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Liam Coolican | Wednesday, January 15, 2020
On their way to the national title game, Clemson had many doubters. The media has been lambasting them all year for playing in a weak conference and not being as good as last year’s title-winning team was, which is not completely untrue. The ACC, especially this year, was arguably the worst of the Power Five
Connor Mulvena | Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Last night ESPN published a feature, written by Alex Scarborough, on coach Ed Orgeron, head coach of the No. 2 LSU Tigers, that I highly encourage every college football fan to read. In interviews with phenom quarterback Joe Burrow and Orgeron himself, Scarborough dives into recent rise of LSU. But more than this, I think
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, November 2, 2018
It is extremely difficult to go undefeated in college football. On a week-to-week basis, teams drop out of the elusive category surprisingly after a poor performance (or a shockingly good performance from their opponent). No team is immune. At this point in the season, we’ve narrowed the field of undefeateds down to just four remaining
Marek Mazurek | Monday, January 1, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. — Today is the first day of 2018, but for many it still feels like 2017. For Brian Kelly, it must feel more like 2014. That year, the Irish were ranked as high as No. 5 before losing the final four games of the season. But a 31-28 win over LSU in the
Marek Mazurek | Monday, January 1, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. — Leading up to No. 14 Notre Dame’s matchup with No. 17 LSU in the Citrus Bowl, there were comparisons to the 2014 Music City Bowl. Notre Dame (10-3) was playing the same team — LSU (9-4, 6-2 SEC) — on the heels of a disappointing end to a promising season. And just
Observer Sports Staff | Sunday, December 31, 2017
Ben Padanilam, Editor-in-Chief It’s been over a month since Notre Dame last took the field. And it didn’t exactly have a ton of momentum heading into that month, having lost two of its last three games. The Irish didn’t seem to pick up much momentum during that month-long break either, seeing four players suspended ahead
Marek Mazurek | Sunday, December 3, 2017
Notre Dame learned its postseason matchup Sunday afternoon, as the Irish will head to Orlando, Florida, to take on LSU in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 2018. “I’m really proud of our staff, our players, and to be put in this position on New Year’s Day, really excited for the accomplishment of our football
Daniel O'Boyle | Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Just over a week ago, after a dramatic loss to Auburn, LSU fired head coach Les Miles. Miles had achieved plenty of success for the Tigers, including a national championship and an average of 10 wins a year, but the team had stagnated in recent years, even with elite recruiting classes. There are certainly good
Ryan Klaus | Friday, September 9, 2016
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of taking in LSU–Wisconsin, one of the more entertaining games of college football’s inaugural week. As part of the experience, I had the opportunity to see first-hand the vapid “offense” that has simultaneously frustrated LSU fans for the past few years and barricaded the team from qualifying for the College
Ryan Klaus | Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Since its inception in 2006, college basketball’s contentious one-and-done rule has consistently and deservedly been criticized. Year in and year out, the rule highlights the laughably-conspicuous hypocrisy of an organization that, on the surface, stands for a balanced intersection of academics and athletics, but annually makes a significant portion of money on games headlined by players