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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
Andrew McGuinness | Monday, May 1, 2023
It’s been a long, great year of Notre Dame sports. So much has happened since we all arrived on campus back in August. Here at The Observer, we covered it all. And though I’m definitely a bit biased, I feel confident in saying we covered it pretty well. There will be more to come as
Andrew McGuinness | Thursday, April 27, 2023
Despite a bevy of recent transfers, there were (and still are) many reasons to be optimistic heading into 2023. One of them is Notre Dame’s embarrassment of riches at running back. In fact, the Irish are so deep at the position they already opted to make one subtraction to the position’s depth chart: shifting senior
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 26, 2023
The news of Tyler Buchner entering the transfer portal brought a host of questions along with it. Buchner says he remains open to returning to Notre Dame, but will he? If not, where will the Gator Bowl MVP take his services? And what are the ripple effects both on Buchner’s career and Notre Dame’s quarterback
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, April 24, 2023
When Sam Hartman transferred to Notre Dame in January, the graduate student brought a complete resume. In his five years at Wake Forest, the quarterback amassed 944 completions for 12,967 yards and a whopping 110 touchdowns. Hartman’s time at Wake Forest alone has allowed him to enter the history books of college football, where he
Thomas Zwiller | Saturday, April 22, 2023
Last year’s annual Blue-Gold scrimmage game treated fans to a bright sunny day with warm temperatures. This year’s installment, however, met fans in the 40s with an on-and-off drizzle, though the damp crowd of 32,942 did not let the weather dampen their spirits. The game started with the Gold team taking possession on their own
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 21, 2023
The last 24 hours have been a roller coaster for Notre Dame athletics when it comes to the transfer portal. First, Cormac Ryan announced his departure from the men’s basketball program to North Carolina. The hockey team brought in forward Patrick Moynihan from Providence on Friday morning. But the biggest announcement came early Friday afternoon,
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, April 21, 2023
‘That’s the sign of a great one’: Benjamin Morrison ready to level up in sophomore season Estime prepares to explode in new-look offense Freeman enters Blue-Gold Game with high expectations, again 2023 Blue-Gold Game offensive position preview McGuinness: Irish defense needs strong start for 2023 to be a success
Matthew Crow | Friday, April 21, 2023
You probably didn’t know Benjamin Morrison’s name this time last year. After all, he was still in high school, finishing his senior year at Brophy Prep in Phoenix. But after a standout true freshman season that saw Morrison record a team-high six interceptions and earn freshman All-American honors, you probably know it now. As Notre
Madeline Ladd | Friday, April 21, 2023
Junior running back Audric Estime was a force in the Notre Dame offense this past season, but still has yet to reach his full potential. In what was a somewhat rough start to 2022, Estime’s performance trajectory paralleled that of the entire team. A goal line fumble in the North Carolina game was followed by