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Andrew McGuinness | Wednesday, September 20, 2023
The first quarter of the 2023 season really couldn’t have gotten off to a better start for the Notre Dame defense. The Irish allowed a combined six points in their first two games, then picked off 2021 ACC passing leader Brennan Armstrong three times and allowed just seven second-half points to their first Power Five
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Friday, September 15, 2023
During the 105-minute weather delay at Carter-Finley Stadium, Marcus Freeman was game planning with his staff. Junior running back Audric Estime ate a single hot dog. But senior safety Xavier Watts put in headphones and, in his own words, was “trying to stay locked in, just sit back, kick my feet up, relax.” It worked.
J.J. Post | Monday, September 11, 2023
The buzz was real for Notre Dame’s secondary entering 2023. The unit had a star in Benjamin Morrison, a consensus freshman-All American who seemed to get better with every game he played as a rookie. Across from Morrison was veteran Cam Hart, who arrived at fall camp in the best shape of his life and
Matthew Crow | Saturday, September 9, 2023
It took more than five hours, but Notre Dame was able to overcome NC State — and the elements — with a 45-24 victory over the Wolfpack, improving to a 3-0 record. Here are four of the key moments that led to the Irish’s first true road win of the season. Both offenses start slow
J.J. Post | Saturday, September 9, 2023
On the final play of the third quarter Saturday, Notre Dame’s offense got beat, badly. Facing a third and short situation, the Irish went power on power with Audric Estime running downhill. The junior running back, normally the textbook definition of hard, strong running, was blown up in the backfield. A swarm of North Carolina
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, September 8, 2023
Notre Dame’s first two games this season haven’t come against the toughest competition, to say the least. Navy and Tennessee State went a combined 8-15 in 2022. The Midshipmen have a first-year head coach. The Tigers were the first FCS team to ever play the Irish. Neither has had a winning season in the 2020s.
Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, August 30, 2023
On Monday, we graded the Notre Dame offense and its 2023 debut in Dublin. The 42-point thrashing of Navy was met with high marks nearly all across the board. On the flip side, the Irish were up to the task against the Midshipmen’s unique offensive game plan. Limiting the opposition to just three points, which
Andrew McGuinness, Madeline Ladd, J.J. Post, Jose Sanchez Cordova, Matthew Crow and Thomas Zwiller | Friday, August 18, 2023
Another Notre Dame football season is right around the corner. The usual time to settle into campus life before the season begins is brief this year, thanks to a Week 0 trip to Dublin to take on Navy. With the number of days until kick off in Ireland down to single digits, The Observer’s football
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, April 21, 2023
For the third straight year, the Notre Dame football team will likely enter the season with a quarterback who has never started a game for the program. And even if graduate student Sam Hartman surprisingly does not begin the year behind center, junior Tyler Buchner does not exactly bring a wealth of starting experience to
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, January 20, 2023
When freshman cornerback Benjamin Morrison was the toast of South Bend after recording five interceptions during a three-game span in November, The Athletic’s Pete Sampson dropped a bombshell that flew a bit under the radar. “Before the Ohio State opener, a source at Notre Dame indicated Morrison might be the best cornerback Notre Dame had