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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, October 22, 2021
‘Bring the extra juice’: Drew White intends to improve through the season “We’re non-stop”: Kevin Austin. Jr. solidifies position as a valuable playmaker Moller: Irish gaining ground on college powerhouses in recruiting USC looks to salvage lost season with upset of Notre Dame Staff Predictions Head To Head
Mannion McGinley | Friday, October 22, 2021
Drew White has been on the field for the Irish since 2018. Back then, he played four games on the season with 2 tackles of his own and 6 assisted. Since then, he’s had only one goal: to improve. In 2019, White saw all 13 games. 8 total tackles became 80, 48 of them on
Emily DeFazio | Friday, October 22, 2021
Senior wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. has had an explosive start to the season. In the season opener at Florida State, Austin notched a career-high of 91 yards in four catches. That same game, he scored his first touchdown in the third quarter, demonstrating that he could be an invaluable force on the field for
Aidan Thomas | Friday, October 22, 2021
In rivalry games, records are thrown out. And while Notre Dame has had the recent edge over USC, their rivals are not to be taken lightly, despite an odd and underwhelming start to their season. The Trojans are 3-3 with no game having been closer than 14 points. They are also 2-0 on the road
Aidan Thomas | Friday, October 22, 2021
Notre Dame Passing Neither Notre Dame’s passing offense or USC’s secondary have found much of a groove this season. Notre Dame has struggled due to their young offensive line, which has failed to protect Jack Coan or whoever has played at quarterback for the Irish. USC’s secondary, however, has been atrocious, as they allowed over
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, October 22, 2021
Notre Dame is rested after a bye week, but so is USC, and the Irish are playing at home for the first time since they lost their 26-game winning streak at Notre Dame Stadium. Can Notre Dame topple the Trojans in this rivalry clash? The Observer Staff makes their picks. Mannion McGinley — Sports Editor
Jimmy Ward | Friday, October 8, 2021
As Notre Dame prepares to descend upon Lane Stadium, the attitude in Blacksburg is one of opportunity. The Hokies (3-1) started their season strong, defeating then No. 10 UNC in their home opener, 17-10. They then beat Middle Tennessee at home 35-14, the next week. In Week 3, Virginia Tech went on the road to
Aidan Thomas, Jimmy Ward, Colin Capece, Emily DeFazio, Nate Moller and Mannion McGinley | Friday, October 8, 2021
Notre Dame travels to Blacksburg, Virginia to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies in a night game at the always raucous Lane Stadium. The Irish are looking to avoid losing two straight games in the regular season for the first time in five years. The Observer staff – after watching Notre Dame lose at home
Aidan Thomas | Sunday, October 3, 2021
In the 2020 regular season, sophomore quarterback Drew Pyne, a true freshman at the time, served as the backup for three-year starter Ian Book. Throughout the regular season, he attempted – and completed – just one pass for five yards. But in the Rose Bowl against Alabama, Book briefly went down with an injury and
Aidan Thomas | Saturday, October 2, 2021
Over the first few weeks of the Notre Dame football season, Irish fans were led to believe that of the three quarterbacks competing for playing time, freshman Tyler Buchner was the dual-threat with elite athleticism. Of transfer Jack Coan and sophomore Drew Pyne, the narrative was that the pair were very similar quarterbacks, with the