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The Observer | Friday, October 14, 2022
A year ago, Notre Dame’s defensive line was one of the deepest units on the team. But after star defensive linemen Kurt Hinish and Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa graduated and junior Aidan Keanaaina suffered an ACL injury in the spring, it became clear the Irish needed reinforcements. When Notre Dame brought in Chris Smith, a graduate transfer
Joseph Tunney | Friday, October 7, 2022
Three weeks ago, Jacob Lacey was making big-time plays on the field for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In Notre Dame’s 24-17 win over Cal, the 6-1, 280-pound defensive tackle had two pivotal sacks on a day when Notre Dame needed all of the defensive help they could get. Notre Dame Football’s twitter account released
Jose Sanchez Cordova | Saturday, September 17, 2022
Slow start for both teams The game started slowly with seven consecutive three-and-out possessions for the Notre Dame and Cal offenses. For the Irish, this meant 10 total yards in their opening four possessions. For the Golden Bears, it was 14 yards through their first three. On their fourth possession, Cal was finally able to
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 9, 2021
While Notre Dame’s defense has a few more questions than they entered 2020 with, the Fighting Irish are bolstered by a pair of their top defenders returning at defensive tackle, making the position one of the strongest on that side of the ball. Last year, Notre Dame boasted an elite run defense, as they particularly
Nate Moller | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
In his Monday press conference, head football coach Brian Kelly reflected on Notre Dame’s 12-7 victory over the Louisville this past weekend and also discussed the Irish’s first road game of the season against the Pittsburgh Panthers this upcoming Saturday. The Irish offense struggled for the majority of the game on Saturday, raising concerns about
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 2, 2020
Notre Dame’s 2020 defensive line will be vastly different than the 2019 unit. The Irish graduated three starters, who combined for 90 tackles and 15 sacks. The players that remain on their depth chart are talented, but it will be very difficult for the team to replace the elite level of production it got from
Hayden Adams | Sunday, November 24, 2019
It’s not that the offense was incredibly meandering to start the game, putting up only 16 points and needing a questionable defensive pass interference with six seconds remaining to put them in range of their third field goal of the first half. It’s not redshirt freshman quarterback Phil Jurkovec’s apparent obsession with running the ball