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Madeline Ladd | Friday, May 19, 2023
The 2022-2023 Notre Dame football season began with a mixture of excited expectations tempered with quiet concern. Many questions swirled as Marcus Freeman began his debut season as the 30th head coach in Notre Dame history, taking over after the shocking exit of Brian Kelly to LSU. Freeman had previously served as one of the
J.J. Post | Monday, April 24, 2023
Heading into the 2023 Blue and Gold game, Notre Dame needed a breakout at the wide receiver position. Simply put, the Irish have a numbers problem at wide receiver. Graduate transfer Kaleb Smith, generally assumed to be an addition that would add a consistent veteran hand to the room, medically retired a week prior. Lorenzo
J.J. Post | Saturday, April 22, 2023
Notre Dame football hosted its 92nd annual Blue-Gold Game Saturday, with team Gold handily winning the open scrimmage 24-0. Though a combination of blustery South Bend spring weather whipping through Notre Dame Stadium and copious amount of depth chart rotation ensured play was far from consistently excellent, here are the five key moments that defined
Gabriel Zarazua | Wednesday, November 2, 2022
I have the weirdest hobbies sometimes; one of them is looking at past events for sports teams. Particularly where simple plays become pivotal moments in a team’s future, years beyond the game’s end. A lot of them are reaches for sure, but it’s always interesting to think about what would have happened if things went
Colin Capece | Thursday, January 6, 2022
Marcus Freeman is who I said he was. But maybe he’s not who I thought he could be just yet. I said Freeman would bring the kind of energy and mentality that would have Notre Dame ready to play in these big bowl games that have been their nemesis since 1993. The Fiesta Bowl was
Mannion McGinley | Tuesday, January 4, 2022
While Drew White has not yet made a decision in terms of his future with the Irish, he played in Saturday’s game as though it was his last appearance in the blue and gold. Although the Irish fell to the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 37-35, White played a role in most of the defensive successes on
Colin Capece | Friday, December 31, 2021
The emergence of the College Football Playoff has no doubt diminished some of the shine that bowl season used to have. Everyone knew during the BCS era that only one game really mattered, but supplementary bowls still felt like they had a purpose. Fans still cared about the traditional conference matchups in the Rose Bowl
Aidan Thomas | Tuesday, December 7, 2021
If nothing else, the chaotic happenings within the Notre Dame football program over the past week, made it clear that the Irish are built from a culture. And as athletic director Jack Swarbrick said at the introductory press conference for new head coach Marcus Freeman, it was his job “not to screw it up.” Swarbrick
Colin Capece | Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Dear Marcus, I was down so bad until you came along. Feeling confused after the news that broke last Monday night out of nowhere, angry about the fire Notre Dame players, coaches and fans were thrown into and most of all, completely on edge for the next big story. I was waiting for the next
Colin Capece | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Dear Brian, I was having such a great evening until you showed up. Feeling fully rested and recovered after a wonderful Thanksgiving break with family and friends, ready for the last sprint of the semester before final exams, knowing that Notre Dame is likely to make a New Year’s Six bowl game when the dust