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-23 posts tagged "Tobias Merriweather"
Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Irish fans, it’s time to rip the Band-Aid off. The wound of Notre Dame football’s walk-off loss to Ohio State may still be fresh for some of you, but the time has come to evaluate. In examining Notre Dame’s offense, which scored 14 points and left up to 17 on the board, plenty of good
J.J. Post | Friday, September 22, 2023
Sam Hartman will be the first one to tell you he’s not the star of Notre Dame’s 4-0 start to the 2023 season. In fact, he’d probably insist on it. Every time the graduate student quarterback has faced the cameras this fall, he’s found new people to credit when asked about his success. Following his
Jon-David Regis | Wednesday, September 20, 2023
They started the game with a four-play, 94-yard touchdown drive and that ended with a 75-yard touchdown from graduate student Sam Hartman to sophomore Tobias Merriweather. That was just the beginning for the Notre Dame offense against Central Michigan. A big priority in football is consistency. You have to be able to show up every
Andrew McGuinness | Monday, September 18, 2023
In past seasons, Notre Dame was dependent on upperclassmen to carry their passing game. On Saturday, a trio of underclassmen wide receivers delivered in an exciting way that could translate into Notre Dame’s highly anticipated matchup with Ohio State. It’s not that Notre Dame hasn’t produced quality wide receivers in recent memory. In fact, the
Annika Herko | Saturday, September 16, 2023
Notre Dame moved to 4-0 Saturday with a 41-17 win over Central Michigan. The Irish struggled to find consistency but eventually pulled away with a strong second half. Here’s how it happened. 1. Irish offense starts strong On the opening drive for the Irish, junior running back Audric Estime got things rolling with an eight-yard run,
Andrew McGuinness | Saturday, September 16, 2023
It’s generally not a great thing when a football game ends and all a team’s fans can think is “Thank God that’s over.” In fairness to Notre Dame, that sentiment is more a result of what’s to come than what occurred. The latter certainly has some kinks to work out, though. For all of the
Matthew Crow | Saturday, September 9, 2023
It took more than five hours, but Notre Dame was able to overcome NC State — and the elements — with a 45-24 victory over the Wolfpack, improving to a 3-0 record. Here are four of the key moments that led to the Irish’s first true road win of the season. Both offenses start slow
Matthew Crow | Friday, September 1, 2023
After a dominant win in Dublin last weekend, Notre Dame football faces off against Tennessee State in its home opener Saturday. The Irish are overwhelming favorites against the first FCS opponent in program history. The game is unlikely to be competitive. But, in recent years, Notre Dame has not always been at its best when
J.J. Post | Friday, September 1, 2023
This column was actually inspired by a question in this year’s inaugural Observer Sports mailbag, so thanks to whoever submitted it. Is [graduate student quarterback] Sam Hartman good enough to win big games with a still-unproven receiving corps? It’s a good question. One Notre Dame will need to have an answer for by the time
Jose Sanchez Cordova, J.J. Post, Madeline Ladd, Matthew Crow and Thomas Zwiller | Friday, September 1, 2023
Joche Sanchez Cordova, Assistant Managing Editor This game will be more interesting in the buildup and aftermath than it will be on the field. It’s a historic matchup and I’m glad Notre Dame are using their influence and the brand to give a big stage to a great HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in