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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
Joe Everett | Friday, November 2, 2018
For junior defensive end Julian Okwara and the entire Notre Dame defensive line, the last three years have been marked by tremendous effort and subsequent growth. During the 2016 season, the Irish recorded just 13 sacks in 12 games. The pass rush was virtually non-existent and generally provided little-to-no pressure on the opposing quarterback, which
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
Charlotte Edmonds | Thursday, September 20, 2018
As Notre Dame prepares to head to Wake Forest, junior defensive lineman Julian Okwara, graduate student linebacker Drue Tranquill and graduate student offensive lineman Sam Mustipher talked about how the team has improved through the first three games and how they prepare to manage the Demon Deacons fast paced tempo during Wednesday’s press conference. A
Tobias Hoonhout | Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Offseason coaching changes are a staple in college football. But when a team has its fourth defensive coordinator in three years, usually there are question marks. In Notre Dame’s case, however, there very well may be an exception. As Brian Kelly heads into the much-anticipated revival of the Michigan rivalry to start the season, there