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Mike Monaco | Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Notre Dame officially announced the hirings of new assistant coaches Mike Sanford, Autry Denson, Todd Lyght and Keith Gilmore on Thursday afternoon. Irish head coach Brian Kelly unveiled nearly half of his new-look staff during a Monday press conference on campus. “I consider it to be the most committed, cohesive, experienced and probably brightest coaching
Mike Monaco | Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Former Irish quarterbacks coach Matt LaFleur has officially been named to the same position with the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons announced a slew of staff changes Tuesday under new head coach Dan Quinn. LaFleur spent one season in South Bend tutoring the Irish quarterbacks. Before arriving at Notre Dame, LaFleur served as the quarterbacks coach
Mike Monaco | Monday, February 9, 2015
The staff shuffle continues. Former Irish recruiting coordinator and running backs coach Tony Alford is leaving Notre Dame for Ohio State, according to his Twitter account. Irish Illustrated first reported Saturday morning that Alford, who spent six seasons in South Bend, will become the new running backs coach and assistant head coach with the Buckeyes.
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, February 5, 2015
Notre Dame defensive backs coach Kerry Cooks has accepted a position as the secondary coach at Oklahoma, according to his Twitter account. Cooks changed his Twitter biography Wednesday night to read “Secondary Coach at University of Oklahoma.” Thursday morning, Cooks tweeted, “New chapter in my life starting w the Crimson & Cream! Can’t wait to
Mike Monaco | Thursday, November 13, 2014
After 35 days between home games — tied for the longest stretch in Notre Dame program history — the Irish will return to their home turf Saturday when they welcome Northwestern to Notre Dame Stadium. And with its first opportunity since mid-October to host recruits for a game weekend, Notre Dame will welcome class of
Isaac Lorton | Thursday, September 25, 2014
A fiery red-headed boy, dressed in Notre Dame gear ran up to Cody Riggs outside the Main Building on Wednesday afternoon and yelled, “High five!” With his hand extended above his head, he leapt to meet the hand of the chuckling graduate student cornerback. “It’s a lot of fun,” Riggs said. “So many young fans
Mike Monaco | Thursday, September 25, 2014
While Notre Dame students and players had the opportunity to recuperate during the bye week, the Irish coaching staff used the off week for a variety of recruiting trips. “They definitely hit the road, hit it pretty hard,” Irish recruiting analyst Tom Loy said. “… It’s nice having that Notre Dame logo on your chest
Mike Monaco | Thursday, September 4, 2014
As if Notre Dame wasn’t going to be crowded enough this weekend for the primetime matchup between two rivals playing their final scheduled meeting, the Irish are set to host at least 24 recruits over the weekend. Notre Dame will welcome mostly a combination of class of 2015 commitments, class of 2015 targets and class of
Mike Monaco | Thursday, April 10, 2014
Notre Dame returns 0 percent of its passing yards and 26 percent of its receiving yards from 2013. Notre Dame returns 55 percent of its tackles and 14 percent of its sacks from 2013. Youth. Inconsistency. Inexperience. They’ve been some of the buzzwords tossed around this spring. At many spots, the Irish boast a young
Mike Monaco | Thursday, April 10, 2014
As Irish coach Brian Kelly has reiterated this spring, the quarterback is the centerpiece of the offense, in college football at large and certainly at Notre Dame. This spring, there’s senior quarterback Everett Golson and sophomore Malik Zaire contending for the starting spot under center. In the recruiting world, too, quarterback Blake Barnett, who pledged