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5 Questions Facing the Offense in ’09
Here’s a look at five questions facing the Irish offense in 2009 that will determine how successful the unit will be in 2009. 1. How Improved Will the OL Be? Hands down, the biggest question facing Notre Dame as a team in 2009 is how improved the offensive line will be under new OL coach [...]
Tausch a Leg Up on Walker
Notre Dame, IN (UHND) – Brandon Walker has had a very rocky first couple of years as the Notre Dame place kicker. His career hit another bump in the road Monday when Charlie Weis named freshman Nick Tausch the starting place kicker and kick-off man as the Irish begin preparations for the season opener against [...]
Weis Presser Notes 8/24/09
Charlie Weis met with the media on Monday as the Irish broke training camp and entered into Nevada preparation with the Wolfpack coming into town for the season opener in less than two weeks. Here are some notes, including a surprise in the special teams depth chart. Freshman kicker Nick Tausch has beaten out Brandon [...]
Don’t Sleep on These Sophs
As I began sifting through all of the freshman media day videos from Friday, I started to think about how each year everyone gets fixated on the freshman, but quickly forgot those who don’t make an immediate impact. In 2009 there are several top line sophomores who’ve gotten plenty of press this summer, but here’s [...]
Te’o Unsure of Mission Plans
Notre Dame, IN (UHND) – The biggest question freshman linebacker Manit Te’o will facing all year is what his plans are concerning his mission at the end of the year. Te’o, a member of the LDS Church, will have a big decision to make at the end of the season regarding his mission, but for [...]
’09 Freshman Media Day Notes
Notre Dame held its Freshman Media Day on Friday. After watching all of the free video interviews of the players, here are some highlights and notes. Cierre Wood said that this year’s freshmen are a very tight group. He talked about being the closest with Theo Riddick, Shaquelle Evans, and Manti Te’o noting that Te’o [...]
Holtz Predicts Irish-Gators Title
Former head coach Lou Holtz caused a little bit a stir in the blogosphere on Saturday when he predicted a Notre Dame-Florida national championship during an interview on ESPN. Holtz’s prediction set off a firestorm of posts with clever titles using his “Dr. Lou” moniker. In reality though, his reasoning isn’t completely ridiculous even if [...]
Swarbrick Defends Irish Schedule
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick responded to critics of Notre Dame’s scheduling philosophies in a report released Friday by the Associated Press. Irish fans have been critical of Notre Dame’s slate of games in 2009, but the new Irish AD thinks Notre Dame’s schedule in 2009 stands up well against other top teams. Swarbrick’s [...]
5 Things I Don’t Want to See in 2009
At the beginning of the week, I took a look at five things I’d like to see out the Irish in 2009. Today I took a look at five things I’ve seen from the Irish the past few seasons I rather not see again in 2009. 1. Double digit leads blown in the 2nd half [...]
Weis Talks Freshmen – Presser Notes 8/20
Weis spent most of his session with the media on Thursday discussing the freshman class. Aside from the obvious choices, it seems like there are plenty of candidates for some playing time in 2009. Here’s some notes on what Weis had to say. Manti Te’o got a lot of help from Scott Smith over the [...]
Syracuse Added to ’14-17 Schedules
Syracuse announced three “home” games to be played in the new Giants Stadium for the 2014-2016 seasons with Notre Dame as the opponent in two of the contests. Notre Dame will travel to East Rutherford, NJ in 2014 and 2016 while the Orange will make the trip to South Bend in 2015 and 2017. The [...]
Seantrel Henderson Officially Visiting
The USC weekend has been shaping up to be a big recruiting for a while, and it just got even bigger now that the #1 offensive line recruit in the country, Seantrel Henderson, is most likely visiting for the weekend as well. Bill Kuerlic reported on Monday that Henderson had selected his five official visits [...]
5 Things I Want to See in 2009
With the season less than three weeks away, here’s a look at a few things I’d like to see out the Fighting Irish in 2009 that will make the difference between a good season and a great season. 1. An Improved Running Game and Attitude from the OL Notre Dame’s struggles running the ball the [...]
’09 Captains Named
Notre Dame, IN (UHND) – Notre Dame named their captains for the upcoming season on Saturday – junior quarterback Jimmy Clausen, senior center Eric Olsen, 5th year senior safety Kyle McCarthy, and 5th year senior linebacker Scott Smith. Captains were selected by a team vote which was held on Friday with Charlie Weis announcing the [...]
Open Practice Notes
Notre Dame held it’s only open practice of the 2009 training camp on Saturday. While the UHND crew couldn’t make it out to practice, luckily there is plenty of free video available from the day for me to make a few observations. It’s fun to watch Frank Verducci coach. Verducci is loud when he has [...]
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