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Aidan Thomas and Mannion McGinley | Monday, February 27, 2023
As Notre Dame joins the rest of the world in celebrating Black History Month, an opportunity is presented to recognize the Black athletes who have strengthened the tradition of Irish athletics. Many times, they pushed through adverse conditions unique to Black athletes and attempted to crack a largely segregated sports scene in the mid-1900s. In
J.J. Post | Monday, February 6, 2023
With the departure of Tommy Rees to Alabama, this offseason will mark the fourth consecutive year Notre Dame will be in the market for a coordinator. Almost certainly, Marcus Freeman’s second coordinator hire will be his biggest yet. Last offseason when Freeman sought to find his successor at defensive coordinator he knew he would be
Gabriel Zarazua | Wednesday, November 2, 2022
I have the weirdest hobbies sometimes; one of them is looking at past events for sports teams. Particularly where simple plays become pivotal moments in a team’s future, years beyond the game’s end. A lot of them are reaches for sure, but it’s always interesting to think about what would have happened if things went
Maggie Eastland | Monday, November 22, 2021
Welcoming both seasoned players and complete newcomers, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) brings a piece of Irish culture to campus through the sports of hurling and Irish football. The club began with a small group of students from Ireland in 2018 and has since grown to around 30 consistent members who are mostly American. Notre
Nate Moller | Thursday, August 13, 2020
There was plenty of news surrounding the Irish football program ahead of the anticipated start to Fall Camp on Aug. 12. To prepare for camp, 117 Notre Dame football student-athletes received a COVID-19 test on Aug. 10. Of the 117 athletes who were tested, only two players tested positive for the virus. One of the
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Former Irish wide receiver Will Mahone plead guilty to and received a 10-day sentence for four misdemeanor counts, according to the South Bend Tribune. The counts included resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, assault and aggravated menacing, the Tribune report stated. Mahone, who faced two seasons of limited play due to injuries, is no longer enrolled at