2005
114 articles
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Toryan Smith Solidifies Middle Linebacker for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) — Toryan Smith almost brought back some painful memories Wednesday night when he initially picked up an Alabama hat when announcing his college decision, but put that…
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Daniel Wenger Adds to Already Strong Notre Dame ’06 OL
(UHND.com) — The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Wednesday morning that Fort Lauderdale offensive line prospect Daniel Wenger (6’4”, 285 lbs) committed to the Irish giving them 23 verbal…
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Brady Quinn Gets Heisman Snub; Wins Sammy Baugh Award
(UHND.com) — In past years the four or five finalists for the Heisman Trophy were invited to the Downtown Athletic club, this year however just three, USC’s Reggie…
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Fiesta Bowl Bid Caps Off Notre Dame’s Roller Coaster ’05 Season
(UHND.com) — A little over a year after Notre Dame fired Tyrone Willingham creating a media frenzy, the Irish accepted a bid to play in the Fiesta Bowl…
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Darius Walker Named USA Today Player of the Week
(UHND.com) — On Saturday night Darius Walker ran for a career high 186 yards and a game winning touchdown. On Tuesday he was named USA Today’s College Football…
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Maurice Stovall Goes Out in Style for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) — He limped off the field multiple times last, but managed to hobble back to the huddle each time and when the game was on the line,…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Stanford ’05
QuarterbackBrady Quinn had his first multiple interception game of the season with 2 first half picks. Quinn didn’t look comfortable in the first half and had his worst…
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Irish Survive Stanford Scare, Win 38-31
Palo Alto, CA (UHND.com) — An 80 yard touchdown on the second play from scrimmage by Notre Dame gave the impression of an oncoming blowout, but the Irish…
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Anthony Fasano Finalist for Mackey Award
(UHND.com) — Senior tight end Anthony Fasano was named as one of the three finalists for the John Mackey Award, given annually to the nation’s best tight end.…
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Brady Quinn Named Finalist for 2005 O’Brien Award
(UHND.com) — Earlier this week it was Jeff Samardzija who was named a finalist for a post season award, the Billetnikoff Award, but Tuesday it was junior Brady…
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Jeff Samardziija Named Biletnikoff Finalist
(UHND.com) Jeff Samardjiza wasn’t even on the Biletnikoff Watch List’s radar with just 24 career receptions during his first two years at Notre Dame, but Monday he was…
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Notre Dame ’05 Seniors Close Out Home Careers After Wild Ride
(UHND.com) — The eight 5th year seniors on the Notre Dame roster along with the other seniors who have exhausted eligibility or won’t be back next year played…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Syracuse ’05
QuarterbackJust how far has Brady Quinn come in just a years time? Well, on Saturday Quinn completed 57% of his passes (21 of 37) for 270 yards for…
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Irish Down ‘Cuse 34-10
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Notre Dame has won a lot of game this year with its high powered offense, but the defense led the way on Saturday…
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Third (Or Fourth) Time’s A Charm: Notre Dame v. Syracuse ’05 Preview
I have to admit something. I was very bored up until a few days ago. Like, sitting at the DMV bored. I had sat down several times to…
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Repost: Wait Until He Gets ‘His Players’
“Give him a few years to recruit and bring in the right players for his system.” How many times have we heard this garbage before? A coach, married…
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Stewart, Jackson Add to Already Strong Notre Dame Class
(UHND.com) — Notre Dame received its 21st and 22nd verbal commitment for this year’s recruiting class on Thursday when offensive lineman Chris Stewart and wide receiver Richard Jackson…
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Morrice Richardson is Commit #20 for Notre Dame Class of ’06
(UHND.com) — Morrice Richardson visited Notre Dame this past weekend for the Navy game and on Tuesday he decided that Notre Dame was where he wanted to continue…
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Playing Down: Defending Notre Dame’s 2005 Schedule
Pop quiz: name the mascot for the following universities: Nicholls State, Sam Houston State, Appalachian State, The Citadel, and Northwestern State? You know why you probably can’t? Because…
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Tommy Zbikowski Finalist for Cingular Player of the Week
(UHND.com) — Two weeks ago against BYU Brady Quinn was nominated for the Cingular/ABC Sports Player of the Week and now this week Tommy Zbikowski is nominated for…
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Post Game Report Card: Tennessee
QuarterbackBrady Quinn had another impressive game, but impressive games have become the norm for the junior signal caller. Quinn completed 20 of 33 passes for 295 yards with…
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Notre Dame Runs Away From Tennessee, Win 41-21
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Notre Dame jumped out to an early lead, but needed a big 4th quarter to pull away from Tennessee and end the Vol’s…
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Notre Dame Faces Tennessee Squad Looking for Answers
(UHND.com) — Coming off a disappointing loss to South Carolina this past weekend, major changes have been made in the Tennessee coaching staff that will leave the Vols…
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Notre Dame 14th in Latest BCS ’05 Rankings
(UHND.com) — Notre Dame moved up another spot in this week’s BCS rankings to 14th thanks to Boston College’s loss to Virginia Tech this past weekend. The Irish…
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Idle Notre Dame Moves Up in Polls
(UHND.com) — Despite being idle this past weekend, the Irish moved up in the three human polls — AP, Coaches, and Harris. The Irish entered the weekend #9…
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Roles Reversed for ’05 Notre Dame -Tennessee Matchup
(UHND.com) — A season ago Notre Dame entered their matchup against Tennessee with a 5-3 record coming off a disappointing home loss to Boston College in a game…
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Charlie Weis Signs 10 Year Contract Extension with Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Amid rumors last week that Charlie Weis could leave for the NFL because of a 1.5 million buyout, Notre Dame and Weis put…
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Brady Quinn SI’s #7 Franchise QB
(UHND.com) — Sports Illustrated released an article today profiling their Top 10 Franchise Quarterbacks to build around and they ranked Notre Dame Junior Brady Quinn 7th on a…
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Charlie Weis to NFL? OH MY GOD!
(UHND.com) — A NFL.com article published earlier this week reported that the buyout clause in Weis’ contract is only 1.5 million and that it must have meant that…
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Notre Dame Up to 15 in ’05 BCS, Trojans Fall to 2nd
(UHND.com) — Notre Dame was not the only team to benefit from Texas’ stomping of Texas Tech this weekend. The Longhorns themselves used their big win over Texas…
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Post Game Report Card: BYU
QuarterbackWhat else can be said about Brady Quinn after the performance he had Saturday? Quinn started off his day hitting 25 of 30 for 287 yards and 3…
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Irish Rebound from USC Loss with 49-23 Victory over BYU
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — A week after the biggest game in Notre Dame Stadium in the last decade, many wondered how the Irish would respond to the…
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Wait Until Charlie Weis Gets “His Players”
“Give him a few years to recruit and bring in the right players for his system.” How many times have we heard this garbage before? A coach, married…
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Rhema McKnight Out for 2005, Will Apply for 5th Year
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — It’s long been speculated that Rhema McKnight would miss the rest of the 2005 season after the nasty knee injury he suffered in…
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Computers Unkind to Irish, Notre Dame 16th in First 2005 BCS
(UHND.com) — The first BSC Poll of the year was released Monday and despite being ranked 12th in the Coaches’ Poll and 11th in the Harris Poll —…
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Despite Tough Loss, Notre Dame Still #9 in AP Poll
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Notre Dame fans weren’t the only ones to take notice that the Fighting Irish played like one of the best teams in the…
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Notre Dame Loses Heartbreaker to USC 34-31
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Notre Dame had the #1 team on the ropes with under a minute and 30 seconds to go. Facing a 4th and 8…
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Ready For a Notre Dame Moment
(UHND.com) — The stage is set. The first time the ESPN GameDay crew went on the road was back in 1993 for the Game of the Century —…
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The Luck of the Irish: Notre Dame v. USC ’05 Preview
Admit it. You had your doubts about this guy, Charlie Weis. Even with his fifteen years of NFL experience, and four Super Bowl rings, you wondered. Was he…
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Darrin Walls Commits to Notre Dame
(UHND.com) — Darrin Walls picked Notre Dame this morning over Florida, Pitt, and Michigan giving Notre Dame 19 verbal commitments in this young recruiting season. Walls picked the…
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Brady Quinn Named TSN Player of the Week
(UHND.com) — Notre Dame fans aren’t the only ones taking notice to Brady Quinn’s excellent start and his outstanding performance on Saturday. The Sporting News named Quinn their…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Purdue ’05
Quarterback Brady Quinn had his best game in an Irish uniform Saturday night. Quinn put it all together in the blowout of Purdue completing 80.5% of his passes…
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What Happened? Notre Dame Blows Out Purdue This Year
West Lafayette, Ind (UHND.com) — Last season Purdue’s high powered offense came into South Bend and beat Notre Dame to the tune of 41-15. A season later the…
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Waiting for Perfection
One would think Notre Dame fans would be ecstatic after a 3-1 start to the season. And, many are ecstatic. Borderline giddy. But, there is an unsatisfied segment…
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Sergio Brown Commitment #18 for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) Notre Dame received its 5th verbal commitment in the past 10 days in the form of Chicago safety Sergio Brown. Brown, a 6’1”, 190 pound safety, joins…
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Notre Dame Picks up Another OL Recruit in Eric Olsen
(UHND.com) — Eric Olsen became the 17th commitment of this year’s Notre Dame recruiting class and the 2nd offensive lineman of the class joining Bartley Webb. Olsen, a…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Washington ’05
QuarterbackBrady Quinn may not have had 5 touchdown passes as he did a week ago or throw for nearly 500 yards as he did against Michigan State, but…
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Irish Win Ty Bowl I, Notre Dame Upends Washington 36-17
Seattle, Wash (UHND.com) — A week after gaining 594 yards on offense, Notre Dame gained another 560 while cruising to a 36-17 over Washington and former head coach…
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The End of the Beginning… of the Beginning?
The beginning of the Charlie Weis era can officially come to a close. At least, after the Irish face Washington on Saturday, it can. Well, the beginning of…
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WR George West Commit #16 for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) — Notre Dame received its 16th commitment of the recruiting season in the form of Oklahoma City wide receiver/athlete George West. West, 5’8” receiver picked the Irish…