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Michael Ivey | Friday, February 2, 2018
Notre Dame will kick off ACC play this weekend when it travels to Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts to take on Boston College. Notre Dame head coach Ryan Sachire said his team should expect a tough road matchup to start conference play. “We play Boston College in our only match of the weekend,” Sachire said. “It will
Elizabeth Greason | Friday, September 22, 2017
Fast and free. It’s the mantra junior cornerback Shaun Crawford plays by. But his first two seasons at Notre Dame can be described as exactly the opposite. Just weeks after arriving on campus his freshman year, Crawford tore his ACL in practice, sidelining him for the season. After battling back from a season-ending ACL tear
Ryan Klaus | Friday, December 2, 2016
The college football coaching carousel kicked into full gear over Thanksgiving weekend, led most notably by Texas’ decision to fire Charlie Strong and hire the crown jewel of this year’s cohort of potential coaching free agents, Tom Herman. Earlier this week, Ben Padanilam suggested in this space that Strong’s firing was unwarranted, citing an unjustly short
Benjamin Padanilam | Wednesday, November 30, 2016
As the regular season nears its close, college football fans have their eyes on one of two things: the College Football Playoff and the coaching carousel that is already in progress. Several programs have already pulled the trigger on new hires. But there’s one in particular where that trigger seemed a little premature: Texas’ firing
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Thursday, September 15, 2016
After the Sept. 4 loss to Texas, Fr. Sorin’s unofficial parody Twitter account posted the following message: “It’s truly appropriate that today is Labor Day, because being an Irish fan is truly a labor of love.” I don’t think I could agree with anything more. The common joke amongst my friends is that I have “been a
Alex Carson | Monday, September 12, 2016
I do not have a vote in the AP Top 25. Though it would be pretty neat if I did, given I probably put more time and effort into ranking teams in my head than many pollsters actually do. But despite not having a vote, I’m going to rank the 10 teams that have impressed me more
Benjamin Padanilam | Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Following Sunday’s 50-47 double-overtime loss to Texas, No. 10 Notre Dame faced two important questions heading into a new week that ends with its home opener against Nevada. What decision, if any, has head coach Brian Kelly made regarding the quarterback situation? And, of course, how will the Irish (0-1) improve on a defensive effort
Alex Carson | Monday, September 5, 2016
AUSTIN, Texas — Despite trailing 31-14 early in the third quarter, the win was right there for No. 10 Notre Dame. One more score, one more stop, one more big play. That’s all the Irish needed to avoid an upset loss on the opening night of their season. But instead of the Irish getting that
Zach Klonsinski | Monday, September 5, 2016
AUSTIN, Texas — In a game where Notre Dame entered with its biggest question on offense, it left with the same tired questions on defense. Yes, sophomore defensive back Shaun Crawford made what — had Notre Dame won — would have been the biggest play of the night, intercepting Texas freshman quarterback Shane Buechele and setting
Alex Carson | Monday, September 5, 2016
AUSTIN, Texas — Notre Dame deserved to lose that game. Not because they played worse than Texas — they didn’t — or because they had inferior talent. But because Irish head coach Brian Kelly staked himself on two calls, neither of which paid off. Kelly didn’t have to go for a two-quarterback system, especially not