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Marek Mazurek | Friday, April 1, 2016
17 former Irish players participated in Notre Dame’s Pro Day in front of scouts from 31 NFL teams Thursday at Loftus Sports Center. Of the 17 participants, a handful — including offensive linemen Ronnie Stanley and Nick Martin, linebacker Jaylon Smith and receiver Will Fuller — are projected to be first-round or second-round draft picks. “[It’s] great,”
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, January 4, 2016
Continuing a recent spate of decisions, senior cornerback KeiVarae Russell told Sports Illustrated on Monday that he is leaving Notre Dame to enter the NFL Draft this upcoming spring. Russell is the fourth Irish player with eligibility remaining to have declared for the draft. Senior offensive lineman Ronnie Stanley, senior running back C.J. Prosise and junior
Zach Klonsinski | Friday, September 11, 2015
The noise was nonstop this offseason and all throughout fall camp. The Notre Dame defense was getting nearly everyone back after injuries decimated it last season, particularly at linebacker. The secondary was also going to benefit from the return of senior cornerback KeiVarae Russell when he was finally cleared by the NCAA. The biggest news
Brian Plamondon | Monday, August 31, 2015
At Thursday’s post-practice press conference, the big news involved the announcement of the 2015 captains, in addition to the news Ishaq Williams will not play this year. Brian Kelly touched on many facets outside of these two, however, as the Irish begin their first game week of the season. While most of the news out
Zach Klonsinski | Friday, August 28, 2015
Defensive lineman Ishaq Williams’ petition for another year of eligibility has been denied by the NCAA, Irish head coach Brian Kelly said Thursday. “We heard back from the NCAA on Ishaq Williams, and his appeal was denied,” Kelly said. “He will not compete for Notre Dame. This was his last chance at eligibility, and that was
Mary Green | Thursday, August 20, 2015
More than halfway through his 40-minute press conference at Tuesday’s media day, Brian Kelly had some news to break. “By the way, KeiVarae [Russell] was fully cleared by the NCAA and reinstated, so he is back with us,” the Irish head coach said. “Like how I dropped that one in there? Pretty cool, huh?” The
Mary Green | Thursday, August 6, 2015
Nearing its one-year mark, the saga of the so-called “Frozen Five” continues to roll on, but the final two players involved — cornerback KeiVarae Russell and defensive lineman Ishaq Williams — might be near closure. However, their fates and timetables may not necessarily be the same, Irish head coach Brian Kelly said in his season-opening
Alex Carson | Thursday, April 9, 2015
While just nine days stand between Notre Dame and the close of spring practice, the quarterback competition between graduate student Everett Golson and junior Malik Zaire is set to drag on much longer. “They’ll continue to compete into August. No question,” Irish head coach Brian Kelly said after Wednesday’s practice. Super Bowl-winning quarterback Joe Theismann —
Mary Green | Wednesday, March 18, 2015
When Notre Dame takes its first snap of spring practice Wednesday morning, Brian Kelly will be focused in on a few key position battles, the Irish head coach said at his press conference Tuesday. However, he does not expect every starting job to be locked up seven weeks later for the April 18 Blue-Gold Game,
Brian Hartnett | Sunday, November 16, 2014
DaVaris Daniels said Sunday he is still unsure of whether he will return to Notre Dame for his final year of eligibility next season. “I’ve changed my mind at least six times so far, and it’s still going,” he said. “I’ve still got a while before I’ve got to decide anything, so I’m not trying