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Irish Need More Time at Wide Receiver
Heading into the spring everyone knew that there would be a lot of competition at wide receiver with the loss of Golden Tate to the NFL and the introduction of the spread offense in South Bend. So far that competition appears to be wide open and right now there is still a lot of work [...]
Kyle Brindza Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up a surprise commitment over the weekend in the form of kicker/punter Kyle Brindza. The commitment came as a surprise because not much had been reported about him and because it came at a position most felt the Irish wouldn’t recruit this season with two sophomore incumbent starters handling the kicking duties [...]
New Rule Doesn’t Take Away Fun But…
The NCAA passed a few new rules this week – one of which is pretty good and another which is opens a can of worms that is very susceptible to abuse. The good rule eliminates wedge blocks on kickoffs. The NFL did away with wedge blocks last year and the NCAA was quick to follow [...]
Trevor Robinson Working at Tackle
Before spring practice started, one of the position changes that seemed likely under the new coaching regime was rising junior Trevor Robinson moving from guard to tackle. As of last weekend, Robinson began working at right tackle and he’s spent most of this week running with the first team as the right bookend. Earlier this [...]
Clausen On the Cover of ESPN Mag
Former Irish and soon to be NFL quarterback Jimmy Clausen was featured on this week’s issue of ESPN the Magazine with an interesting look. Clausen graces both the front and back covers – a picture of him from a photo shoot on the front and a computer generated “Avatar” of the hopeful first rounder on [...]
Jordan Prestwood Commits to Notre Dame
Brian Kelly picked up the second commitment for his first full class at Notre Dame on Monday when highly touted offensive tackle Jordan Prestwood selected the Irish from a pool of scholarship offers featuring some of the nation’s elite programs. Forget about recruiting rankings since most aren’t released for the class of 2011. Take a [...]
McNabb Trade Could Cost Clausen Millions
Former Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen saw his draft stock potentially tumble on Sunday through no fault of his own. When the Washington Redskins pulled off the blockbuster trade for Donovan McNabb, Clausen went from almost a lock for the top 10 with a big money contract, to a draft day question mark. Before Sunday [...]
Special Offer from Steiner Sports Extended!
I was lucky enough to sit down and speak with Golden Tate this evening thanks to the kind folks at Steiner Sports. Golden was at an autograph signing for Steiner and I was able to ask him a few questions (writeup on that coming tomorrow). Steiner was also kind enough to offer the readers of [...]
Tate Would Do It All Over
Golden Tate is a few weeks away from being a high NFL Draft pick and starting the next phase of his career. If he had to go back in time to when he was a high school junior just preparing for college though, he would select Notre Dame all over again. “Absolutely,” Tate said on [...]
Manti and Who In the Middle?
With Brian Smith moving back to outside linebacker and Manti Te’o taking over as one of the inside linebackers in Bob Diaco’s 3-4 defense, an opening exists at one of the inside backer spots that will be one of the more interesting position battles of the spring. While Brian Kelly mentioned on Friday that Manti [...]
Five Fighting For Two at OLB
As Notre Dame begins the first spring practice in the Brian Kelly Era, the one position where we might see the fiercest competition is at outside linebacker where five talented athletes will be competing for two starting spots. The move back to a 3-4 defense has opened up a competition that should be fairly wide [...]
Brian Smith Back Where He Started
Entering his final season at Notre Dame, senior Brian Smith will be changing positions for the third time. This time, however, Smith is moving back to the position that he was originally recruited to play for the Irish – outside linebacker. When Brian Smith was being recruited out of high school, Notre Dame initially passed [...]
Golden Tate Q&A
I was lucky enough to sit down with Golden Tate for a few minutes on Friday thanks to the kind folks over at Steiner Sports. I’ll have a full article written up on my sit down with Golden, but for now, here is the full transcript from the interview. On his best/worst football moment at [...]
Spring Storylines for Notre Dame in 2010
There isn’t a lack of story lines for the Irish heading into spring ball this year. Here’s a quick look at a few of the major ones facing the Irish as they head into the first spring under Brian Kelly. Brian Kelly’s First Spring The most prominent story line of the spring this year, is [...]
12 Players to Watch This Spring
Notre Dame kicks off the first spring practice under head coach Brian Kelly on Friday. While the excitement level isn’t quite where it was at after the last coaching change, excitement is starting to build and Notre Dame fans are excited to see how different the Irish will look this season. Here’s a look at [...]
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