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Jimmy Ward | Monday, September 7, 2020
Last Tuesday Notre Dame football head coach Brian Kelly fielded questions from the press via a Zoom call. Then a little less than two weeks away from the upcoming season opener against Duke, he sounded confident after his squad had gotten some live reps inside of Notre Dame Stadium. He was particularly thrilled about seeing
Hayden Adams | Monday, May 18, 2020
With finals week for Notre Dame students — followed by our work on the Observer Sports department’s annual commencement coverage of every Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross sport — some Irish sports news may have slipped through the cracks. Here are a few quick hitters to get up to date on the Notre
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, March 26, 2020
The Notre Dame cornerback position was one of great intrigue heading into spring practice, and with athletics cut short, little has been done to clear up any of the mystery. After leaving Cincinnati, the school where he played for Irish head coach Brian Kelly, new corners coach Mike Mickens will be stepping into Todd Lyght’s
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, January 10, 2020
Notre Dame graduate student cornerback Shaun Crawford will be returning for a sixth year with the Irish, he announced in a tweet Friday evening. Crawford is eligible to return via a medical redshirt from the NCAA, as he has missed two full seasons due to injury. A native of Lakewood, Ohio, Crawford came in with
Hayden Adams | Tuesday, December 3, 2019
After Notre Dame’s senior day victory against Boston College, I wrote a column expressing my frustration for the game despite the 40-7 result in Notre Dame’s favor. I’ll be honest, I was looking for a reason to be negative. However, given that is Thanksgiving, I thought I would write this column in the spirit of
Connor Mulvena | Friday, November 22, 2019
Just one summer ago, the Irish were coming off a near playoff season. After a debilitating loss to Miami at Hard Rock Stadium in November 2017 that squashed their playoff hopes, Notre Dame entered the 2019 season prepared to make a statement. And in the coming months, they certainly did. After an undefeated season which
Hayden Adams | Friday, October 11, 2019
Notre Dame’s secondary is set to take on possibly its toughest test of the season in this week’s matchup against archrival USC. The Trojans receiving corps is putting up 292.2 passing yards per game even with incumbent starting quarterback JT Daniels going down in the first quarter of their season opener with an ACL injury.
Jack Concannon | Friday, October 11, 2019
The Irish have some of the most feared defensive backs in all of college football. Senior safety Jalen Elliott, junior safety Alohi Gilman and junior cornerback Troy Pride Jr. are all returning starters and NFL prospects. Freshman defensive back Kyle Hamilton, freshman defesnive back Houston Griffith and the injured graduate student cornerback Shaun Crawford have
Hayden Adams | Monday, October 7, 2019
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly held a teleconference Sunday to discuss their previous game against Bowling Green and preview the upcoming matchup with archrival USC. He began by giving a status report on the injuries to his key contributors. “[Sophomore wide receiver] Lawrence [Keys III] checked in today and did 90% of his body
Connor Mulvena | Monday, September 30, 2019
After No. 9 Notre Dame’s 35-20 victory over No. 23 Virginia on Saturday, Irish head coach Brian Kelly addressed the media Sunday in his weekly post-game teleconference. Kelly talked about the defense’s play, injury updates and Ian Book, among other subjects. When asked about the improvement of the defense against the run, especially in light