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Andrew McGuinness | Monday, May 1, 2023
It’s been a long, great year of Notre Dame sports. So much has happened since we all arrived on campus back in August. Here at The Observer, we covered it all. And though I’m definitely a bit biased, I feel confident in saying we covered it pretty well. There will be more to come as
Mannion McGinley | Thursday, April 27, 2023
After entering the transfer portal on Tuesday, former Irish quarterback Tyler Bucnher declared late Thursday morning he would continue his collegiate career in Tuscaloosa. The junior will transfer to Alabama and compete to start for them in the 2023 season. Buchner follows former Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees to the Crimson Tide as the squad
Andrew McGuinness | Tuesday, April 25, 2023
The transfer portal has played a major role in Notre Dame athletics lately. The men’s basketball team lost Cormac Ryan to North Carolina through it. Lorenzo Styles, one of Notre Dame’s most exciting receiver prospects a year ago, entered the portal just over 24 hours before the Blue-Gold game. Prince Kollie did the same shortly
Thomas Zwiller | Friday, April 21, 2023
Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman began the 2022 season with high expectations placed upon him. Though the newly-minted head coach had lost his first game to Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl, the Irish had all the momentum in the world. The team had just been ranked fifth in the preseason AP Poll
J.J. Post | Friday, April 21, 2023
For the first time since 2020, Notre Dame’s offense will be led by someone new this fall. Fresh off a promotion from tight ends coach, new offensive coordinator Gerad Parker will lead his unit out in front of fans for the first time in the Blue-Gold game. Here’s a position-by-position breakdown of the offensive players
Andrew McGuinness | Friday, February 3, 2023
For the second straight winter, the coaching carousel disrupted the coaching staff in South Bend. Few moments in recent Notre Dame football memory caused as much mayhem as Brian Kelly’s sudden departure to LSU last November. The departure of offensive coordinator Tommy Rees isn’t as program-altering — or as sudden — as Kelly’s exit. But,
J.J. Post | Friday, January 20, 2023
The Irish return the key pieces from their vaunted rushing attack in 2022, and they’ll look to establish more consistency to bring the offense to another level in 2023. 2022 Summary It’s fair to say that the running back room was by some distance Notre Dame’s strongest position group in 2022. With the Irish passing
J.J. Post | Thursday, January 5, 2023
Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman announced Thursday afternoon he’d be transferring to Notre Dame for the 2023 football season. Hartman coming to South Bend represents a home-run addition for offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and the Irish heading into the spring period. Widely regarded as the best quarterback in the portal, Hartman spent the last five
Aidan Thomas | Wednesday, December 21, 2022
After an eventful morning that saw Notre Dame sign 24 of their 26 verbal commitments in the Class of 2023, head coach Marcus Freeman and his coordinators spoke to the media. On the De-Commitments On a broad scale, this was another successful recruiting effort by the Irish. They landed a consensus top-10 class, but that
Aidan Thomas | Tuesday, December 6, 2022
“I think we learned that we have a good football team, but we have to learn how to finish.” – Marcus Freeman Freeman said this after Notre Dame’s season-opening 21-10 loss to No. 2 Ohio State. At the time, it felt like the general consensus surrounding the Irish. Notre Dame fell a couple of spots