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Andrew McGuinness | Friday, November 18, 2022
There were two things that went into Josh Lugg’s decision to return to Notre Dame for a sixth year in 2022. First, there was the practical side of it. Lugg felt he needed more development before pursuing his NFL dream. The return of universally regarded offensive line coach Harry Hiestand, who recruited and coached Lugg
Jimmy Ward | Friday, December 18, 2020
Aaron Banks had anything but a conventional high school football career. The senior guard from Alameda, California, stands at nearly 6-foot-6 and 330 pounds, no welcoming sight to any opposing defender despite what his smile might convince you in his UND.com player profile. The starting right guard for Notre Dame causes problems for whoever lines
Joe Everett | Friday, August 24, 2018
After a disastrous 2016 campaign, the 2017 turnaround started up front in the trenches for Notre Dame. Arguably the majority of Notre Dame’s success last season could be attributed to the dedicated drive and tenacity of its offensive line play. The group that won the Joe Moore Award for best offensive line in the country
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 18, 2018
Aug. 15: Men’s tennis junior Alex Lebedev wins the ITA National Summer Championship in Fort Worth, Texas. Aug. 27: No. 10 men’s soccer remains undefeated with 4-3 win against Indiana in Berticelli tournament. Sep. 1: Cross country starts season with a first place finish by the men and a second place finish from the women at the Crusader
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 26, 2018
Former Irish offensive lineman Quenton Nelson was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the No. 6 overall pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday night, the first offensive lineman to be selected in the draft. The Colts’ pick makes the 2017 Irish captain the 67th player to be selected in the first round of the
Benjamin Padanilam | Friday, March 23, 2018
With a little over a month until the first day of the 2018 NFL Draft, nine former Irish athletes returned to campus Thursday to participate in Notre Dame’s Pro Day at Loftus Sports Center. After a 2017 draft in which they saw just two former players have their names called, the Irish are expected to
Benjamin Padanilam | Monday, January 1, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. — In order to reach the 10-win threshold Irish head coach Brian Kelly had harped on in the days leading up to Monday’s Citrus Bowl, No. 14 Notre Dame needed to find a way to beat No. 17 LSU. And the Irish (10-3) did just that, leaving Camping World Stadium and kicking off
Benjamin Padanilam and Marek Mazurek | Sunday, December 31, 2017
ORLANDO, Fla — Since the beginning of the College Football Playoff, teams competing in other bowl games have often found themselves competing for little more than pride and a stronger segue into the next season. But at 9-3, both No. 14 Notre Dame and No. 17 LSU will be competing for a little more than
Daniel O'Boyle | Friday, November 17, 2017
In the atrium of Notre Dame’s Guglielmino Athletics Complex sits seven iterations of the statue college football players dream of winning. But behind those seven Heismans sits six more trophies, a selection of some of the “other” individual awards in college football. In the middle of those six sits the Outland Trophy. Given to the
Meagan Bens | Friday, November 17, 2017
Being a member of the Notre Dame offensive line has been one of the most valuable experiences on and off the field for senior and Nashville, Tennessee, native Alex Bars. Working together as one cohesive unit, Bars mentioned the brotherhood among them comes naturally. “They’re great guys,” Bars said. “[Graduate student] Mike [McGlinchey], [seniors Quenton