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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, January 4, 2019
Notre Dame will have to replace early departures from the team on both sides of the ball next season, as junior cornerback Julian Love and senior tight end Alizé Mack both announced Friday that they will forgo their remaining year of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL Draft. Love — a Jim Thorpe Award
Joe Everett | Sunday, December 30, 2018
ARLINGTON, Texas — One of the oldest sayings in football is that the game is won or lost in the trenches. And while the sentiment still rings true in many respects, on Saturday afternoon inside AT&T Stadium, and throughout Clemson’s 30-3 win over Notre Dame, the real difference between the Tigers (14-0, 8-0 ACC) and
Elizabeth Greason | Sunday, December 30, 2018
ARLINGTON, Texas — Graduate student linebacker Drue Tranquill removed his helmet to reveal his tear-streaked eye black and took a knee on the sideline as the Tiger Band transitioned from the Clemson fight song to “Celebrate Good Times.” Senior linebacker Robert Regan and graduate student tight end Nic Weishar came over and offered hugs and pats
Elizabeth Greason | Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Notre Dame has done it. The famed, historic program will be making its first trip to the College Football Playoff since its inception in 2014, as No. 3 Notre Dame (12-0) officially punched its ticket to Dallas on Sunday for the 2019 Cotton Bowl against No. 2 Clemson. The last time the Irish achieved a
Charlotte Edmonds | Wednesday, December 5, 2018
It wasn’t always pretty. For every blowout win over Virginia Tech on the road there was a dropped pass on 4th down by Vanderbilt that nearly set the Irish on the path toward another sub-par season. Yet, just over four months later, the Irish have earned themselves a ticket to the College Football Playoff, having
Connor Mulvena | Sunday, November 25, 2018
The Irish defense didn’t look like the dominant unit we’ve seen all year in the first half on a cool Saturday night at the Coliseum. It didn’t look like the aggressive front seven we’d seen against Stanford or the lockdown secondary we’d seen against Syracuse. It even made a 5-6 USC team with questions surrounding
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, November 23, 2018
As the stakes rise with each Irish win, the parallels between this season and the last two times Notre Dame was undefeated in the regular season are interesting. The 1988 team opened its season with a nail-biting win over Michigan, but went on to dominate its schedule — beating four of the eventual top-seven teams
Elizabeth Greason | Saturday, November 17, 2018
The famed frieze of Yankee Stadium was adorned with Notre Dame and Shamrock Series flags that fluttered calmly throughout the game, as if they, like Irish head coach Brian Kelly, were confident Notre Dame would walk away with a win. An easy, 36-3 one at that. “We were able to do some things offensively that
Joe Everett | Sunday, October 7, 2018
BLACKSBURG, Va. — After a tightly fought first 30 minutes, No. 6 Notre Dame pulled away from No. 24 Virginia Tech in the second half to defeat the Hokies 45-23 Saturday night at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg. Despite a raucous opening atmosphere, junior quarterback Ian Book and the Irish (6-0) calmly marched down the field
Tobias Hoonhout | Sunday, October 7, 2018
BLACKSBURG, Va. — For all intents and purposes, Notre Dame’s win on Saturday night was more than just another top-25 notch in the belt. It was a victory that not only gave the Irish a 6-0 start for the first time since 2014, but also helped erase a narrative that has plagued Brian Kelly’s program