The Observer is a Student-run, daily print & online newspaper serving Notre Dame & Saint Mary's. Learn more about us.
-291 posts tagged "Notre Dame football"
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, December 17, 2018
On Monday, Brian Kelly became the third coach to be named a two-time winner of The Associated Press (AP) college football Coach of the Year, as Notre Dame’s head coach finished ahead of Alabama’s Nick Saban and UCF’s Josh Heupel to win for the first time since 2012. Kelly joins Saban and TCU’s Gary Patterson
Tobias Hoonhout | Wednesday, December 5, 2018
“Tonight, hey, it was BYOG — Bring Your Own Guts. And they brought some guts, and some heart, and they never quit ’til the last play.” Dabo Swinney’s words after Notre Dame’s loss to Clemson in 2015 were must-watch television. Surrounded by adoring fans and standing in torrential rain, the passionate coach expressed pure adulation for
Gabriel Niforatos | Tuesday, December 4, 2018
If I had to sum up a theme that links all of my articles for The Observer this semester, I would sum it up in one word — change. This article is not meant to provide the casual reader with solutions to overhaul the problems and divisions in the political, economic and social spheres. Rather,
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, November 16, 2018
Brian Kelly and Notre Dame received a big boost on the recruiting front before another installment of the Shamrock Series on Wednesday, as three-star linebacker Marist Liufau committed to the Irish to push the 2019 class closer to completion. “He’s a linebacker, probably will start out as a buck, adds value, just a guy that
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, November 9, 2018
Full circle. As Irish senior linebacker Te’von Coney comes to the end of a Notre Dame career marked by both highs and lows, it’s easy to see that the Florida native has come a long way, both on and off the field. But, perhaps more surprising, it’s revealing to see his mentality has never changed.
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, November 9, 2018
Editor’s note: A version of this article appeared in the Sept. 21 edition of The Observer. 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
Charlie Ortega Guifarro | Friday, November 9, 2018
While senior defensive linemen Lincoln Feist is set to graduate this semester from the Mendoza College of Business, it’s the time as a member of the Notre Dame football team that’s been invaluable for him. Growing up by the mountain region of the Black Hills in South Dakota, Feist attended a small Catholic institution called
Tobias Hoonhout | Sunday, November 4, 2018
There were moments on Saturday night that brought back some good ole-fashioned deja vu. After all, there’s some history involving a ranked Notre Dame, on the road, in November. And it’s not all that good. For all the early-season success in the Kelly era, it’s undeniable that there’s been a disturbing trend in how the
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, November 2, 2018
With No. 4 Notre Dame taking its first trip out west this season last weekend, defeating rival Navy in San Diego, the Irish remain in the hunt for a number of California recruits as Brian Kelly and his staff look to shore up the rest of their 2019 class. At the top of the wish
