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Madeline Ladd | Friday, May 19, 2023
The 2022-2023 Notre Dame football season began with a mixture of excited expectations tempered with quiet concern. Many questions swirled as Marcus Freeman began his debut season as the 30th head coach in Notre Dame history, taking over after the shocking exit of Brian Kelly to LSU. Freeman had previously served as one of the
Andrew McGuinness | Monday, May 1, 2023
It’s been a long, great year of Notre Dame sports. So much has happened since we all arrived on campus back in August. Here at The Observer, we covered it all. And though I’m definitely a bit biased, I feel confident in saying we covered it pretty well. There will be more to come as
Thomas Zwiller | Friday, April 21, 2023
Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman began the 2022 season with high expectations placed upon him. Though the newly-minted head coach had lost his first game to Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl, the Irish had all the momentum in the world. The team had just been ranked fifth in the preseason AP Poll
Tyler Reidy | Friday, January 20, 2023
Featuring major transfer portal addition Sam Hartman and a handful of highly-rated prospects to learn from him, Notre Dame’s quarterback group is set up for success. Here’s a look at the signal-caller situation moving into next season. 2022 summary Position leaders: Drew Pyne (10 starts), Tyler Buchner (3 starts) The sentiment around Notre Dame’s quarterback
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, January 20, 2023
There were a lot of things that didn’t go right in the first half of Notre Dame’s 2022 season. Few position groups performed further below expectations than Notre Dame’s offensive line. It was one thing to see the Irish struggle to run the ball against an Ohio State team that would eventually reach the College
J.J. Post | Thursday, January 5, 2023
Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman announced Thursday afternoon he’d be transferring to Notre Dame for the 2023 football season. Hartman coming to South Bend represents a home-run addition for offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and the Irish heading into the spring period. Widely regarded as the best quarterback in the portal, Hartman spent the last five
Madeline Ladd | Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Arguably the biggest question mark in determining Friday’s bowl game outcome, sophomore quarterback Tyler Buchner will take the field as the starter for the first time since his injury against Marshall. With the transfer of former starting quarterback Drew Pyne and the accelerated healing of Buchner’s shoulder, head coach Marcus Freeman chose Buchner to take
Liam Coolican | Wednesday, December 28, 2022
As Notre Dame prepares for the Gator Bowl against South Carolina Friday afternoon in Jacksonville, they will be without several key players. Most notably, junior tight end Michael Mayer and senior defensive end Isaiah Foskey have opted out of the contest in order to prepare for the NFL draft. Junior quarterback Drew Pyne transferred to
Nate Moller | Wednesday, December 28, 2022
As more and more college players decide to sit out bowl games to prepare for the NFL draft or enter the transfer portal, bowl games have lost their significance to an extent. In Friday’s Gator Bowl between the Irish and the South Carolina Gamecocks, the Irish will be without junior tight end Michael Mayer and
Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Notre Dame signed its recruiting class after an eventful early signing day. Most notably, the Irish entered the day with 26 commitments, but flips affected the class. Five-star safety Peyton Bowen flipped to Oregon and four-star running back Jayden Limar is projected to do the same. Here’s an instant analysis and grades given to each