2009
364 articles
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Blue/Gold Game Player Observations – Offense
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend this year’s Blue/Gold game for the first time in a couple years, but luckily I had a chance to review the video…
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Notre Dame Outisde Fiedorowicz’s Top 2
CJ Fiedorowicz told Bucknuts.com that Iowa and Ohio State are his top two schools at this point according to ESPN.com ESPNU 150 Watch List tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz…
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Tai-ler Jones Commits to… Stanford??
Tai-ler Jones, one of the nation’s elite wide receivers, surprised a lot of people when committed to Stanford on Thursday. Jones, son of former Notre Dame linebacker Andre…
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Weis Never Contemplated Leaving Notre Dame
Sunday’s Chicago Tribune featured an article which said Charlie Weis contemplated a return to the NFL as a coordinator after the disastrous loss to USC to end the…
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Notre Dame – Purdue Kickoff Time Set
The kickoff time for the 2009 Notre Dame-Purdue game has officially been set for 8:00 PM ET on September 26 and will be televised nationally on ESPN/ABC. The…
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Big Recruiting Weekend Coming for Notre Dame.
This weekend is going to be very important for Notre Dame’s recruiting efforts in 2010. Notre Dame will have a ton of top notch talent on campus this…
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Beware of the Blue/Gold All Star… Sometimes – Part III
This week we’ve been looking at Blue/Gold game MVPs of years past. Monday we took a look at some past Blue/Gold game MVPs who had big games in…
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John Goodman Can Out Throw JaMarucs Russell?
Dayne Crist told the SBT that sophomore wide receiver John Goodman can actually out throw all of the Notre Dame quarterbacks. Quarterback may not be Goodman’s best position,…
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Beware of the Blue/Gold All Star… Sometimes – Part II
Yesterday we took a look at some past Blue/Gold game stars and MVPs who couldn’t translate their success in the annual scrimmage into regular season success. Today we’re…
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Tai-ler Jones Announcing Thursday, Notre Dame a Finalist
Wide receiver recruit Tai-ler Jones, son of former Notre Dame linebacker Andre Jones, is announcing his college decision on Thursday and the Irish are among seven finalists according…
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R.I.P. Harry Kalas
Harry Kalas, known for being the voice of the Philadelphia Phillies, passed away today at the age of 73. Kalas had been the voice of the Phillies since…
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Beware of the Blue/Gold All Star… Sometimes – Part I
As we close in on the annual Blue and Gold game this weekend, memories of MVP performances from unlikely sources are always conjured up. Every year it seems…
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Could Brady Quinn Be On the Move?
Yesterday I posted some comments Kellen Winslow made to Sirus Satellite Radio about the quarterback position in Cleveland and how he thought that Brady Quinn should be the…
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“USC Could Face One Big Problem”
The New York Times published an article on Friday titled “USC Could Face One Big Problem” in light of the NCAA’s decision to combine the Reggie Bush and…
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Winslow Defends Brady Quinn
Kellen Winslow successfully maneuvered his way out of Cleveland this off-season, but recently told Sirus Satellite Radio that he thinks Brady Quinn has “tremendous upside” and that he…
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Spring Risers on Offense
On Monday I posted about some defensive players who were on the rise so far this spring. Today we’ll take a look at some players who are making…
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Chance Carter Takes in Practice
Notre Dame had a special visitor at practice today – defensive end recruit Chance Carter. Carter, who has said he’d like to make his college decision soon has…
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Anello Named to Lott Trophy Watch List
Notre Dame 5th year senior Mike Anello was named to the Lott Award Watch List on Wednesday. Here’s an excerpt from the official release from Notre Dame. The…
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5th Year Seniors Officially Announced
Notre Dame officially announced the 5th year seniors for the 2009 season today. Here’s a rundown of the five 5th year seniors that were announced today. Kyle McCarthy…
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Maurice Crum, A Profile in Leadership
(UHND.com) – Much has been made this spring about who will assume leadership roles for Notre Dame this fall. Just Monday Charlie Weis even went so far as…
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Two of UHND’s 10 for 2010 Off the Board
Two of my first draft of the Top 10 for 2010 are off the board for Notre Dame with early commitments to other schools. Defensive end Reggie Wilson…
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Maurice Crum Q&A
Recently, I was lucky enough to have some questions answered by two time Notre Dame captain Maurice Crum. I’ll have a full length feature article on the homepage…
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Spring Risers – Defense
First off, I apologize for the lack of updates the last week. That inconvenient day job of mine got in the way of my updates last week, but…
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Notes From Saturday’s Open Practice
Practice on Saturday was open to the media and after reading every report and watching all of the video I could find, here are some notes. The defensive…
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Notre Dame a Finalist for Chance Carter
Illinois defensive end recruit Chance Carter has narrowed his schools down to Notre Dame, Stanford, Wisconsin, and Nebraksa according to Bill Kuerlic of ESPN.com. Carter currently has offers…
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Notre Dame in Tai-ler Jones’ Final 7
Blue chip wide receiver recruit Tai-ler Jones (6’0″, 175, 4.46) has narrowed his list of schools to seven and the Irish are among them according to ESPN. ESPNU150…
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OT to Visit Notre Dame this Weekend
Zach Fulton will visit Notre Dame this weekend unofficially to take in spring practice according to Bill Kuerlic. Zach has been a starter at guard the past two…
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Brey Linked to UVA Opening?
ESPN’s Andy Katz reported on Tuesday that Mike Brey would be interested in the head coaching vacancy Virginia. With expectations sky high for Notre Dame this year, the…
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Notre Dame NIT Final 4 Bound
Notre Dame won it’s third straight NIT game on Wednesday night to advance the Final 4 of the NIT next week in New York. The Irish held off…
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Michigan Getting Pretty Thin at QB
This past off-season Michigan lost Steven Threet to a transfer leaving them with just one experienced quarterback for the fall. Today that quarterback suffered a leg injury which…
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Defensive Line Undergoing Youth Movement
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – When the first Notre Dame depth chart was released on Friday, the youth along the Irish defensive line stood out more so than…
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Spring Practice News Roundup
Since we’ve been putting out a bunch of features and blog posts since Spring practice has started, I figured I’d post a quick recap in case anyone missed…
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Miami-Notre Dame Matchup Still Possible
Notre Dame fans, myself included, got pretty excited last week when the Miami Herald reported that a potential Notre Dame-Miami game could be in the works. In the…
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Notre Dame Will Host Kentucky Wednesday
With Kentucky upsetting Creighton in second round NIT, Notre Dame will get a third NIT game at the Joyce Center this Wednesday night. Tipoff for the game is…
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Darrin Walls Looking to Get Back in a Groove at Notre Dame Following Suspension
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame fans were hit with some shocking news last July just a few weeks before the start of fall camp for the…
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Weis Outlines His Spring Objectives
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – When Charlie Weis officially kicked off spring practice on Friday, he opened by outlining his four main objectives for the spring. Unlike past…
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Aldridge to Get a Look at FB, Other Depth Chart Observations
As we continue to get caught up to all of the story lines so far this spring, one of the more interesting comments from Charlie Weis on Friday…
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Tuck Headlines ’09 Blue/Gold Coaches
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – One of the nicest traditions started by Charlie Weis during his time at Notre Dame has been the addition of honorary coaches made…
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What Was Latina Coaching?
In watching the video interviews over on und.com I was particularly struck by something said by senior offensive tackle Sam Young. When asked what his initial impressions were…
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Weis Announces Blue/Gold Game Coaches
Charlie Weis announced the honorary coaches for next month’s Blue/Gold game at his Friday press conference and the list is full of NFL talent. Weis has New York…
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Weis’s 4 Main Objectives for Spring
On Friday, Charlie Weis said he has 4 main objectives for the Spring this year. I’ll have a full feature article on these later today, but for now,…
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Weis Will Coach from the Field… For Now
One of the hot topics so far this off-season has been the idea of Charlie Weis coaching from the booth after the success he had calling plays in…
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10 Questions for the Spring
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – As Notre Dame kicks off spring practice later today, the Irish will be looking to answer plenty of questions which plagued them during…
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Dozens More Watch Notre Dame Hold Off New Mexico
The good news is that attendance for Thursday night’s second round NIT matchup with New Mexico was up roughly 50% from Tuesday night’s first round win over UAB. …
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Lambert Helps Himself at Pro Day
The Notre Dame player that helped himself the most at Thursday’s Pro Day. Lambert clocked in two sub 4.4 40’s with a 4.37 and a 4.36 respectively. Lambert,…
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Stats from Notre Dame’s Pro Day
Notre Dame held it’s Pro Day today amid fairly little fan fare compared to past Pro Days in South Bend. Here are some stats from the event. David…
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Reviewing Weis’s Busy Off-Season
Charlie Weis had a very busy off-season this year. He had to replace three coaches while trying to close out a recruiting class that had started to come…
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Spring ’09 Position Battles – Defense
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame is losing three starters from the 2008 defense to graduation this year, but a shift back to a 4-3 defense will…
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Dust Off Those Catholics vs. Convicts T-Shirts
Dig out those Catholic vs. Convicts T-shirts and dust them off, because Notre Dame fans might have a reason to wear them once again. Yesterday’s Miami Herald had…
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Spring ’09 Position Battles – Offense
Notre Dame only graduated two starters on offense this past season in Michael Turkovich and Asaph Schwapp, but with some talented up and coming under-classmen and a few…