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Jack Concannon | Saturday, October 5, 2019
The Irish defense posted its first shutout in five years against Bowling Green, stifling the Falcons offense and flushing quarterback Grant Loy out of the pocket on nearly every play. The Irish bent but never broke, conceding 228 yards but tightening up whenever the Falcons threatened. Irish senior defensive end Julian Okwara picked up a
Hayden Adams | Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Notre Dame football head coach Brian Kelly addressed the media Monday to recap the team’s 35-20 win over No. 23 Virginia, and to preview its upcoming game against Bowling Green. He started off by discussing the key aspects of the win. “After watching the film, I was really pleased with the offensive line and the
Hayden Adams | Friday, September 13, 2019
Today’s college football landscape is defined by star quarterback play. Trevor Lawrence, Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts, Justin Fields and Jake Fromm headline the talented group of quarterbacks featured in college football this season. Because of the increased importance of strong play under center, it is especially important for a modern defense to be able to
Grant DelVecchio | Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Fresh off of an undefeated season that ended with an unfortunate 30-3 loss to eventual-national-champion Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinal, Notre Dame football enters the 2019 season hungrier than ever to recapture the highly coveted Coaches’ Trophy. While the Irish are always under high scrutiny from critics and non-believers alike, the big loss
Observer Sports Staff | Saturday, August 10, 2019
Irish head coach Brian Kelly announced seven football captains for the upcoming season Saturday morning on Twitter ahead of the team’s first practice since returning from preseason camp in Culver, Indiana. Quarterback Ian Book, wide receiver Chris Finke, safeties Alohi Gilman and Jalen Elliott, offensive lineman Robert Hainsey and defensive linemen Khalid Kareem and Julian
Hayden Adams | Sunday, April 14, 2019
The Notre Dame defensive unit bested the offensive unit in the annual Blue-Gold spring game 58-45, shutting out the offensive team in the second half. The game was formatted so that the blue team contained solely offensive and the gold contained solely defensive player, with turnovers having offensive point value equivalents. To start the game,
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
Joe Everett | Sunday, November 25, 2018
Facing all the pressure in the world, as well as a two-score deficit for the first time all season, No. 3 Notre Dame displayed resiliency and grit Saturday night inside the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, rallying from 10 points down to defeat rival USC 24-17 and complete an undefeated regular season. Playing for a bowl game
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, November 23, 2018
It took defensive lineman Julian Okwara a bit more time than the average football player to realize he loves the game. But now, as a football-loving junior at Notre Dame, Okwara has made a name for himself, this season in particular — his breakout season — as a leader on the Irish defense, both on
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