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J.J. Post | Friday, January 20, 2023
The Notre Dame defensive line loses both of their vypers from 2022 along with two of their regular defensive tackles. They’ll look to replace that production and spearhead a strong Irish defense in 2023. 2022 Summary Defensive line started out as a confounding nonfactor early on in the season for the Irish. In Notre Dame’s
Aidan Thomas | Monday, January 2, 2023
The 2022 season is in the books for Notre Dame, punctuated by their wild 45-38 win over South Carolina in the Gator Bowl. The Irish will replace four offensive starters (five if you count the quarterback) and up to five defensive starters, depending on a few pending decisions. In particular, the defensive line loses All-American
Aidan Thomas | Saturday, October 29, 2022
SYRACUSE, New York — In what is nothing short of an unpredictable season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish continue to play their best football against better opponents and away from Notre Dame Stadium. This time it was made evident in the Irish’s commanding 41-24 win over the No. 16 Syracuse Orange Saturday afternoon. Irish dominance
Nate Moller | Friday, April 22, 2022
After an impressive season last year, there are lofty expectations for the Irish defense this season under new defensive coordinator Al Golden. With plenty of talent returning on the defensive side of the ball, the Irish have worked hard to learn Golden’s system and develop further as a unit in preparation for the 2022 season.
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Special teams is a very underrated yet extremely important factor in any team’s success, as dozens of games each year hinge on field goals or PATS, kickoff returns, punt blocks, and a variety of other special teams plays. Luckily for Notre Dame, they’ll see most of their major contributors return to the special teams unit
Aidan Thomas | Friday, April 30, 2021
Writing this article, I could try and offer some early preview of the Notre Dame football season, but the fact remains I know just about the same amount of information as I did on Jan. 2 — the day I was processing Notre Dame’s Rose Bowl defeat to Alabama in the College Football Playoff. Besides
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Entering his third year as defensive line coach, Mike Elston will have tough decisions to make, as none of his returning players have extensive experience in the starting lineup. However, the defensive line depth chart is filled with talented former four-star recruits, which indicates that this unit has the potential to be elite. The scarcity
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, December 18, 2020
For the past three years, defensive end Ade Ogundeji has quietly built up more playing time and proven himself as an anchor to the Irish defense. Now — with former co-captains Julian Okwara and Khalid Kareem having departed for the NFL — Ogundeji, the one-time Western Michigan recruit, is prepared to step into the limelight.
Aidan Thomas | Friday, September 11, 2020
This summer, Notre Dame made headlines on the recruiting front, but its biggest headline wasn’t one Irish fans wanted to see. On May 5, top-ranked 2021 running back Will Shipley announced his commitment to Clemson, leaving Notre Dame in an undesirable position. Having poured everything into Shipley’s recruitment, Notre Dame was seemingly lost at running
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, September 13, 2019
As Brian Kelly prepares his team to take their home field Saturday against New Mexico, his staff will continue to dedicate some of their resources to recruiting efforts ahead of some of their marquee matchups. So far the Irish have been very pleased with the initial performances of some of their key recruits and commits