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The Observer | Friday, October 14, 2022
The Notre Dame-Stanford rivalry is a long-standing matchup, dating back to the close of Knute Rockne’s seventh season as head coach, the first Notre Dame national championship. Since then, Notre Dame leads the series 21-13. The teams have gone head to head every year since 1988, sans the 2020 Covid-affected season, and The Observer has
Emily DeFazio | Monday, September 19, 2022
For the first time since his Netflix documentary, “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist,” Irish football legend and Heisman Trophy finalist Manti Te’o was back on Notre Dame’s campus. This was Te’o’s fourth visit back to South Bend, and it was a warm homecoming for the former linebacker; when he was announced in Notre Dame
Peter Breen | Friday, September 2, 2022
If you’re like me, you remember the 2013 BCS National Championship Game between Notre Dame and Alabama as the cementation of the SEC’s dominance over college football since the turn of the millennium. That season was the last time Notre Dame competed for a national title and the last time the team featured a Heisman
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, March 20, 2019
“We’re gonna introduce now the North Clayton Eagles / Coached by James Gwynn / His starters, number 21, Tauheed Epps.” The announcer’s voice cuts out, but you can watch, or just imagine, the rest. A tall, lanky high school kid strides past his teammates — receiving high fives as he goes — then shakes hands
Samantha Zuba | Monday, November 17, 2014
Patriots running back Jonas Gray had one of the most productive week 11s not only out of former Notre Dame players, but also out of the entire NFL. Gray started the season on New England’s practice squad but has emerged as its leading rusher. On Sunday, he rushed for four touchdowns and 199 yards on
Samantha Zuba | Monday, October 6, 2014
Lions wide receiver Golden Tate turned in his best performance of the season as the top receiver in Detroit’s 17-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills. He totaled 134 yards and one touchdown on seven catches for an average of 19.1 yards per catch. Tate’s 9-yard touchdown reception was the Lions’ first score of the game.
Mike Monaco | Sunday, October 5, 2014
Notre Dame limited Stanford to 205 yards of total offense — the Cardinal’s lowest output since 2006. Stanford’s 47 rushing yards were its fewest since 2007. The Irish have won their first five games while holding each of their opponents to 17 points or fewer for the second time since the 1973 national championship season. Making
Samantha Zuba | Monday, September 29, 2014
Lions receiver Golden Tate made the most noise of former Irish players in the NFL this week. Tate posted 116 receiving yards on eight receptions in Detroit’s 24-17 win over the New York Jets. Several former Irish players made significant contributions in the Minnesota Vikings’ 41-28 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Vikings safety Robert Blanton
Samantha Zuba | Monday, September 22, 2014
Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd headlined the performances by former Irish players in Week Three action through Sunday. Floyd hauled in five receptions, including a 45-yard catch, for a total of 114 yards in Arizona’s 23-14 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Another Notre Dame alum, Cardinals tight end John Carlson, had three receptions for
Samantha Zuba | Monday, September 8, 2014
Sunday was a good day to be a former Irish player with the Minnesota Vikings. Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph logged only 16 yards but hauled in a seven-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown pass in Minnesota’s 34-6 victory over the Rams on Sunday. Also playing for the Vikings, safety Harrison Smith recorded a sack and an interception.