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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, October 22, 2021
‘Bring the extra juice’: Drew White intends to improve through the season “We’re non-stop”: Kevin Austin. Jr. solidifies position as a valuable playmaker Moller: Irish gaining ground on college powerhouses in recruiting USC looks to salvage lost season with upset of Notre Dame Staff Predictions Head To Head
Mannion McGinley | Friday, October 22, 2021
Drew White has been on the field for the Irish since 2018. Back then, he played four games on the season with 2 tackles of his own and 6 assisted. Since then, he’s had only one goal: to improve. In 2019, White saw all 13 games. 8 total tackles became 80, 48 of them on
Aidan Thomas | Friday, October 22, 2021
In rivalry games, records are thrown out. And while Notre Dame has had the recent edge over USC, their rivals are not to be taken lightly, despite an odd and underwhelming start to their season. The Trojans are 3-3 with no game having been closer than 14 points. They are also 2-0 on the road
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, October 22, 2021
Notre Dame is rested after a bye week, but so is USC, and the Irish are playing at home for the first time since they lost their 26-game winning streak at Notre Dame Stadium. Can Notre Dame topple the Trojans in this rivalry clash? The Observer Staff makes their picks. Mannion McGinley — Sports Editor
Nate Moller | Monday, August 30, 2021
With week one of college football less than a week away, it’s time to look at the different tiers of contenders for the upcoming season. Tier 1: The contenders Alabama: The Crimson Tide are going to be in tier 1 of college football every year. The talent that they possess on both sides of the
Nate Moller | Monday, May 10, 2021
Summer is almost here, which means we are one step closer to fall and college football. With that being said, let’s look at the top games of 2021. As far as criteria for the games, I will consider playoff implications, rivalries and location of the game as the main parameters. 1. Clemson vs. Georgia: This
Hayden Adams | Monday, May 10, 2021
(Disclaimer: This is not intended to be sacrilegious in any form.) When the founder, Fr. Edward Sorin, arrived in South Bend that fateful winter, he set into motion the events that would bear the greatest college football program man has ever beheld. Despite being founded by French priests, Fr. Sorin dreamt of his school being
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 1, 2020
Although we are months away from the college football season kicking off, the Observer Sports Department has previewed each and every game for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2020. While the season may be pushed back due to uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, we operated under the assumption that the season would go on as planned.
Aidan Thomas | Friday, April 24, 2020
The Observer sports department conducted a poll of Notre Dame students to gauge popular opinion of who the Fighting Irish’s biggest rivals are on the gridiron. Of the 274 respondents, 126 identified as freshmen, 63 as sophomores, 43 as juniors and 24 as seniors. Here what they decided: THE TOP 6 These six teams separated
Hayden Adams | Friday, November 15, 2019
Every Notre Dame football season features a few matchups between the Irish and their rivals. Whenever those games rear their heads, it brings to mind memories of games and seasons gone by. Whenever the Irish gear up for archrival USC, the older generation may remember when the Trojans spoiled Notre Dame’s title hopes in 1964