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Meghan Lange | Friday, April 28, 2023
Mascots are a very polarizing topic. You either love them or hate them, and some people are even scared of the guys in the big felt suits behind masks. There’s a real diagnosis for this phenomenon: Masklophobia, sometimes referred to as Maskaphobia. Sports fans, however, are a completely different story. They feel very passionately about
The Observer | Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The Observer | Friday, October 14, 2022
Commitment, work ethic bring Benjamin Morrison to prominence Harvard transfer Chris Smith prepares for bigger role History of the ND-Stanford rivalry through the eyes of The Observer Keys To Victory versus Stanford Observer Sports Staff predicts ND-Stanford Thomas: Where Morrison ranks among recent Irish recruiting steals
The Observer | Friday, October 14, 2022
The Notre Dame-Stanford rivalry is a long-standing matchup, dating back to the close of Knute Rockne’s seventh season as head coach, the first Notre Dame national championship. Since then, Notre Dame leads the series 21-13. The teams have gone head to head every year since 1988, sans the 2020 Covid-affected season, and The Observer has
Joseph Tunney | Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Last weekend was a great weekend for college football. Besides Georgia’s annihilation of Oregon, most of the games that received media attention answered the bell. Week 2 presents an interesting slate of games, as some teams begin conference play. Many other Power 5 teams have tune-up games against lesser programs. Without further ado, here are
Aidan Thomas | Thursday, June 16, 2022
The eight teams in the College World Series, aren‘t the same teams originally seeded in the top-8 spots — the Irish made sure at least one would be different. Considering their regional and super regional performances, these are the College World Series teams reseeded with players to watch, strengths and weaknesses. Arkansas Out of the
Observer Photo Department and Allison Thornton | Monday, November 29, 2021
Playing their regular season finale in Palo Alto on Nov. 27, Notre Dame won their seventh straight game, 45-14 over the Stanford Cardinal. The Observer’s Photo Editor Allison Thornton made the trip to California to capture the Irish’s 11th win of the season in Stanford Stadium.
Sarah Kikel | Monday, October 5, 2020
Breen-Phillips (1939): Best dressed After the 1940s, Notre Dame’s dorm architecture began an unfortunate descent into a style combining the worst aspects of lego pieces and a slab of concrete. However, BP was fortunately built before that, featuring dormers and protruding bay windows despite being built in a record-breaking 165 days at the end of
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 1, 2020
Although we are months away from the college football season kicking off, the Observer Sports Department has previewed each and every game for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2020. While the season may be pushed back due to uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, we operated under the assumption that the season would go on as planned.
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Notable ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit drew many headlines, as well as Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly’s ire, for admitting that he would be “shocked” if there was football this fall due to the lack of a coronavirus vaccine. In the spirit of the Easter season, however, the Sports Department of The Observer