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Notre Dame Running Deep and Talented at RB
Running back depth is a hot topic for Notre Dame fans heading into the 2013 season. With the work Brian Kelly and his staff have done at the position though, it won’t be a concern Notre Dame fans will be having at the position very much in the future. With the commitment of North Carolina [...]
Elijah Hood Commits to Notre Dame
On the same weekend that a host of former Notre Dame stars kicked off their professional careers, Brian Kelly and Notre Dame hauled in one of the next stars for the Fighting Irish when 5-star running back recruit Elijah Hood committed to Notre Dame after his latest visit to South Bend. The latest, and highest [...]
Riddick, Lewis-Moore Go in Round 6 Too
Another pair of Notre Dame players were selected in the 6th round of Saturday’s NFL Draft when Theo Riddick and Kapron Lewis-Moore both heard their names called before the final round of the 2013 Draft. Theo Riddick, Notre Dame’s leading rusher in 2012, was selected with the 199th overall pick in the draft on Saturday [...]
Manti Te’o Drafted #38 Overall by San Diego
Former Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s draft slide ended very early on Friday night when the San Diego Chargers traded up to the 38th spot to select Notre Dame’s most decorated linebacker in school history. Long thought to be a first round pick throughout his senior season, Te’o draft fall began the night of January [...]
Defense Dominates as Notre Dame Wraps Spring Ball
It’s tough to glean much from any spring game. Coaches aren’t going to show much. Young players will get way more snaps than they would normally. And for a bunch of other reasons it’s tough to really make too many definitive statements from a spring game. That certainly doesn’t mean, however, that us fans won’t [...]
Louis Nix Makes Debut on Offense
As time was winding down in the 84th annual Blue-Gold game, Brian Kelly called for the “Irish Chocolate” play after CJ Prosise waltzed into the endzone untouched for the game’s only touchdown. With that, Notre Dame’s svelte nose tackle, 350+ lb Louis Nix jogged onto the field to take the snap. After getting his troops [...]
Brian Kelly Talks Golson’s Development, Spring Progress
Brian Kelly addressed the media on Saturday after Notre Dame’s latest practice. Here is the full video of the session along with some highlights. We also posted the video of Saturday’s practice highlights last night along with some notes in case you haven’t seen them yet. On Nick Martin at center. Kelly said that they [...]
Notre Dame Spring Practice Update – 4/14
As Notre Dame enters the final week of spring practice for 2013, the Fighting Irish hit the practice field over the weekend. It’s still early but there is plent yot be excited about as the Irish prepare to break spring camp. First, here’s the latest practice video from the Notre Dame YouTube channel. Here are [...]
Bill Belichick Talks Notre Dame Football, Manti Te’o… Sort Of
Bill Belichick is in town for the Notre Dame Coaches Clinic as a guest of Brian Kelly this week. Prior to speaking with the coaches in attendance for the clinic, he met with the media and talked about Notre Dame football, his relationship with Charlie Weis, and the talent and depth he sees on the [...]
A Look at Notre Dame’s ’13 Early Enrollees So Far
Notre Dame has five early enrollees participating in spring practice this year and so far there have been positive reviews of all five. All five, however, will likely not see the field in the fall. Based on their progress so far though, this year’s crop of early enrollees looks like it has the possibility of [...]
Gunner Kiel to Cincinnati, Davonte Neal to Arizona
Notre Dame has had three players decide to transfer from the University since the end of the 2012 season. On Wednesday we learned the destination of two of those players with Gunner Kiel heading to Cincinnati and Davonte Neal selecting Arizona. Gunner Kiel came to Notre Dame as a 5-star high school quarterback, but spent [...]
Notre Dame Returns to Practice After Easter Break
The 2013 Fighting Irish were back on the practice field on Wednesday after returning from Easter break. The Irish are approaching the midway point of the 2013 spring practice and position battles are heating up. Here is a video recap of practice put out by Notre Dame. There isn’t a whole much to glean from [...]
Spring Football ’13: 7 Intriguing Players for Notre Dame
Every spring story-lines emerge and new players step into roles they previously hadn’t held for colleges all around the country. Such is the nature of the beast in college football with teams replacing a quarter of their roster every year. Those spring story-lines usually develop into the reasons behind either surprising or disappointing seasons in the fall. [...]
Breaking Down Notre Dame’s Wide Receiver Depth
With the recent transfer of Davonte Neal and the injury to Amir Carlisle that cost the junior another spring practice, wide receiver depth has become a concern for Notre Dame heading into the 2013 season. Notre Dame has numbers at the position, but do they have enough players ready to contribute this fall for the [...]
Not A Slot of Options for Notre Dame
Brian Kelly’s options at the slot wide receiver postion have taken a serious his so far this spring. Injuries and transfers have left Notre Dame’s head coach with few options for a position that figures to pivotal in 2013 without having the luxury of flexing Tyler Eifert out as a wide receiver. Notre Dame lost [...]
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