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Nate Moller | Friday, December 30, 2022
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In Notre Dame’s 45-38 Gator Bowl win over South Carolina, the Irish run game paved the way to victory with 264 yards on the ground and three touchdowns. Sophomore running back Logan Diggs finished the day with 89 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown. He also added 81 receiving yards, which
Nate Moller | Friday, October 28, 2022
Last season, left tackle Joe Alt was thrown into action as a freshman after the Irish offensive line was gashed by injuries. Despite his inexperience, Alt played incredibly well, earning a freshman All-American accolade. This season, the sophomore has continued to build on his freshman year success. He has built off last year’s progress to
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Irish offensive line coach Harry Hiestand will leave Notre Dame and return to the Chicago Bears in the NFL, the program announced Wednesday. Hiestand previously coached for the Bears from 2005–2009. Prior to that job, he had been the offensive line coach at Cincinnati, Missouri and Illinois. He returned to the college ranks with Tennessee
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, November 17, 2017
Football and family. For Mike McGlinchey, the two go hand-in-hand. The two-time Notre Dame captain and graduate student was raised with football in his blood — he followed his cousin and current Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan through the ranks at Penn Charter in Philadelphia before joining the Irish ranks. “Football is everything to me;
Meagan Bens | Friday, November 17, 2017
Being a member of the Notre Dame offensive line has been one of the most valuable experiences on and off the field for senior and Nashville, Tennessee, native Alex Bars. Working together as one cohesive unit, Bars mentioned the brotherhood among them comes naturally. “They’re great guys,” Bars said. “[Graduate student] Mike [McGlinchey], [seniors Quenton
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, September 8, 2017
Earlier this week, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart referred to the Irish offensive line as “as good looking of an O-line as you’ll play ever.” After leading the Irish (1-0) to 422 rushing yards against Temple on Saturday, one of the best offensive lines in the country is hoping to keep up the strong performance against
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, April 21, 2017
Over the course of their 4-8 2016 season, the Irish had their fair share of woes, with the offensive line providing some of the more prominent ones. This season, however, the line, led by four returning members, is prepared to be one of the biggest factors in a total Irish turnaround. Notre Dame boasts both
Daniel O'Boyle | Thursday, April 6, 2017
With less than three weeks until the Blue-Gold Game, Notre Dame’s offensive assistant coaches spoke about how their position groups have developed over the spring so far. Receivers Wide receivers coach DelVaughn Alexander is one of the seven new Irish coaches for the 2017 season. Although he has previously worked with offensive coordinator Chip Long
Isaac Lorton | Thursday, October 2, 2014
Irish senior guard and captain Nick Martin came into media availability about an hour after it was supposed to start. This is the typical scene Wednesday evenings after practice, as the offensive line is almost always the last unit to wrap up its drills, Martin said. The Irish offensive line has seen a complete overhaul
