The Observer is a student-run, daily print & online newspaper serving Notre Dame, Saint Mary's & Holy Cross. Learn about us.
-600 posts tagged "Notre Dame"
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, December 2, 2021
Dear students, I have a secret. Not few of your professors, including this one, pay a lot of attention to sports. I rejoice when I have students on the hockey team, soccer teams and both basketball teams. Your joys are my joys. Your sorrows are my sorrows. Now, I’m a weird professor. I teach at Notre
Julianna Conley | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
During the winter break following the first semester of my freshman year, I created a Notre Dame bucket list. Talking with other classmates, this creation is not unusual. A girl in my halls made a check-list of dorms, to make sure she made a friend from every corner of campus. Another boy
Aidan Thomas | Sunday, November 28, 2021
With just under ten minutes to play in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game, Notre Dame true freshman quarterback Tyler Buchner rolled right and dumped a pass to sophomore tight end Michael Mayer for minimal yardage. In a game that the Irish controlled, leading Stanford 38-14, it wasn’t a very noticeable play, Mayer hasn’t always
Aidan Thomas, Mannion McGinley, Emily DeFazio, Jimmy Ward, Colin Capece and Nate Moller | Friday, November 26, 2021
Notre Dame came in at No. 6 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings and has one game left to impress the College Football Playoff Committee. Can the Irish do enough at Stanford to get back to the semifinals? Members of the Observer Sports Staff gave their picks. Aidan Thomas — Associate Sports Editor My
Aidan Thomas | Sunday, November 21, 2021
Despite being 3-7, Georgia Tech had lost just one game by more than 11 points this season. Ahead of Saturday’s clash, head coach Geoff Collins noted that the Yellow Jackets had had chances to win in the final minutes of all but one game. Make that two. Notre Dame came out needing to dominate and
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, November 19, 2021
Gritty Georgia Tech looks to rebound from another devastating loss Head To Head Staff Predictions SENIOR FEATURES Braden Lenzy, WR DJ Brown, S Avery Davis, WR Houston Griffith, S Kevin Austin Jr., WR Joe Wilkins Jr., WR Jack Coan, QB Jonathan Doerer, K Drew White, LB Kurt Hinish, DL Bo Bauer, LB Jarrett Patterson, OL
Aidan Thomas | Friday, November 19, 2021
Georgia Tech’s 3-7 record doesn’t fully tell the tale of their 2021 season. The Yellow Jackets have actually been decently competitive in most of their games. Of those seven losses, six have come by 11 points or less, with four by one possession. The Yellow Jackets also boast an impressive 45-22 win over UNC. In
Aidan Thomas, Jimmy Ward, Colin Capece, Emily DeFazio, Mannion McGinley and Nate Moller | Friday, November 19, 2021
Notre Dame has two games left to impress the College Football Playoff Committee. Members of the Observer Sports Staff sat down to give their picks for the Irish’s home finale against Georgia Tech. Aidan Thomas – Associate Sports Editor Honestly, these last two games on the Irish schedule feel more ceremonial than anything. The Irish
Aidan Thomas | Friday, November 19, 2021
After getting back on track in the Big 10 standings with a sweep against Wisconsin, the 14th-ranked Notre Dame hockey team will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan to take on the number one ranked Michigan Wolverines with six critical points on the line. The Irish (8-3, 2-2 Big Ten) are going into the contest having
Thomas Zwiller | Tuesday, November 16, 2021
After falling short in back-to-back conference games against Minnesota, Notre Dame needed a statement win against Wisconsin to keep from falling behind in the Big Ten standings. And after sweeping the Badgers, the Irish got their statement win. The then 6-3 Irish hosted the 4-5 Badgers at Compton Family Ice Arena, with just over 4,330