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Three Irish players selected in NFL Draft, seven sign as free agents

Andrew McGuinness, Aidan Thomas, Liam Coolican, Tyler Reidy, Matthew Crow, Thomas Zwiller, Ryan Murphy and J.J. Post | Monday, May 1, 2023

The 2023 NFL Draft took place from Thursday-Saturday in Kansas City. Three Irish players were taken in the seven-round process, with seven more signing shortly after the draft’s conclusion as undrafted free agents. TE Michael Mayer (Drafted No. 35 by Las Vegas Raiders) After a curious slip out of the first round, Notre Dame’s record-setting

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McGuinness: Irish defense needs strong start for 2023 to be a success

Andrew McGuinness | Friday, April 21, 2023

For the third straight year, the Notre Dame football team will likely enter the season with a quarterback who has never started a game for the program. And even if graduate student Sam Hartman surprisingly does not begin the year behind center, junior Tyler Buchner does not exactly bring a wealth of starting experience to

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2023 Notre Dame depth chart projection: Irish face major losses along defensive line

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

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Gator bowl grades: Irish defensive line flashes sneak peak of 2023

Aidan Thomas | Sunday, January 1, 2023

While on the offensive side of the ball, Notre Dame looked to replace All-American junior Michael Mayer at tight end, they had a couple of major holes on the defensive side as well. The Irish were missing four defensive starters during Friday’s Gator Bowl, including two on the defensive line. Senior vyper and projected first-round

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Notre Dame 2023 recruiting class instant analysis, grades

Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Notre Dame signed its recruiting class after an eventful early signing day. Most notably, the Irish entered the day with 26 commitments, but flips affected the class. Five-star safety Peyton Bowen flipped to Oregon and four-star running back Jayden Limar is projected to do the same. Here’s an instant analysis and grades given to each

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‘For the Brotherhood’: Jayson Ademilola steps up for his teammates when they need him most

Nate Moller | Friday, November 18, 2022

Graduate student defensive lineman Jayson Ademilola has been a huge part of the Irish defense the last two seasons, and he has found ways to make big plays at the most important of times this season. So far this season, Ademilola has been key to the Irish defense, totaling 24 total tackles, six solo tackles,

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‘End of the day, it’s all love’: Justin Ademilola shines alongside twin

Jose Sanchez Cordova | Friday, November 18, 2022

Since arriving on campus in 2018 Justin Ademilola has done nothing more than put in the work and carve out a spot on the Notre Dame football team. Arriving as a 3-star recruit from Jackson, New Jersey, he has found a consistent role on the team, using his versatility to appear in every game for

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Observer Staff predicts Notre Dame-UNC

Observer Sports Staff | Friday, September 23, 2022

After picking up his first career win as head coach in Week 3, can Marcus Freeman make it two straight this weekend in North Carolina? The Observer staff is split on the pick. Sports Editor Aidan Thomas I’ve tossed and turned about this pick all week. Not literally, but I truly have no idea what

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Key moments from Notre Dame’s first win in the Freeman era

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

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‘Greatness is found in the detail’: Irish defensive line is ready to dominate

Matthew Crow | Monday, April 25, 2022

Just days after Notre Dame suffered a season-ending loss to Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl, the outlook for the Irish defense in the upcoming season received a major boost when defensive end Justin Ademilola announced that he would return to play a fifth season in blue and gold. Two days later, that good news

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