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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
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, October 16, 2019
My junior year in high school I returned from a visit to Notre Dame. My parents asked, “What do you think?” I said that Notre Dame is the only place I want to go. I love Notre Dame. Now I’m 58, class of 1983. I just attended the ND vs. USC game this past weekend.
Aidan Thomas | Sunday, September 29, 2019
Junior running back Tony Jones Jr. may have been the headliner of the Notre Dame offensive attack on Saturday against No. 18 Virginia, but he did not deliver the biggest sprint of the game; that honor belongs to defensive lineman Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, who picked up a fumble and returned it 48 yards, coming just seven
Cate Von Dohlen | Friday, September 27, 2019
Notre Dame fans flock from all over the country to attend home football games, both for the game itself and the experience of being on campus. Part of such experience is the marching band’s halftime show. Each week, the marching band puts on a performance at halftime with a theme, demonstrated by music and choreography
Jim Moster, Sarah Kikel, Evan McKenna and Marirose Osborne | Monday, September 23, 2019
Football is a cornerstone of Notre Dame student life. On game days, electricity pulses through the student body as everyone anticipates the thrill of Irish football. Prior to the game, friends often partake in time-honored traditions like the tailgate. However, some fans take a less conventional approach to football season. Seniors celebrate their class with
Oliver Ortega | Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Football. If you’ve been around Notre Dame long enough, the word evokes the image of blue-and-gold-clad gladiators streaking through the opposing end zone in the nick of time. Or two opposing lines of burly young men locked in various forms of pushing and grunting under the eyes of tens of thousands of fans. Football is
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, September 5, 2019
Most of this article was written in June of 1992 – the conclusion, last week. Some people find a little corner in your brain and nestle there forever. They disappear for years at a time, only to reappear unexpectedly when fame, hype or deja vu hauls them back. Nick Buoniconti is one of my mental
Tom Naatz | Tuesday, September 3, 2019
The Fighting Irish kicked off their 2019 season at Louisville on Monday evening. However, the fact that the game was happening away from South Bend did not stop members of the Notre Dame community from gathering together to watch the game en masse. As the game kicked off from Kentucky, a multitude of Notre Dame
Connor Mulvena | Friday, August 23, 2019
In his media day press conference ahead of the 2019-2020 season, Notre Dame football defensive backs coach Terry Joseph talked recruitment, talent and development. And of course, when you think defensive backs, you can’t help but think of the loss of All-American cornerback Julian Love. Love, the all-time career leader in pass break-ups at Notre
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, April 17, 2019
The leprechaun lineup for the 2019-20 school year has been determined the “most diverse roster” ever, the Notre Dame cheerleading program announced Tuesday. Junior Samuel Jackson and sophomores Conal Fagan and Lynnette Wukie will all act as the University’s mascot for the upcoming year, ringing in the most diverse group since the leprechaun became the