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Greg Hadley | Monday, December 7, 2015
Nine years and 364 days later, Notre Dame will be back, and it all seems oddly familiar. In 2005, Charlie Weis was in his first year with the Irish and had guided his squad to a 9-2 regular season record, marred only by last-second losses to Michigan State and USC. Notre Dame was, as current head
Mike Monaco | Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Notre Dame officially announced the hirings of new assistant coaches Mike Sanford, Autry Denson, Todd Lyght and Keith Gilmore on Thursday afternoon. Irish head coach Brian Kelly unveiled nearly half of his new-look staff during a Monday press conference on campus. “I consider it to be the most committed, cohesive, experienced and probably brightest coaching
Mike Monaco | Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Former Irish star running back Autry Denson is expected to be Notre Dame’s next running backs coach, a source confirmed to The Observer. Denson, Notre Dame’s all-time leading rusher, spent the 2014 season as the running backs coach at Miami (Ohio) and was hired in January for the same role at South Florida. Former Irish
Mike Monaco | Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Former Irish quarterbacks coach Matt LaFleur has officially been named to the same position with the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons announced a slew of staff changes Tuesday under new head coach Dan Quinn. LaFleur spent one season in South Bend tutoring the Irish quarterbacks. Before arriving at Notre Dame, LaFleur served as the quarterbacks coach
Mike Monaco | Monday, February 9, 2015
The staff shuffle continues. Former Irish recruiting coordinator and running backs coach Tony Alford is leaving Notre Dame for Ohio State, according to his Twitter account. Irish Illustrated first reported Saturday morning that Alford, who spent six seasons in South Bend, will become the new running backs coach and assistant head coach with the Buckeyes.
Mike Monaco | Thursday, October 30, 2014
While campus quieted, classes stopped and the football team headed home for fall break, Notre Dame’s recruiting train kept rolling, adding a commitment from class of 2015 linebacker Tevon Coney on Oct. 23. Coney, the No. 10 inside linebacker and No. 377 overall player in the country, per 247Sports’ Composite Rankings, chose the Irish over
Mike Monaco | Thursday, September 25, 2014
While Notre Dame students and players had the opportunity to recuperate during the bye week, the Irish coaching staff used the off week for a variety of recruiting trips. “They definitely hit the road, hit it pretty hard,” Irish recruiting analyst Tom Loy said. “… It’s nice having that Notre Dame logo on your chest
Mike Monaco | Thursday, September 4, 2014
As if Notre Dame wasn’t going to be crowded enough this weekend for the primetime matchup between two rivals playing their final scheduled meeting, the Irish are set to host at least 24 recruits over the weekend. Notre Dame will welcome mostly a combination of class of 2015 commitments, class of 2015 targets and class of
Mary Green | Thursday, April 10, 2014
While most of the attention paid to the Notre Dame offense during spring practice has been targeted towards the return of senior quarterback Everett Golson, the work of the Irish running backs has not gone unnoticed by their coaches. “On whole, all three of those guys have had a good spring and really have developed
Mike Monaco | Friday, February 28, 2014
It may not feel like it outside, but spring football is here. With wind chills in the negatives, Irish coach Brian Kelly conducted his opening press conference Friday morning in advance of spring practice, which begins Monday morning. Notre Dame will hold 14 practices (the last being April 9) before the annual Blue-Gold Game on