2009
364 articles
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Dozens Watch Irish Advance
Notre Dame held off UAB on Tuesday night to advance to the 2nd Round of the NIT with a 70-64 victory. The few, and I do mean few,…
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Cody Riggs Favors Notre Dame and Florida State
Saint Thomas Aquinas cornerback Cody Riggs favors Notre Dame and Florida State according to ESPN. Riggs lists FSU and Notre Dame one and two on his favorites, followed…
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Notre Dame Offers Devon Carrington (S)
Notre Dame will need to sign at least two safeties in the class of 2010 and on St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish offered one of the nation’s best…
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1988 Notre Dame – Miami CBS Game Intro
Another day, another nostalgic pre-game intro to get everyone good and pumped up for the start of Spring practice. Today’s video comes from another Game of the Century…
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’93 Notre Dame – Florida State Intro: A Game In A Perfect Place, A Collision For History
With spring practice kicking off at the end of the week, I figured everyone could use a little dose of nostalgic excitement to get us pumped up for…
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Irish Headed to NIT
Notre Dame’s disappointing basketball season will be capped off with a trip to the NIT as a #2 in the NCAA’s consolation tournament. Notre Dame received a St.…
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Henderson Will Make His Own Decision
Seantrel Henderson told David Shama that his friendship with Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd will not play a role in his college decision even though he considers…
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Weis Rocks Out to a Little Bon Jovi
Charlie Weis frequently talks about how big of a fan of Bon Jovi he is and how he blasts a little Bon during practice to simulate crowd noise. …
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Sullivan Soon to Be Center of Attention In Minnesota
Former Notre Dame center and 2007 captain John Sullivan could be the starting center for the Minnesota Vikings in 2009 after the Vikes failed to resign Pro-Bowl center…
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Seantrel Henderson Rivals’ #1 Recruit
Notre Dame offensive tackle recruit Seantrel Henderson is Rivals.com’s #1 recruit for 2010 on their first Top 100 list of the year. Henderson, one of, if not the…
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Notre Dame’s Bubble Officially Burst
A very disappointing basketball season ended Wednesday night with yet another very disappointing loss. Notre Dame fell to West Virginia in the 2nd round of the Big East…
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Notre Dame Offers St. Thomas Aquinas RB
Notre Dame has offered another running back for the class of 2010 recently according to the Sporting News – Saint Thomas Aquinas back Giovanni Bernard. “Right now I’m…
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Corwin, We Need You in Chicago in ’10
Corwin Brown was a major reason Notre Dame had the #1 recruiting class in the country in 2008, and his success in the Chicago area was a major…
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David Bruton Dominates the Combine
David Bruton made me look pretty smart yesterday. For the last year or so I’ve said that Bruton would test off the charts and really improve his draft…
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Assessing Recruiting Needs for 2010
Here is a look at where Notre Dame’s needs will be for the class of 2010. This list is also subject to change based on any transfers, injuries,…
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Introducing the UHND 10 for 2010
This year I decided to come up with a recruiting top 10 list – a list of 10 prospects that would make the difference between a good class…
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Hart Officially Named DL Coach
Notre Dame officially announced the hiring of Randy Hart as defensive line coach on Saturday. Last week IrishEyes reported the hiring of Hart, and Saturday that news became…
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2009 Spring Practice Schedule Announced
Here is the official list of when each of Notre Dame’s 15 spring practices will be held this year. Friday – March 20 Saturday – March 21 Monday…
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Recruiting Impact of Coaching Moves
Charlie Weis addressed how the changes to the coaching staff have affected the recruiting areas on Friday. Here’s a recap of who will be handling which areas. Frank…
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Weis Confirms Luke Schmidt’s Career Over
Charlie Weis confirmed on Friday what many have speculated on the internet for the last few months – senior to be fullback Luke Schmidt’s football career is over.…
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2009 Home Kickoff Times Announced
Here are the official kickoff times for all of the 2009 home football games. Sept. 5 – NEVADA 3:30 p.m. EDT Sept. 19 – MICHIGAN STATE 3:30 p.m.…
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Weis to Move to the Booth Permanently?
When asked about coaching from the booth in 2009 on Friday, Charlie Weis did not rule out the possibility. Here’s what he had to say. My wife has…
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Meet Your 2009 Coaching Staff
Here’s what the final coahcing staff for the 2009 appears to be in light of Charlie Weis’s Friday presser and the news that Randy Hart will be the…
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Charlie Weis Installs Himself as Notre Dame Offensive Coordinator
Charlie Weis announced on Friday that he will be the offensive coordinator for Notre Dame in 2009. First of all, I’m going to be the offensive coordinator. I’m…
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Notre Dame Adds Preferred Walk-on to ’09 Class
Notre Dame added Tom Freeman to the class of 2009 as a preferred walk-on. Freeman is a 6’3″, 270 offensive guard who received a 3-star rating from both…
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Chris Martin To Follow in Stockton’s Footsteps?
Notre Dame’s latest commitment for the class of 2010, Chris Martin, could be following in the footsteps of Notre Dame’s lone defensive line recruit from the class of…
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Notre Dame WR Roby Toma High School Highlights
Notre Dame added an 18th recruit to the class of 2009 on Thursday – wide receiver Robby Toma. Toma, a 3 star wide receiver on Scout, is the…
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How Many Will Notre Dame Take in 2010?
Now that the class of 2009 is signed, sealed, and delivered, so the question of how many recruits the Irish will target in 2010 can start to be…
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Starling Officially to USC
Sorry for posting this late, got a little tied up this afternoon and couldn’t log on till now, but Jawanza Starling did indeed fax in his LOI to…
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Weis on the Rest of the Defensive Recruits
Since there weren’t a lot of defensive recruits in this class outside of Manti Te’o, I combined this into one post. Weis on EJ Banks: He’s made all…
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Some Clarification from Weis Regarding Te’o’s Mission
One of the hot topics surrounding yesterday’s news about Manti Te’o coming to Notre Dame was how his mission would impact his football career. Charlie Weis address the…
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Major Props in Order for Brian Polian
Brian Polian has been one of the more maligned coaches at Notre Dame over the past few seasons, but the job he did with this recruiting class was…
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Weis on the Recruitment of Manti Te’o
Charlie Weis opened his presser on Wednesday by talking about the big news of the day – Manti Te’o’s signing with Notre Dame and he was clearly excited…
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Quick Side Note: Props to Jamie Newberg
Last week I posted that Jamie Newberg was the only expert over on Rivals who was predicting Manti Te’o was going to end up at Notre Dame. In…
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Weis on the OL Recruits
Here are some quotes from Charlie Weis on the three offensive linemen as well as some comments from me on what Weis had to say. Weis on Alex…
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Signing Day Drama – Starling Still in Play?
Jawanza Starling, who committed to USC earlier today, is still not showing up on the Official USC website as a signee for their class of 2009. Pete Carroll…
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Irish Add Another 5-Star Commit for ’10
The biggest news of Signing Day 2009 was, of course, the verbal commitment and signed LOI of Manti Te’o, but the Irish picked up another 5-star commitment today…
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Starling and Thigpen head west
Notre Dame’s final two prospects have chosen to attend college in Los Angeles. Jawanza Starling, a four-star safety from Tallahassee committed to Southern Cal. Starling heads to USC…
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Video of Manti Teo Committing to Notre Dame
Manti Te’o shocked the college football world by committing to Notre Dame over USC on National Signing Day. Here’s video of Te’o making his announcement and putting on…
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Manti Te’o to Notre Dame!!!!
Huge news on Signing Day for the Irish. This morning things were looking pretty bleak for the Irish, but moments ago Charlie Weis landed the biggest Signing Day…
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LOIs for Cierre Wood and Shaquelle Evans In
The LOI’s for Cierre Wood and Shaquelle Evans have come in ensuring Notre Dame’s top two playmakers in this class have officially signed. Cierre Wood signed at his…
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Byron Moore Ends up at USC
Byron Moore decommitted to USC about two weeks ago and named Notre Dame his leader with reportedly only LSU as the competition. Today he ended up back with…
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Pollard Officially to UCLA
There had been some late rumblings that Marlon Pollard might switch back to Notre Dame on Signing Day, but those rumors appear to have been shot down. The…
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All East Coast/Midwest LOI’s In With No Surprises
Carlo Calabrese rounds out the last of the letters of intent from the decided East Coast prospects. Recruits can’t sign their LOI’s until 7AM local time so we…
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Special Teams Trio’s LOIs Signed
Notre Dame’s three special teams commitments have all faxed in their LOI’s. St. Thomas Aquinas’s Ben Turk and Jordan Cowart and Dallas Jesuit’s Nick Tausch all had their…
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Bullard and Watt Round Out OL LOI’s
Alex Bullard and Chris Watt have both faxed in their LOI’s ensuring all three of Notre Dame’s offensive line commitments are now signed. As recently as two weeks…
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Riddick, Martin, and Fox’s LOI’s Are In
None of these should be a surprise as all have been solid for some time and have never wavered but Theo Riddick, Zach Martin, and Dan Fox have…
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Jake Golic Signs LOI on ESPN2
Jake Golic signed his letter of intent bright and early Wednesday on his dad’s nationally syndicated radio show – Mike and Mike in the Morning – which ESPN2…
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Eifert First to Fax in LOI
According to UND.com’s Signing Day blog, TE/WR Tyler Eifert was the first to fax in his LOI this morning. Tyler Eifert visits with the Irish staff via the…
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Signing Day Predictions
Here’s a quick look at my predictions of where the remaining ND prospects will end up today. Byron Moore – Notre Dame. Late news on Tuesday was he…