Captains

August 13, 2021
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Notre Dame Names 7 Captains for the 2021 Football Season

Brian Kelly told the media last weekend that he would announce the Notre Dame captains on Monday of this past week. It took a few days longer than Kelly expected,…
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September 8, 2020
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Notre Dame Names 5 Captains for 2020 Football Season

With just a few days before the 2020 season kicks off against Duke inside Notre Dame Stadium, the Fighting Irish officially announced their captains for the 2020 season. Quarterback Ian…
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August 10, 2020
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Daelin Hayes: Notre Dame Football’s Unrivaled Leader in 2020

It seems like yesterday, Daelin Hayes produced one of the most memorable commitment videos in Notre Dame history, but it is hard to believe the was nearly five years ago.…
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October 27, 2019
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Notre Dame Needed Its Captains to Step Up in 2019 and They Haven’t

So far there has been a lot of talk about identity and standards following the 45-14 debacle against Michigan. I suppose there is a place for that following this kind…
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August 10, 2019
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Notre Dame Names 7 Captains for 2019 Football Season

After one full week of fall camp in 2019, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has named his captains for the season. Kelly tabbed seven players as captains on Saturday,…
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August 7, 2017
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Nyles Morgan’s Emergence as Leader Huge for Notre Dame

Much of the focus this off-season on the defense side of the ball has been on simplifying the defense, improving fundamentals, and converting the unit from a liability to a…
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December 10, 2016
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Notre Dame Naming Captains Early Gimmicky or Needed Change?

The annual Notre Dame Echoes Awards banquet rarely brings much in terms of breaking news outside of a potential recruiting commitment. Last night, however, Brian Kelly’s program raised eyebrows when…
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August 24, 2016
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Notre Dame Football Names 2016 Team Captains

Notre Dame has named its captains for the 2016 season and none of them are any surprise. A quartet of seniors – linebacker James Onwualu, defensive end Isaac Rochell, offensive…
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August 26, 2014
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Notre Dame Names 2014 Football Captains

When Brian Kelly met with the media on Tuesday afternoon for his weekly game week press conference, he said he wasn’t quite ready to name his 2014 captains, but that…
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August 25, 2013
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TJ Jones, Zack Martin, Bennett Jackson 2013 Notre Dame Captains

At the end of last week, Brian Kelly named the captains for the 2013 Fighting Irish and the trio he and the coaching staff selected shouldn’t come as a surprise…
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June 15, 2013
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Replacing Notre Dame’s Offensive Leadership

Notre Dame’s offense didn’t gain the national attention its defense did during last season’s 12-1 campaign but was instrumental in returning the Irish to relevance in the national championship picture. …
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June 7, 2013
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Replacing Notre Dame’s Defensive Leadership

Last season Notre Dame rode one of the nation’s top defenses to a 12-0 regular season and a berth in the national championship game. The Irish defense was stout against…
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August 27, 2012
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Te’o, Eifert Headline 2012 Notre Dame Captains

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly announced the captains for the 2012 season on Monday night and senior All Americans Manti Te’o and Tyler Efiert headline the quartet of captains with Kapron…
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January 23, 2011
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Michael Floyd, Harrison Smith Named Captains

In Brian Kelly’s first season at Notre Dame he announced captains on a week by week basis. In year two, Notre Dame will have the same two captains each week…
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August 16, 2009
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2009 Notre Dame Football 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…
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August 20, 2008
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2008 Leadership Committee Announced

Charlie Weis announced the 2008 leadership committee today when he addressed the media. Here are the six players on this years committee. Quarterback – Jimmy Clausen Fullback – Asaph Schwapp…
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April 19, 2008
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Grimes, Crum, and Bruton ’08 Captains

Charlie Weis named 5th year senior Maurice Crum and seniors David Bruton and David Grimes captains for the 2007 season on Saturday. Crum will be a captain for the second…
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November 16, 2007
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Come On Knock on My Door… We’ve Been Waiting For You

NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – At Tuesday’s press conference, head coach Charlie Weis told the media about one of his players coming to his office Monday morning at 5:30 AM…
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March 26, 2007
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Notre Dame Names 2007 Captains Early

Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Head coach Charlie Weis usually waits towards the end of spring ball to name his captains, but with the severe lack of numbers amongst the…
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April 13, 2006
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Brady Quinn, Tom Zbikowski, Travis Thomas 2006 Notre Dame Captains

(UHND.com) — Brady Quinn, Tommy Zbikowski, and Travis Thomas were named the captains for the 2006 season on Wednesday by Charlie Weis. All three were voted captains by a vote…
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April 22, 2005
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New Leadership Committee Another Weis Move

Notre Dame, Ind (UHND) — OK first off, I reserve the right to a cheesy title for an article like the one I choose for this one every now and…
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April 22, 2005
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Brady Quinn, Brandon Hoyte Named Irish Captains for 2005

Notre Dame, Ind (UHND) — Notre Dame junior quarterback Brady Quinn and senior linebacker Brandon Hoyte were named captains for the 2005 season this week by new head coach Charlie…
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