2007
328 articles
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Freshman Media Day – Defensive Backs
Here are some highlights from the freshmen defensive backs available which can be seen on UND.com’s All Access. If you have the time, definitely take a look as…
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Freshmen Media Day – Defensive Line
Here are some highlights from the freshmen defensive linemen available which can be seen on UND.com’s All Access. If you have the time, definitely take a look as…
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Practice Notes from the Past Couple Days
The Irish wrapped up two a days today with a couple practices in the Loftus Center due to overnight rains and then more rain throughout the day. The…
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Irish Receivers Looking to Surprise
(UHND.com) – Ask anyone outside of the Notre Dame program what the biggest weakness on the 2007 Fighting Irish is and wide receiver will one of the most…
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What Did Clausen Do to the SBT?
First there was the entire series of over dramatic articles last summer which critisized Clausen for anything and everything possible. Then there was last Friday’s “report” about Clausen…
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Notes from Weis’s Presser: 8/20
On his dealings with Romeo Crennel with regards to the quarterback race in Cleveland: “I don’t want to be involved in anything that’s going on with the quarterback…
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Reactions to Brady Quinn’s Impressive Debut
For those of you who missed Brady Quinn’s NFL pre-season debut Saturday night, the Browns rookie was pretty impressive. Quinn entered the game down 23-7 with just a…
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Practice Notes: 8/16 & 8/17
It gets harder and harder to make any sort of observations based on all of the videos out there on a daily basis, but here’s a few points…
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SBT: Clausen Cited for Transporting Alcohol
The South Bend Tribune report on Friday that freshman quarterback Jimmy Clausen was cited with transporting alcohol back in June. “Indiana State Excise Police cited the 19-year-old Clausen…
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Notes from Corwin Brown’s Presser: 8/15
On solidifying a depth chart – “Not so much solidifying the depth chart, but just knowing the number of guys and we’re figuring out that maybe we have…
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Practice Notes: 8/15
Today’s practice was for the current second and third team players with the projected starters getting the morning session off for film study. The second team defense Ian…
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Open Practice Offers Little Clues into QB Race
(UHND.com) – Saturday’s open practice left observers with more questions than answers regarding Notre Dame’s highly publicized quarterback race. Is Jimmy Clausen healthy? Can Demetrius Jones be consistent…
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Notes from Weis’s Presser: 8/11
Weis was in a pretty good mood when he addressed the media Saturday after practice which should be seen as a pretty good sign for Notre Dame fans.…
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Practice Notes: 8/11
Here’s some notes from today’s open practice based on all of the free videos from und.com. Demetrius Jones has some good zip on his passes and fired one…
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Sporting News Tabs West Breakout Player
In a list of breakout players for the upcoming season, Sporting News tabbed sophomore wide receiver George West as one of “five players who will be household names…
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Latina Looking to Create Flexibility along OLine
(UHND.com) – Offensive line coach John Latina spoke to the media on Thursday and one of the common themes throughout his talk was creating position flexibility. With greater…
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Notes from John Latina’s Presser: 8/9
Offensive line and assistant head coach John Latina was available to speak with the media on Thursday instead of Charlie Weis and here are some highlights from what…
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Practices Notes: 8/9 – Clausen Throws
Here are a few observations based on the videos from und.com and Irish Illustrated – as always, take them with a grain of salt… Quarterbacks were actually throwingtoday.…
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Notes from Weis’s Presser: 8/8
Saturday’s practice will be open to the media and Weis said he wouldn’t be holding anything back and that it would be a normal practice. Something tells me…
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RIP, Harry Oliver
Notre Dame lost a legend on Wednesday when Harry Oliver died at age 46 after battling cancer for the past two years. “The man who made the most…
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Notes from Weis’s Presser: 8/7
The players were a bit gassed 2/3 the way though the second practice yesterday after having the conditioning test in the morning. Weis will be watching more of…
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Practice Notes: 8/7
As with my post earlier today about yesterday’s practice, take these points with a grain of salt as they are based on watching all of the free videos…
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Early Impressions from the First Practice
Take most of these with a grain of salt since they are based on just a few minutes of video, but here’s some early observations. Mike Ragone looks…
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Irish Looking to Gain Respect in ‘07
(UHND.com) – As the media descended upon Notre Dame Monday for the beginning of year three of the Charlie Weis Era, an underlying theme of earning respect was…
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Chris Stewart is Back on Offense
Despite the indefinite suspension of Derrell Hand after his arrest last week, sophomore Chris Stewart will be moving back to the offensive side of the ball according to…
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According to Weis, Clausen is Just Fine
Despite wide spread internet rumors over the summer about the severity of Jimmy Clausen’s injury status, Charlie Weis told the media on Monday that his prized freshman quarterback’s…
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Notes From ’07 Captains on Media Day
Tom Zbikowski – Safety Feels better this year than he has any other year and is hungrier this year. Didn’t talk about being hurt last year, but said…
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Notes From Assistant Coach Press Conferences
Corwin Brown – Defensive Coordinator Brown spoke of the learning curve facing the defense with a new system, but said the way you handle that is to not…
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Notes from Weis’s Press Conference 8/6/07
Weis is more focused this year than any other season since he’s been at Notre Dame because of the transition the team has made since he’s been here…
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Derrell Hand Suspended, DL Depth Hit Again
(UHND.com) – Head coach Charlie Weis announced on Friday that junior defensive tackle Derrell Hand was suspended indefinitely for a violation of an undisclosed team rule. No further…
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Here Come the Irish 2007
This year’s edition of Here Come the Irish, the best Notre Dame pre-season magazine around, is now available for purchase through Amazon.com or directly from publisher Maple Street…
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Derrell Hand Suspended
Junior defensive tackle Derrell Hand was suspended indefinitely on Friday according to Michael Rothstein of the Fort Wayne Journal. Notre Dame junior defensive lineman Derrell Hand has been…
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Rhema McKnight Released by Saints, Signed by Chargers
Rhema McKnight found himself out of work Thursday when he was released by the New Orleans Saints who have a crowded wide receiver corps. “The Saints made two…
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Apparently Jimmy Clausen Will Ruin Charlie Weis
Heisman Pundit is a great site produces some really good content, but their post today insinuating that Charlie Weis “mortgaged his program’s future” on Jimmy Clausen is silly…
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Darius Walker Re-signed by Houston Texans
A week after being cut by the Texans, Darius Walker was re-signed by Houston after they lost running back Chris Taylor for the season. Walker was fortunate it…
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Notre Dame and Michigan Extend Series Till 2031
(UHND.com) – In a joint announcement, Notre Dame and Michigan announcement Monday that the two college football giants will extend the current series for an additional 20 years…
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Notre Dame QB Race About to Heat Up For Irish
(UHND.com) – With the start training camp just around the corner for the 2007 Fighting Irish, the quarterback race which has been debated ad nauseum across all of…
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Notre Dame Lands 5 Star LB Steve Filer
According to IrishEyes.com, Notre Dame has picked up its third five star commitment in the Class of 2008 Tuesday in the form of Chicago native Steve Filer. Notre…
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Notre Dame Well Represented in ESPN 150
ESPN released their latest Top 150 list Monday and Notre Dame is well represented both in terms of current commitments and prospects still interested in them. ESPN 150…
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Ouch, Darius Walker Released Already
According to the Houston Texans’ official website, Darius Walker was released Monday a week before training camps around the the NFL are set to open. Walker originally was…
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Victor Abiamiri Signs 4 Year Deal With Eagles
Victor Abiamiri signed his first NFL contract Sunday when he and the Eagles agreed to terms on a four year deal after Philadelphia drafted him in the second…
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Michigan and Notre Dame Decide to See Other Teams
Many people have felt for a while that the Michigan-Notre Dame series was on its last legs and that the rather tumultuous relationship these two storied teams have…
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Touchdown Jesus & The Nation’s Largest College Library
In the early 60’s, Father Theodore Martin Hesburgh was committed to moving Notre Dame to the top echelon of American universities, not just best in class of the…
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Notre Dame Football’s NFL Draft History
Notre Dame has had over 500 players drafted in the NFL Draft dating back to 1936. Of those picks, 69 of them have been selections in the first…
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2008 Recruiting Perspective: An Overview of 20 Years of Notre Dame Recruiting
There’s been quite a bit of debate over the last few weeks about whether or not this recruiting class that Notre Dame is assembling will end up ranking…
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Dan McCarthy Latest to Commit to Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame picked up its 18th commitment of the class of 2008 Monday when Cardinal Mooney safety Dan McCarthy, brother of current Notre Dame defensive back…
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It’s Hard Not to Root for Ron Powlus
Ron Powlus may have had an up and down career that never really lived up to the unreasonable expectations that were placed upon him, but now that he…
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Well It Would Have Been Cool to Play ‘Bama
In case you missed it, Nick Saban said he would like to see the Crimson Tide schedule a game with the Irish. While the thought of seeing two…
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Autry Denson is One of Us
Today’s South Bend Tribune has a nice article on Notre Dame’s all time leading rusher Autry Denson in which Denson admits to becoming a Notre Dame Football junkie:…
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Adding to the Stable at Running Back?
Allen Wallace of SuperPrep.com has a free article up on running back recruit Carlton Thomas in which he says Thomas is slightly favoring the Irish. Although he says…