navy is 3-6 on the season but

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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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