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Observer Sports Staff | Monday, September 18, 2023
When Marcus Freeman took over as Notre Dame’s head football coach in 2021, one of his biggest priorities was improving recruiting. Irish classes were typically good but not great under Brian Kelly, hovering around the outskirts of the top 10 nationally. Freeman believed that the Irish coaching staff had the ability to bring more talent
Tyler Reidy | Monday, September 4, 2023
Eight months ago, quarterback Sam Hartman announced his move to Notre Dame after five years at Wake Forest. Since then, the graduate student has pictured the scenes of his first game weekend in South Bend. Still, at no point did Hartman’s experience Saturday come into realistic view. “Oh, it was surreal. I mean, from the
Tyler Reidy | Saturday, September 2, 2023
After a long weekend overseas in Dublin, Notre Dame football felt right at home Saturday afternoon. In their 2023 Notre Dame Stadium opener, the Irish scored eight touchdowns and held Tennessee State to just 12 first downs, cruising to a 56-3 victory. “You have to enjoy these moments,” head coach Marcus Freeman said. “They’re hard,
Andrew McGuinness | Tuesday, April 25, 2023
The transfer portal has played a major role in Notre Dame athletics lately. The men’s basketball team lost Cormac Ryan to North Carolina through it. Lorenzo Styles, one of Notre Dame’s most exciting receiver prospects a year ago, entered the portal just over 24 hours before the Blue-Gold game. Prince Kollie did the same shortly
Tyler Reidy | Friday, January 20, 2023
Featuring major transfer portal addition Sam Hartman and a handful of highly-rated prospects to learn from him, Notre Dame’s quarterback group is set up for success. Here’s a look at the signal-caller situation moving into next season. 2022 summary Position leaders: Drew Pyne (10 starts), Tyler Buchner (3 starts) The sentiment around Notre Dame’s quarterback
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
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Notre Dame continued to build their official signing class on Wednesday, inking 24 new recruits in the morning hours. Four-star running back Jayden Limar flipped to Oregon, and five-star Peyton Bowen announced the same move at 11 a.m central time. Here’s a look at every recruit that has signed with Notre Dame on National Signing
Madeline Ladd | Wednesday, December 21, 2022
It seemed Notre Dame was down and out in regards to recruiting a top-flight quarterback for the 2023 class. An expected commitment by third-ranked quarterback Dante Moore reneged in July as Moore changed course and committed to Oregon, then flipped to UCLA. Since Notre Dame had put all their faith in Moore, other top recruits