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Hayden Adams | Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Outrage over the death of George Floyd — an African American man who was killed after a Minneapolis, MN police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes — has spilled over into the sports world. Several prominent athletes and coaches from both the professional and college ranks have condemned police brutality and racism,
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, April 6, 2020
Some may regard The Observer’s continued business-as-usual anticipation of the 2020 Notre Dame season as obtuse; we, on the contrary, contend that amidst the chaos of present times, we need something to look forward to. And what better than some good old-fashioned football? We continue on then with the last of Notre Dame’s three neutral
Hayden Adams | Friday, April 3, 2020
The Lord — and the departure of Chip Long from Notre Dame — both giveth and taketh away. And much like the man upstairs, Long apparently worked in mysterious ways. He was a man of mystery. Actually, on second thought, he wasn’t. Long was abrasive. Brian Kelly said so himself — in less polite terms
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 1, 2020
If our prayers are answered and the 2020 college football season starts on time, Notre Dame should enter this clash against the Demon Deacons 3-0. Many Irish fans will view this game at the home of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers as a tune-up for the following week’s Lambeau showdown vs. Wisconsin. Wake Forest’s recent surge
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, February 11, 2020
The Notre Dame football team is expected to hire John McNulty as the new tight ends coach. McNulty would fill the position coach vacancy left by former offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Chip Long, who reportedly left the program in a mutual parting of ways in December. Long’s coordinator position was filled by former
Charlotte Edmonds | Saturday, December 28, 2019
ORLANDO — Whether Notre Dame fans like it or not, Camping World Stadium now belongs to the Irish. Returning to an Orlando bowl game for the second time in three years, the Irish (11-2) secured their 11th win of the season Saturday, besting Iowa State 33-9 in the Camping World Bowl. While lacking the theatrics of
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, November 22, 2019
To some, Ian Book’s ascent into one of the highest positions in college athletics might have seemed out of the blue. But to those who know Book closely, his focus and drive over the last four years have simply led him to where he is today. Very few predicted Notre Dame would be led to
Tobias Hoonhout | Friday, April 21, 2017
There has never been a doubt about Brandon Wimbush’s ability. The Under Armour All-American, Elite 11 participant and New Jersey Gatorade Player of the year arrived on campus in the fall of 2015 with exceptional credentials, but found himself ushered into a waiting game as first Malik Zaire and later DeShone Kizer handled the reigns for the
Zach Klonsinski | Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Irish head coach Brian Kelly officially introduced the plethora of new faces coming to the Irish coaching staff for the 2017 season Monday. “We made quite a few changes,” Kelly said. “It’s important to certainly look at where you are, where you were and for me, I know I’m going to always be reminded about last
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Notre Dame added a familiar face to its coaching staff Tuesday as Irish head coach Brian Kelly brought back former Irish quarterback Tommy Rees to take over as quarterbacks coach. Rees played at Notre Dame from 2010 to 2013, and started in every game but one his sophomore season and all 13 games his senior season. He