Month: September 2014
- Coach Interviews
Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly Impressed with Everett Golson
After improving to 3-0 by beating Purdue in Week 3, Notre Dame rests up during its bye week before turning the page to Syracuse. Hear from Irish head coach Brian…
- Defense
Notre Dame Defense – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
As Notre Dame enters its first bye week of the season, we take a close look at the revitalized Notre Dame defense led by a ground of talented youngsters who…
- Analysis
IBG: Evaluating Notre Dame at the Bye Edition
Notre Dame might be a on bye week this week, but the Irish Blogger Gathering isn’t. Â We’re hard at work again this week with our weekly roundtable discussion of the…
- Analysis
10 Things For Notre Dame to Work on During the Bye
Notre Dame’s early season bye week really could not have come at a better time for the Fighting Irish. Â With some mounting injuries and plenty of areas to address despite…
- Notre Dame Schedule News
Notre Dame – Syracuse Kick-Off Set for Prime Time
Notre Dame fans hoping the Irish’s next game would end well before midnight on the east coast will be disappointed today after the kick-off time for the September 27th game…
- ADVERTISMENT
- Awards
Video: Everett Golson In SI’s Week 3 Heisman Watch
Sports Illustrated’s Zac Ellis breaks down the top performances from Week 3 of college football action. Ellis thinks that Notre Dame’s Everett Golson is not receiving enough attention in the…
- Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Purdue?
Rallying from the season’s first deficit, the Irish tightened the screws defensively and scored the Shamrock Classic’s games last 20 points to beat Purdue 30-14, moving to 3-0 before the…
- 5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
5 Things I Didn’t Like from Notre Dame v. Purdue ’14
For the first time this season this column was unfortunately not hard to write. Â The last two weeks Notre Dame left very little for their not to like with a…
- Players of the Week
Notre Dame v. Purdue ’14 – Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame moved to 3-0 on the season with a 30-14 victory over in-state rival Purdue in the annual Shamrock Series game. The Irish overcame some early adversity as they…
- Notre Dame Football Rankings
Notre Dame Moves Into Top 10
Even though Notre Dame turned in a fairly underwhelming performance in Indianapolis on Saturday, the Irish found themselves back in the top 10 for the first time since 2012 on…
- Notre Dame Football Injury News & Updates
Notre Dame Football Injury Report – Post Purdue
Notre Dame was a little undermanned coming into the Purdue game with Christian Lombard and Andrew Trumbetti out in addition to the academic five. Â The Irish suffered even more losses…
- 5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
Notre Dame v. Purdue ’14 – 5 Things I Liked
It took a little more effort than anyone thought it would last night but Notre Dame improved to 3-0 last night following a 30-14 win over Purdue in the Shamrock…
- Notre Dame Press Conference Recaps
Brian Kelly Talks Beating Purdue, Getting Better
Brian Kelly addressed the media last night following Notre Dame’s 30-14 victory over Purdue and talked a lot about the need to get better during the bye week. His tone…
- Notre Dame Football Highlights
Notre Dame v. Purdue ’14 Highlights
It wasn’t as pretty as the last two weeks and the Irish defense is almost like a walking MASH unit right now with injuries piling up. Â But, at the end…
- Analysis
IBG: Avoiding the Let Down and Dominating Edition
The Irish Blogger Gathering returns again this week as we all try to manufacture some excitement for Purdue following last week’s emotionally draining game against Michigan. Â Amazingly, all of the…
- Notre Dame Game News
Watch Live – Notre Dame Shamrock Series Pep Rally!
Couldn’t make it to Indianapolis this weekend for the 2014 Shamrock Series? Â No problem, the fine folks at Watch ND are live streaming today’s pep rally from downtown Indy and…
- Analysis
Michigan Game Highlights Brian Kelly’s Stamp on Notre Dame
Brian Kelly had some signature moments as the head coach at Notre Dame in 2012. Â Road wins over Top 10 teams Oklahoma and Michigan State. Â The win over USC to…
- Behind Enemy Lines
Behind Enemy Lines – Notre Dame v. Purdue ’14
With Notre Dame set to take on Purdue this weekend in the 2014 Shamrock Series, we reached out to our favorite Purdue blogger Travis Miller of Hammer and Rails for…
- Videos
Skydiving Into Notre Dame Stadium
Ever wonder what it would be like to skydive into Notre Dame Stadium to deliver the game ball? Â Thanks to a pretty awesome GoPro video uploaded to YouTube you can…
- Awards
Heisman Hype Already Building for Everett Golson
Two years ago Notre Dame had an unexpected Heisman favorite emerge on its undefeated regular season squad of 2012 when Manti Te’o nearly became the first defensive player since Charles…
- Matchups
Notre Dame v. Purdue ’14 – Key Matchups
The Irish will look to build off their statement victory over Michigan when they battle in-state rival Purdue in the annual Shamrock Series game. The Irish showed what they can…
- Coach Interviews
Brian Kelly Talks a lot of Defense and a little Purdue
Brian Kelly held his regular weekly press conference on Tuesday to kick-off Purdue week and while the Irish head coach didn’t field many questions about his team’s opponent this weekend,…
- Notre Dame Game Primers
Notre Dame v. Purdue – Shamrock Series Game Details
Notre Dame and Purdue face off this weekend in the 6th installment of the Shamrock Series at Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis, Indiana – home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts.…
- 5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
5 Things I Didn’t Like from Notre Dame v. Michigan ’14
For the second week in a row this column is extremely difficult to write because the Fighting Irish didn’t give us a whole lot not to like in their shutout…
- Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest – What Did We See Against Michigan?
31-0. You seek eloquence? This is eloquence: 31-0. Analysis? Analyze this: 31-0. You desire numbers? Try ZERO. Notre Dame ZEROED in on Michigan , won 31-ZERO, has ZERO losses, committed…