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Observer Sports Staff | Monday, June 8, 2020
Men’s basketball news and notes Notre Dame head men’s basketball coach Mike Brey communicated with Tom Noie of ND Insider and the South Bend Tribune to discuss scheduling for the upcoming season. Firstly, according to Noie, Notre Dame will not make a return trip to Washington D.C. this season to take on Howard. The Irish
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, June 5, 2020
Notre Dame has announced its plans for bringing football players back to campus. Back in March, shortly after the University moved to online classes, head coach Brian Kelly joined Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter to discuss the implications the shutdown would have on the upcoming college football season. Kelly’s main concern was ensuring teams would
Greg McKenna | Friday, June 5, 2020
Brian “Bou” Boulac, who served Notre Dame athletics for over 50 years as a student-athlete, football and softball coach and devoted administrator, has passed away at the age of 79, according to an obituary published by the University’s athletic department late Thursday afternoon. Karen Croake Heiser, a professor in the University’s Film, Television and Theatre
Hayden Adams | Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Outrage over the death of George Floyd — an African American man who was killed after a Minneapolis, MN police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes — has spilled over into the sports world. Several prominent athletes and coaches from both the professional and college ranks have condemned police brutality and racism,
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, June 2, 2020
A large bubble of uncertainty looms over college and professional athletics, but Notre Dame football and director of athletics Jack Swarbick are finding answers to some difficult questions at this time. On Tuesday morning it was announced that for the first time in the history of the longest-continuous-intersectional rivalry in college football between Notre Dame
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 29, 2020
Notre Dame football has landed another graduate transfer for the 2020-21 season. Trevor Speights, a former three-star recruit and the 19th-rated running back in the 2016 class per 247Sports.com, announced his decision to join the Fighting Irish in a tweet Thursday night. He now joins former Northwestern wide receiver Bennett Skowronek, former NC State cornerback
Hayden Adams | Monday, May 18, 2020
With finals week for Notre Dame students — followed by our work on the Observer Sports department’s annual commencement coverage of every Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross sport — some Irish sports news may have slipped through the cracks. Here are a few quick hitters to get up to date on the Notre
Ellen Geyer | Friday, May 15, 2020
The Irish faithful had more to smile about at the beginning of 2020 than they did at the outset of 2019, with the Notre Dame football team using a statement bowl game victory to put an exclamation mark on a 10-win season. Led by the return of senior Ian Book, the first program quarterback to
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 1, 2020
Although we are months away from the college football season kicking off, the Observer Sports Department has previewed each and every game for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2020. While the season may be pushed back due to uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, we operated under the assumption that the season would go on as planned.
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 1, 2020
The Observer Sports Department has taken the liberty of analyzing and grading every Notre Dame position group ahead of the hopeful 2020 college football season. Defense: Safety Cornerback Linebacker Defensive Line Offense: Offensive Line Tight End Running Back Wide Receiver Quarterback Special Teams: Kicking & Return Units