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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, September 29, 2023
José Sánchez Córdova, Assistant Managing Editor Most Irish fans are still reeling from Ohio State, but Freeman and the staff need to have the players ready to go after a tough home loss. Duke is a quality opponent and Notre Dame has to go on the road to Durham. I expect another stressful game for
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, October 1, 2021
Hungry For More: Jayson Ademilola sparking defensive turnaround Kelly surpasses Rockne’s record with 106 wins at Notre Dame DeFazio: The crowd may play a role, but it’s not a one-man show Irish gaining playmakers on both sides of the ball as 2022 class takes shape Fickell, Bearcats ready to prove themselves on national level against
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, September 24, 2021
Colin Capece — Assistant Managing Editor It was refreshing last week to actually be able to breathe in the fourth quarter, as the Irish took control of the game down the stretch against a quality power-five opponent. We saw a more focused and unrelenting Irish offense that kept their foot on the gas when they
Mannion McGinley, Jimmy Ward, Aidan Thomas, Colin Capece, Emily DeFazio and Nate Moller | Friday, September 17, 2021
Digging in: Veteran Jarrett Patterson leads Irish’s inexperienced offensive line Details, details, details: Hinish cites tackles and small tweaks for Purdue success DeFazio: 2021 is NOT the new 2020 Thomas: History says Purdue battle is a pivotal moment in the 2021 season Boilermakers excited for challenge, looking to pass attack for upset Staff Predictions Head-to-Head
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, February 5, 2021
With Notre Dame bringing in 27 new football recruits, for their final Irish Insider, this season’s version of Observer football beat — sports editor Hayden Adams, senior sports writers Charlotte Edmonds and Ellen Geyer, associate sports editor Jimmy Ward and sports writer Aidan Thomas — shared their prognostications for how the Irish’s 2021 crop of players
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, January 1, 2021
Lea looks to go out with a bang in final game(s) as Irish defensive coordinator Rees’ revenge: First-year OC out to right Notre Dame-Alabama series wrongs Adams: 12 thoughts to preview the Rose Bowl and bookend a crazy 2020 Saban breaks down offense, defense ahead of Rose Bowl matchup with Irish Development, not recruiting, possible
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, January 1, 2021
Hayden Adams — Sports Editor It’s incredible to see the shift in attitude from the Notre Dame fan base ahead of this game. I can’t speak for everyone, but I was riding high on this team going into the ACC Championship. Sure, a loss was entirely possible in my mind, but not that kind of
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, December 18, 2020
Hayden Adams — Sports Editor Cue the Paul Rudd “Look at us” video for this matchup. Who’d have thought back during the summer that little ol’ independent Notre Dame would find itself in an ACC Championship game with a rematch against Clemson after beating the Tigers six weeks earlier? Not me. Things have changed since that last
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, December 4, 2020
Hayden Adams — Sports Editor I don’t really know what to expect from this Notre Dame team on a weekly basis, or at least I didn’t before that North Carolina game. I felt relatively confident after UNC’s first two scores that Clark Lea would make halftime adjustments, but Kyle Hamilton’s ejection made me a lot
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, November 27, 2020
Hayden Adams — Sports Writer Painful flashback time: Last time Notre Dame had a non-coronavirus-induced bye week around exam time, they came out flat as could be and got embarrassed on the road at Michigan. Will history repeat itself this time around with a Black Friday road trip to Chapel Hill? Well, 1993 didn’t repeat