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Elizabeth Greason | Friday, September 8, 2017
Earlier this week, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart referred to the Irish offensive line as “as good looking of an O-line as you’ll play ever.” After leading the Irish (1-0) to 422 rushing yards against Temple on Saturday, one of the best offensive lines in the country is hoping to keep up the strong performance against
Joe Everett | Sunday, September 3, 2017
Grit. Attitude. Attention to detail. The traits head coach Brian Kelly and his staff have harped on throughout the offseason began to appear during Notre Dame’s 49-16 win over Temple Saturday afternoon, but they shone through in one particular area of the field: the trenches. Notre Dame’s offensive and defensive lines were arguably the difference
Elizabeth Greason | Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Editor’s note: This is the first story of a three-part series featuring a wide range of topics covered in The Observer’s interview with director of athletics Jack Swarbrick. Today’s story focuses on the the state of the Irish football program following the 2016 season and Swarbrick’s expectations for its future. “Brian [Kelly] will lead this team
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, April 21, 2017
Over the course of their 4-8 2016 season, the Irish had their fair share of woes, with the offensive line providing some of the more prominent ones. This season, however, the line, led by four returning members, is prepared to be one of the biggest factors in a total Irish turnaround. Notre Dame boasts both
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, December 10, 2016
Brian Kelly typically names his team’s captains in August. But the Irish head coach opted to get an eight-month head start on the ordeal Friday, announcing the seven 2017 captains at the Echoes end-of-season awards banquet. Offensive lineman Mike McGlinchey, who will return for a fifth year as a graduate student, will return as a
Benjamin Padanilam | Monday, April 11, 2016
On a team that saw a good deal of turnover from last season to the start of this spring, Notre Dame’s one constant is a group that goes largely unnoticed: the special teams unit. The Irish return graduate student long snapper Scott Daly, junior punter Tyler Newsome, sophomore kicker Justin Yoon and kick and punt
Zach Klonsinski | Friday, March 25, 2016
Over the past couple seasons, Notre Dame has struggled with the safety position in the secondary. Irish head coach Brian Kelly delivered some bad news about the position following Wednesday’s practice too, announcing Mykelti Williams was no longer with the team. Williams, a four-star safety recruit in the class of 2015, never saw the field for
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Junior offensive lineman Steve Elmer will graduate early in May and forgo his final year of eligibility, Notre Dame announced Tuesday. Elmer, who closed his Irish career with 27 consecutive starts as one of six players to start every game in the 2014 and 2015 seasons, will earn his degree in economics at the end of
Alex Carson | Tuesday, October 13, 2015
After two games in 22 days against teams running a triple-option offense, Irish head coach Brian Kelly said he’s relieved to get through without any injuries from the scheme’s use of cut blocks. “We had no injuries again — knock on wood — this week to anything below the waist for any of our linemen,”
Mary Green | Tuesday, October 6, 2015
With his team’s record now blemished with a loss, Irish head coach Brian Kelly admitted Tuesday he was unsure of what No. 15 Notre Dame’s future holds. “I don’t know,” he said when asked if a one-loss Irish team can still make the College Football Playoff. “But we do know what we can control, and