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Observer Sports Staff | Monday, May 10, 2021
Rockne. Parseghian. Holtz. Notre Dame’s football lore is closely tied to its lineage of iconic head coaches. In our last Position Breakdown of the year, we look at the Irish coaching staff heading into 2021. Brian Kelly Heading into his 12th season as Notre Dame head coach, the 29th head coach in program history has
Aidan Thomas | Monday, May 3, 2021
While Ian Book was busy getting drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, his Notre Dame Fighting Irish took the field for their spring game, as the Irish faithful got their first look at what the quarterback position could look like after the Book era, which ended with
Emily DeFazio | Friday, April 30, 2021
The quarterback position battle has been one of the most anticipated aspects of the postseason. With graduate student Ian Book’s departure after a five-year career at Notre Dame, the door has been opened for someone to step in and take the reins for the team. Who that will be, however, has been highly contested, even
Nate Moller | Friday, April 30, 2021
With the Blue and Gold game taking place this weekend, it is time to take our first official look at the Irish offense for the 2021 season. There were a lot of key departures, particularly at the quarterback, wide receiver and offensive line positions. But the Irish return key playmakers at running back and tight
Hayden Adams | Monday, April 12, 2021
As I wrote in a column before this past football season’s opener against Duke: “A football season is made up of moments — moments which stick in the minds of fans and linger with them until they are, usually, consigned to history and replaced by moments of the next year. Some moments get overlooked but
Charlotte Edmonds | Friday, February 5, 2021
Notre Dame football welcomed 27 new members to its program Wednesday on National Signing Day. The group — ranked ninth nationally — was comprised of a record-setting 14 early enrollees, while another 13 players will be welcomed to campus in the fall. Despite the unusual recruiting circumstances of the past year, head coach Brian Kelly
Ellen Geyer | Friday, January 1, 2021
Tommy Rees has seen this film before. An Irish quarterback himself in 2012-13, he has far from forgotten what happened the last time Notre Dame and Alabama met with a national championship on the line. This time around, having traded in his helmet for a headset, the Irish offensive coordinator believes his team has what
Hayden Adams | Monday, December 21, 2020
Sure, Notre Dame lost to Clemson by 27 points in 2018, but Alabama lost by 28 to the Tigers in the national championship. One point. A one-point difference. That’s what many, myself included, held onto as evidence that the Irish weren’t that far off from college football’s top tier. They just ran into a historically
Colin Capece | Friday, December 18, 2020
Saturday won’t be the first time graduate student quarterback Ian Book and the presumptive top pick in the 2021 NFL Draft — Trevor Lawrence — will square off against one another. Lawrence beat out Book not only at the 2018 Cotton Bowl, but also at the Manning Passing Academy last summer. “His team won when
Jimmy Ward | Friday, December 18, 2020
Aaron Banks had anything but a conventional high school football career. The senior guard from Alameda, California, stands at nearly 6-foot-6 and 330 pounds, no welcoming sight to any opposing defender despite what his smile might convince you in his UND.com player profile. The starting right guard for Notre Dame causes problems for whoever lines