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-11 posts tagged "Trevor Lawrence"
Hayden Adams | Saturday, December 19, 2020
Editor’s note: since this article was published Notre Dame has been announced as one of four teams to make the College Football Playoff. It all looked so promising. A No. 2 ranking nationally. An undefeated regular season. A win over the previous No. 1 team in the country under their belt. A presumptive locked-in spot
Hayden Adams | Friday, December 18, 2020
Dabo Swinney saw this one coming back on Nov. 3. Back then he was asked not just about the upcoming game against Notre Dame, but the odds of a rematch in the ACC Championship. “I mean, we’re both top-five teams, so I would say it would be very likely,” was Swinney’s opinion. But he didn’t
Aidan Thomas | Friday, December 18, 2020
I could start this column with something dramatic like… “On November 7, the undefeated Clemson Tigers entered Notre Dame Stadium as heavy favorites… but you all know what happened next.” Or something like this: “Notre Dame proved many experts wrong when they won ‘the big one’ against Clemson back in November, but with Trevor Lawrence
Hayden Adams | Friday, December 18, 2020
It’s been a while since we did one of these quasi-mailbag posts. Too long, some might say. Not long enough, others might say. In any case, you didn’t come here for my bad jokes. Let’s get to breaking down how fans think Notre Dame’s rematch with Clemson on Saturday will pan out — and what
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
Hayden Adams | Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Well, we made it. In the words of grad student defensive end Daelin Hayes, “it’s Clemson week, baby.” We asked Notre Dame fans for one reason they felt the Irish would defeat or lose to the Tigers, and here’s what they came up with: Reasons for a Win No Trevor Lawrence Yeah, don’t think this
Liam Coolican | Monday, November 2, 2020
It’s rare for a coach to publicly admit that they are looking ahead on the schedule, but that is what Brian Kelly has done these past few weeks. Kelly said after the Pittsburgh game that his team was “looking ahead a little bit,” adding that the team needed to elevate their competition level before the
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, April 22, 2020
In a game that is virtually certain to have an immense amount of hype surrounding it, Notre Dame will kick off their November slate with a game against Clemson, who could possibly be the No. 1 team in the country come Nov. 7. Opponent: Clemson Tigers Date: Nov. 7 Location: Notre Dame Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. EST
Liam Coolican | Wednesday, January 15, 2020
On their way to the national title game, Clemson had many doubters. The media has been lambasting them all year for playing in a weak conference and not being as good as last year’s title-winning team was, which is not completely untrue. The ACC, especially this year, was arguably the worst of the Power Five
Elizabeth Greason | Sunday, December 30, 2018
ARLINGTON, Texas — Graduate student linebacker Drue Tranquill removed his helmet to reveal his tear-streaked eye black and took a knee on the sideline as the Tiger Band transitioned from the Clemson fight song to “Celebrate Good Times.” Senior linebacker Robert Regan and graduate student tight end Nic Weishar came over and offered hugs and pats