Offense
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Javon McKinley Returning for 5th Year Would be Great Notre Dame Story
After Notre Dame accepted a graduate transfer from Northwestern wide receiver Bennett Skowronek, it didn’t look like Javon McKinley would be returning for a 5th year whether it was his…
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Brian Kelly Shows His Growth With Changes To Notre Dame Offense
Everyone has undoubtedly seen the news by now, Notre Dame and former offensive coordinator Chip Long are moving in separate ways. There has been a lot written about the success…
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Let’s Talk (Again) About Play Calling For Notre Dame Football
There was a lot of discussion last week about the job offensive coordinator Chip Long was doing as a play-caller. I wrote a whole thing about it, although the conclusion…
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Ian Book And Chris Finke Finding Their Games For Notre Dame
Is it a case of better late than never? The last couple of games for Notre Dame have offered glimpses into what Irish fans thought they’d see from the two…
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Let’s Talk About Notre Dame Football’s Play Calling
Notre Dame’s offense has struggled this season, and it has done so with a senior returning quarterback who, in the view of many, has regressed. Naturally, this has led to…
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Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly Doing The Right Thing Sticking By His Quarterback
Brian Kelly announced yesterday he is sticking by his starting quarterback, Ian Book. It’s unfortunate that it seems this is a yearly thing with the quarterbacks at Notre Dame. It’d…
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Brian Kelly Stands by Ian Book as Notre Dame’s Starting QB
Predictably, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was asked about the starting quarterback position for the Irish following the worst start of Ian Book’s career. While Kelly acknowledged that Book…
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Should Brain Kelly Consider a Quarterback Change to Ignite Notre Dame Offense?
Through three games last year, the Irish offense was stagnant. With a powerful defense, Brian Kelly knew his team had a chance to be great, but he needed to ignite…
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Fully Integrated Jafar Armstrong Drastically Changes Notre Dame Offense
It was just a glimpse, but it was very telling. Notre Dame opened their season against Louisville with the glorious two back offense Chip Long has been wanting to run…
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Quarterbacks Define Key Matchups in Notre Dame Football’s Trip to Ann Arbor
Another major road challenge is on tap for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as they return from their bye week to face the Michigan Wolverines under the lights. Recent trips…
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Mixed Grades for Notre Dame Offense from USC Performance
Offensive coordinator Chip Long must be quite confused when it comes to the happiness of the Notre Dame fan base. You’d think in a game where the Irish ran for…
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Will Jafar Armstrong Provide More Threat or Impact for Notre Dame vs. USC?
Notre Dame’s offense is finally back to full strength this weekend – or at least as close to full strength as it will be in 2019 without Kevin Austin –…
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Notre Dame Football Film Review: Ian Book Takes Big Steps Against Bowling Green
Last week I wrote a piece detailing the missed opportunities in the Notre Dame passing game. The premise of the piece was the issues with Ian Book were decision making…
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Brian Kelly a ‘Moron’ for Not Playing Javon McKinley More for Notre Dame
With three offensive starters and a key backup in warmups instead of pads on Saturday, Notre Dame needed someone to step up on offense. Javon McKinley saw the opportunity and…
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Lawrence Keys Ready to Take Off for Notre Dame
When Notre Dame takes the field on Monday night in the House that Papa John Built, there’ll be a lot of familiar faces on offense for the Irish. Ian Book…
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Get Ready to Know Notre Dame TE Tommy Tremble
The tight end position at Notre Dame has long been one that’s seen talented athletes deliver for the Irish and then move on to the NFL. It’s happened six times…
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Will Tommy Kraemer Deliver Take Big Leap Forward in 2019?
The presence of big men on the Notre Dame offensive line have been a staple for the school in recent seasons. That’s led to a host of high draft picks…
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Is Chase Claypool Ready to be the Star Notre Dame Fans Have Been Waiting For?
Notre Dame wide receiver Chase Claypool is coming off ankle surgery as he enters his final year with the Irish. Indications out of preseason camp are that the injury hasn’t…
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Reassessing Notre Dame’s No So Bare Running Back Cupboard
Notre Dame received one of the biggest verbal commitments they’ve gotten in quite some time last week when top-30 running back Chris Tyree committed to the Irish. It was the…
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Chase Claypool Poised To Be A Star For Notre Dame In 2019
We’ve been here before with Chase Claypool. At least I have. A little over two years ago, I declared the upcoming year to be the season of Claypool. He appeared…
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Don’t You Forget About Chris Finke at WR for Notre Dame
The talk all spring for Notre Dame at the wide receiver has rightfully centered around how the Irish offense can unlock the potential of potential game changing receivers in the…
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Notre Dame Freshman Lawrence Keys Excelling Under The Radar
Notre Dame signed four wide receivers in the 2018 recruiting class: Kevin Austin, Braden Lenzy, Micah Jones, and Lawrence Keys. The most high profile of the quartet was Austin; a…
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Notre Dame TE Cole Kmet Ditching Baseball for Football for Now
The Notre Dame football team is getting another two sport start to give up their second sport to focus their attention to the gridiron this spring. Rising junior Cole Kmet,…
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Notre Dame WR Braden Lenzy on the Upswing
If you’ve been following Notre Dame football, you’ve probably noticed a few tweets like this: “Braden Lenzy has looked good this spring.” – Brian Kelly — Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate)…
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Should Notre Dame’s Ian Book Throw More Picks?
In the spring, folks. Should he throw more picks in the spring? It appears that he’s thinking about it. Following Notre Dame’s opening practice of spring ball, Book spoke to…
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