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Elizabeth Greason | Friday, October 27, 2017
Jay Hayes doesn’t stop smiling. But the senior defensive lineman’s, and his self-described “big personality,” road to the top wasn’t always an easy one. Hayes came to football through his best friend after the death of his father when he was 11 years old. “I ended up playing football just from my best friend,” Hayes
Zach Klonsinski | Friday, May 13, 2016
In the end, it was all just too much for Notre Dame — too many injuries, too much rain, too many seconds and too much Ezekiel Elliot. Through all the adversity, however, the Irish managed to put together their best season since their 2012 national championship run and just their second 10-win season since 2006.
Alex Carson | Friday, April 15, 2016
Notre Dame returns just four offensive and five defensive starters from its 10-2 team a season ago. There’s no Will Fuller or C.J. Prosise; no Ronnie Stanley or Sheldon Day; no Jaylon Smith or KeiVarae Russell. Yet when the Irish kick off their 2016 campaign in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 4, the goal will be the same
Marek Mazurek | Friday, April 1, 2016
17 former Irish players participated in Notre Dame’s Pro Day in front of scouts from 31 NFL teams Thursday at Loftus Sports Center. Of the 17 participants, a handful — including offensive linemen Ronnie Stanley and Nick Martin, linebacker Jaylon Smith and receiver Will Fuller — are projected to be first-round or second-round draft picks. “[It’s] great,”
Mary Green | Friday, January 1, 2016
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Despite all the injuries dealt to Notre Dame this season, the team had either still emerged victorious in 10 of its matchups or had been pushed to the edge, against Clemson and Stanford, and come up short by the smallest of margins. But when the No. 8 Irish faced No. 7 Ohio State
Greg Hadley | Friday, January 1, 2016
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Every time it looked as though No. 8 Notre Dame’s offense had played the Irish back into the Fiesta Bowl on Friday, No. 7 Ohio State would respond with two seemingly unstoppable forces: junior running back Ezekiel Elliott and sophomore quarterback J.T. Barrett. The pair of Buckeyes sidestepped, stiff-armed and ran right
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, December 14, 2015
The short list of accomplishments and honors Jaylon Smith has yet to earn got a little shorter last Tuesday, when he was named the winner of the Butkus Award, given annually to college football’s top linebacker. Smith led the Irish in tackles this season, with 113, which ranks him 22nd in the FBS. He also
Mary Green | Friday, December 11, 2015
Junior receiver Will Fuller was voted Notre Dame’s MVP at the team’s annual awards banquet Friday at DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Fuller pulled in 13 touchdowns on 56 receptions this season, totaling 1,145 receiving yards, all of which led the Irish. Earlier this week, he was also named a second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated, USA
Alex Carson | Friday, November 20, 2015
Saturday will mark the sixth time Irish head coach Brian Kelly leads his squad onto the field for a Shamrock Series game. The annual neutral-site game that serves a multitude of purposes for Notre Dame — from another night game to aiding in recruiting — has become a new-found tradition at the school. The first
Mary Green | Friday, November 20, 2015
We’ve talked enough about Notre Dame’s “breakout players” of 2015. You might say it’s impossible to talk too much about players like DeShone Kizer, who had a lock on the third-string quarterback slot just six months ago, C.J. Prosise, whose emergence in the backfield has made him one of Notre Dame’s most invaluable assets, or