January 2009
56 articles
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Video: Dan Fox – ’09 LB Commit – Part 2
Here’s another video of some Dan Fox highlights. Some of the plays are repeats from the last one, but there are a couple plays in here that show…
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Video: Dan Fox – ’09 LB Commit
Dan Fox is one of the more forgotten recruits in this class because he committed so early, but watch this video and it’s easy to see why he…
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Video: Carlo Calabrese – ’09 LB Commit
Carlo Calabrese committed to Notre Dame back in the spring so he doesn’t get talked about that much, but watching this video should get you pretty excited about…
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Seantrel Henderson Named Rivals Junior of the Year
One of, if not the most important recruits for Notre Dame’s class of 2010 is Cretin-Derham Hall’s Seantrel Henderson. The massive left tackle will very likely be the…
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Video: Shaquelle Evans – ’09 WR Commit
As National Signing Day (NSD) approaches next week, I figured I’d go through and find any new videos of Notre Dame commitments and prospects remaining, so keep checking…
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A Little More Info on Damien Thigpen
Did a little research on Thigpen last night and here’s some interesting quotes I found. One thing stands out – Thigpen is one fast dude and is dangerous…
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Video: Damien Thigpen – ’09 RB
Here’s is a video from ESPN from Damien Thigpen – a late prospect for Notre Dame this year. He shows some great speed out of the backfield in…
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Late RB Prospect for ’09?
According to GolVolsExtra, Notre Dame will be getting a late visitor next on February 13. Damien Thigpen, a speedy running back/defensive back, looks to be visiting Notre Dame…
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Bryant Young Officially Joins Notre Dame Staff
A week after the news broke that Bryant Young would be joining the Notre Dame staff as a defensive graduate assistant, he was officially announced as a member…
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Video: Byron Moore – ’09 S
Here is a video of ’09 safety prospect Byron Moore. Moore has got good speed and very good coverage skills for a safety. If Notre Dame could somehow…
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Video: Jawanza Starling – ’09 S
In looking for some news on Jawanza Starling tonight I came across this YouTube clip of the talent safety. Starling is one of three prospects left on the…
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Newberg Predicts Te’o to Notre Dame
The Rivals experts made some predictions about where they think the remaining top 100 prospects will end up come next week’s Signing Day and Notre Dame fans will…
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Byron Moore Sets Announcement Date
Notre Dame is currently waiting on three recruits to make their college decisions with safety Byron Moore being one of them. Moore recently decommitted to USC and was…
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Still No Official Word on Bryant Young
So far there is still no official word on Bryant Young joining the Notre Dame staff as a graduate assistant. Last week it was reported that both Young…
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Grunhard Not Coming Back to Notre Dame Just Yet
Tim Grunhard told Blue and Gold yesterday that it has always been his dream to come back and coach Notre Dame at some point. Unfortunately that point is…
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Nyshier Oliver to Tennessee
Nyshier Oliver made a weekend visit to Tennessee and on Tuesday he committed to the Vols – the team he originally committed to before switching his pledge to…
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Video: Daniel Smith Announcement Presser
Here’s a video of Daniel Smith announcing his commitment to Notre Dame – again courtesy of Rivals/Yahoo.
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Video: Daniel Smith – 2010 WR Commit Highlights
Here is a highlight reel of Notre Dame’s newest verbal commitment for the class of 2010 – Daniel Smith – courtest of Yahoo/Rivals. Smith shows some great ability…
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Former Irish DC Running Baltimore Ravens Defense
Last year at this time, Greg Mattison was the defensive line coach for the Florida Gators and was busy putting down rumors that he was headed to the…
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Hoops Team Drops 4th in a Row
Mike Brey’s lineup shakeup didn’t do too much to stop Notre Dame’s losing streak Monday night. The Irish hoops team fell to #8 Marquette 64-71 for their second…
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Peoples, Zeller Get The Start Vs. Marquette
Mike Brey said changes were coming to the starting lineup Monday and those changes were Jonathan Peoples and Luke Zeller starting in place of Ryan Ayers and Zach…
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As Expected, Daniel Smith Commits to Notre Dame
While we got some disappointing news today with Tyler Gaffney picking Stanford over Notre Dame, we did get some good news when Clay HS wide receiver Daniel Smith…
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Gaffney Headed to Stanford
Fullback Tyler Gaffney committed to Stanford over Notre Dame Monday afternoon according to Rivals.com. Gaffney had eliminated USC over the weekend after canceling a scheduled trip to Los…
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Tyler Gaffney Announcing Today Too
Notre Dame will very likely pick up a commitment for 2010 this afternoon, but could also pick up one for 2009 as well. Fullback Tyler Gaffney will announce…
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Video: Corey Cooper – 2010 Jr WR Offer
While I’m in the spirit of posting highlights of 2010 wide receiver prospects, here’s one of Corey Cooper. Scout lists Cooper at 6’2″, 195 lbs with 4.4 speed…
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Video: Kyle Prater – 2010 WR Offer – Part 2
And here’s another video of Kyle Prater. [youtube]tsjJVVfwTR4[/youtube]
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Video: Kyle Prater – 2010 WR Offer
Kyle Prater was recently the recipient of a Notre Dame scholarship offer. Here’s some highlights of him from YouTube. [youtube]Lw1CWfk9JSo[/youtube]
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Video: “The Other Side of Manti T’eo”
Here’s a pretty good non football related video piece on Manti T’eo. There’s a couple short bits before the interview starts – fast forward to 1:18 in the…
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Irish Will Have a New Starting 5 Monday
Mike Brey confirmed on Sunday that there will be some changes to the Notre Dame starting lineup for Monday’s game against Marquette according to Brian Hamilton of the…
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Notre Dame Offers Local Junior WR
Notre Dame offered a scholarship to Clay High School’s Daniel Smith this weekend according to a report on WSBT. WSBT Sports has confirmed that Smith received a scholarship…
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Bruton Impresses Some at Senior Bowl
David Bruton had a pretty good week of practice at the Senior Bowl this week and may have helped out his draft stock some. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Bruton…
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Oliver Visits Tennessee?
The Tennessee site GoVolsExtra is reporting that Notre Dame commitment Nyshier Oliver visited Tennessee this past weekend. The Vols were able to convince several prospects who are committed…
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Gary Gray Expected to Return
ESPN’s Graham Watson reported this week that junior to be corner back Gary Gray plans on re-enrolling at Notre Dame for the summer term. According to the family…
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T’eo Down to Three
Manti T’eo, easily the #1 recruit on Notre Dame’s board at this point, has trimmed his list down to three schools and the Irish have made the cut. …
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Who’s Left on the Recruiting Board
Here is a really quick look at who is left on Notre Dame’s recruiting board this year. We have less than 2 weeks till Signing Day and a…
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Committed to USC No Moore
Byron Moore has officially decommited from USC and appears to be favoring Notre Dame according to the USC site WeAreSC.com. “Yeah, I went ahead and decommitted today,” said…
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Bryant Young Notre Dame’s Newest GA, Tim Grunhard Next?
While the University has yet to make an official announcement, several sources have indicated that former Notre Dame and San Francisco 49ers great Bryant Young will very likely…
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Gruden Rumors Shot Down
As soon as Jon Gruden was fired by the Buccaneers on Friday, rumors linking him to Notre Dame after Signing Day began to popup. Since the rumors were…
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Recruiting Impact of Alford Hire
When Mike Haywood was hired by Charlie Weis four years ago, he brought with him the reputation of being a good recruiter with ties in Texas based on…
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Hayden Fry on the Frank Verducci Hire
Since it seems like some here weren’t too thrilled with the Verducci hire based on the comments to the posts about his hiring, here are some quotes from…
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Alford on Joining the Notre Dame Staff
Here’s what Notre Dame’s new running backs coach Tony Alford had to say about joining the Irish staff. “Notre Dame is the epitome of college football,” Alford said.…
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Tony Alford Named RB Coach
Another one of the vacant coaching positions on the Irish staff was filled on Monday when the University announced that Louisville running back coach Tony Alford would be…
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Sanchez to the NFL, Mays Back to USC
Two of USC’s most prominent players with eligibility left have made their decisions on whether or not to enter the NFL draft. Quarterback Mark Sanchez has decided to…
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Darrin Walls Back at Notre Dame
Notre Dame was without the services of Darrin Walls last year while the senior to be was not enrolled in school, but that won’t be the case in…
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Recruiting Impact of Frank Verducci Hire
Just yesterday the SBT had a quote from Tom Lemming about John Latina being Notre Dame’s best recruiter amongst the assistant coaches this year so his departure will…
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Frank Verducci New OL Coach for Notre Dame
The first new assistant coach for the 2009 season has been named by Charlie Weis at a position that technically wasn’t even announced that it was open until…
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Irish Fall in OT
Notre Dame took a tough loss Monday night at the hands of #20 Louisville. The Cardinals beat the Irish 87-73 while outscoring Notre Dame 16-2 in overtime. The…
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Great Day for Big East Basketball
As I’m sitting here waiting for Notre Dame and Seton Hall to tip off (thank you ESPN for the free weekend of ESPN Full Court) I’ve been enjoying…
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Gary Gray Not Enrolled for Spring
Last month Junior to be Gary Gray did not make the trip to Hawaii with the team for the Hawaii Bowl for personal reasons. Now it is bring…
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LeSean McCoy Declaring for NFL Draft
This past season Notre Dame lost a game it had no business losing to Pitt thanks in large part to a great game from Panther running back LeSean…