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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, October 7, 2016
Check out all our content from this week’s Irish Insider: Rock solid: Nyles Morgan stands out as leader of Notre Dame’s defense Freshmen thrown into action in Irish secondary Wolfpack bring balance, untested attack against Irish Mazurek: Irish relying too much on fun Head to head: Notre Dame at NC State Predictions: Notre Dame at
Alex Carson | Friday, October 7, 2016
Amidst a sea of instability and struggles for the Irish defense this year, one man has stood out. Starters have come and gone in the secondary, new faces have been integrated into the scheme and, perhaps most notably, a defensive coordinator, Brian VanGorder, has been fired. Yet where others haven’t lived up to preseason expectations,
Benjamin Padanilam | Friday, October 7, 2016
At the beginning of the season, Notre Dame started a sophomore, junior, senior and sixth-year graduate student at the back end of its defense. But over the last few weeks, Irish head coach Brian Kelly has made it a point to begin an influx of youth into the secondary unit, both out of necessity and
Renee Griffin | Friday, October 7, 2016
Headed by a reliable quarterback and running back duo, North Carolina State has established the ability to rack up points on offense so far this season, albeit against opponents that were less than formidable. The Wolfpack (3-1, 1-0 ACC) have yet to score fewer than 30 points in a 2016 contest, handily defeating William and
Marek Mazurek | Friday, October 7, 2016
One of my favorite musical artists growing up was “Weird Al” Yankovic. I loved “eBay” and “Amish Paradise,” and a friend, and I lost our seventh-grade lip sync contest by just one point performing “White & Nerdy.” And so, while I was watching Notre Dame’s game against Syracuse, the title of Weird Al’s most recent
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, October 7, 2016
Alex Carson, Assistant Managing Editor Contrary to what many might think, Notre Dame played its best game of the season — on both sides of the ball — a week ago against Syracuse. Facing a difficult task, a young Irish defense did more than enough for the win. Though schemes may continue to evolve given
