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Zach Klonsinski | Friday, May 13, 2016
In the end, it was all just too much for Notre Dame — too many injuries, too much rain, too many seconds and too much Ezekiel Elliot. Through all the adversity, however, the Irish managed to put together their best season since their 2012 national championship run and just their second 10-win season since 2006.
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 29, 2016
Former Irish cornerback KeiVarae Russell was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs with the No. 74 overall pick — the 11th pick of the third round — in the 2016 NFL Draft on Friday night. Russell, who started 11 games for Notre Dame this season, was the third Irish player to come off the board on the
Renee Griffin | Friday, April 15, 2016
The images of Ohio State running and passing all over an injury-wracked Irish secondary in the Fiesta Bowl have hardly faded, making the open competitions at the cornerback and safety positions this spring all the more significant. By the end of 2015, Notre Dame’s ranks of defensive backs were so depleted that senior receiver Torii
Alex Carson | Friday, April 15, 2016
Notre Dame returns just four offensive and five defensive starters from its 10-2 team a season ago. There’s no Will Fuller or C.J. Prosise; no Ronnie Stanley or Sheldon Day; no Jaylon Smith or KeiVarae Russell. Yet when the Irish kick off their 2016 campaign in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 4, the goal will be the same
Marek Mazurek | Friday, April 1, 2016
17 former Irish players participated in Notre Dame’s Pro Day in front of scouts from 31 NFL teams Thursday at Loftus Sports Center. Of the 17 participants, a handful — including offensive linemen Ronnie Stanley and Nick Martin, linebacker Jaylon Smith and receiver Will Fuller — are projected to be first-round or second-round draft picks. “[It’s] great,”
Mary Green | Thursday, February 4, 2016
When Irish coaches woke up Wednesday morning, they expected to officially add 22 players to their 2016 recruiting class. But by the end of the day, they had 24 — including each in the original 22-player group. In a time when decommitments, especially close to or even on National Signing Day, have become more and
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, January 13, 2016
In early December, Notre Dame submitted five names to the NFL Draft advisory board for grading. All five players declared for April’s 2015 NFL Draft. Junior linebacker Jaylon Smith, senior offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley, senior running back C.J. Prosise, senior cornerback KeiVarae Russell and junior receiver Will Fuller all announced their intentions to enter the draft
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, January 4, 2016
Continuing a recent spate of decisions, senior cornerback KeiVarae Russell told Sports Illustrated on Monday that he is leaving Notre Dame to enter the NFL Draft this upcoming spring. Russell is the fourth Irish player with eligibility remaining to have declared for the draft. Senior offensive lineman Ronnie Stanley, senior running back C.J. Prosise and junior
Brian Plamondon | Monday, December 7, 2015
After a season that saw Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff hopes come unhinged by two losses by a combined four points, it was announced Sunday that the Irish will meet defending national champion No. 7 Ohio State in the BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, on Jan. 1. “I won’t tell you that they were jumping
Zach Klonsinski | Tuesday, December 1, 2015
STANFORD, Calif. — Saturday night we watched what seemingly could have been a dream season, the type they make movies about, come to an arguably unfitting end at Stanford Stadium. Instead of defying all the odds, overcoming a staggering amount of adversity and making a run at college football’s greatest prize, Notre Dame had its