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Elizabeth Greason | Friday, January 26, 2018
In a season that has been plagued by bad news, Jessica Shepard has been a bright spot for the No. 5 Irish. The junior forward’s presence on the team has been a difference-maker for Notre Dame (19-2, 7-1 ACC) on numerous occasions in her first season on the team since transferring from Nebraska. And Thursday’s
Alex Bender | Thursday, January 25, 2018
Coming off the heels of three straight home wins, No. 5 Notre Dame will hit the road this week as it prepares to take on Pittsburgh on Thursday. This will be the first of three away games the Irish (18-2, 6-1 ACC) have over their next four contests, and the squad is looking to ride
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Notre Dame walked away from its nine-day road trip with a 3-4 record, as it had looked to turn around its slow start to the season. The Irish (6-12, 2-3 ACC) opened things up in Clemson, South Carolina, where they took on the No. 8 Tigers from March 10 through March 12. In game one, Clemson (16-4,
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, November 6, 2015
Check out all our content from this week’s Irish Insider: ‘A Different Kind of Fire’: KeiVarae Russell Tight end corps endures growing pains Dynamic Boyd fuels ‘smash-mouth’ Panthers Plamondon: ND must improve red-zone woes Projected defensive end joins class of 2017 for Irish Predictions: Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh Head to head: Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh
Mary Green | Friday, November 6, 2015
When junior running back James Conner tore his MCL in Pittsburgh’s season-opening victory over Youngstown State, the Panthers didn’t just lose an All-American and reigning ACC Offensive Player of the Year in the backfield: They also had to figure out how to retool their offense. Fortunately for Pittsburgh (6-2, 4-1 ACC), receiver Tyler Boyd wasn’t a
Brian Plamondon | Friday, November 6, 2015
After losing its top quarterback and running back due to injury early in the season, the Notre Dame offense has been humming along for all intents and purposes. The Irish rank in the top 25 in the nation in a host of categories, including total offense and scoring offense. The Irish, however, have an Achilles
Zach Klonsinski | Friday, November 6, 2015
One wouldn’t ordinarily think of the week between road games against Temple and Pittsburgh as a particularly noteworthy one on the recruiting front, but Notre Dame did learn more good news about the class of 2017 this week. Robert Beal, a four-star outside linebacker from Norcross, Georgia, announced his commitment to the Irish on Sunday.
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, November 6, 2015
Greg Hadley, Editor-in-Chief For some reason or another, Pittsburgh is Brian Kelly’s Achilles heel. Notre Dame just can’t seem to win an easy one against the Panthers, no matter how greatly the Irish are favored. There’s no reason to expect to this Saturday will be any different. Coming off a surprising No. 5 slot in
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, November 6, 2015
PANTHERS PASSING Junior receiver Tyler Boyd is the favorite target through the air for redshirt junior quarterback Nate Peterman. Boyd set the career mark for receptions by a Pitt receiver earlier this season and leads the team this campaign with 63 receptions, as many as the next seven Panther receivers combined. Notre Dame has already