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Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, October 12, 2018
On Thursday, Irish head coach Brian Kelly gave some final updates to the media before Notre Dame takes on Pittsburgh on Saturday, as the Irish (6-0) are looking to go 7-0 for the first time since 2012. Injuries Kelly gave promising news on the status of junior defensive lineman Daelin Hayes, junior corner Troy
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, October 12, 2018
Let’s start with some time travel. Just over a month ago, before Notre Dame re-opened its contentious rivalry with Michigan, I told people to slow down. I had a feeling the Irish (6-0) would emerge, but I was still wary of what such a win over the Wolverines ((5-1, 3-0 Big 10) — keep winning,
Tobias Hoonhout | Sunday, October 7, 2018
BLACKSBURG, Va. — For all intents and purposes, Notre Dame’s win on Saturday night was more than just another top-25 notch in the belt. It was a victory that not only gave the Irish a 6-0 start for the first time since 2014, but also helped erase a narrative that has plagued Brian Kelly’s program
Tobias Hoonhout | Monday, October 1, 2018
Notre Dame is moving on. It’s moving on from Stanford, a team the Irish (5-0) hadn’t beaten in four years, and hadn’t beaten by more than a touchdown since 2006. It’s moving on from a 3-7 record under Brian Kelly against ranked teams in primetime before the start of the year — the Irish are
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, September 28, 2018
Three years ago, Notre Dame played Stanford with a chance at the Playoff hanging in the balance. The Irish had already lost to Clemson earlier in the year, but still had a shot, albeit an outside one, at making the final four with a win in Palo Alto. With 30 seconds left in the game,
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, September 21, 2018
Tyler Newsome doesn’t always get the chance to produce with the game on the line. But this past Saturday, with five seconds left in the game, the graduate student captain was tasked with punting from deep in Irish territory to seal the win. And while it may be more consistent than placekicking, punting’s end product
Joe Everett | Saturday, September 15, 2018
As the famous line from “Rocky” goes: “It ain’t about how hard you can hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” After another closer-than-expected game played out in the form of Notre Dame’s 22-17 win over Vanderbilt, I’m not exactly sure how to think about this Notre Dame football
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, September 14, 2018
During the tenure of head coach James Franklin, Vanderbilt emerged as a program on the rise. After winning four total games from 2009-2010, the Commodores righted the ship under Franklin, going to a bowl game for three straight seasons and winning nine games in back-to-back seasons for the first time in school history. But with
