Brad Sullivan
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Brad Sullivan
Brad Sullivan has been a contributing writer to UHND.com over the past few years. His primary efforts have been in the areas of offering previews and summaries for Irish football games as well as weekly summaries for Notre Dame's men's basketball team.
Having followed Notre Dame's fortunes for decades, Brad's seen Irish football teams capture three national titles. He was part of the crowd of 61,172 at old Cleveland Stadium in 1976, when Notre Dame avoided an upset bid by Navy. On the hardwood, he followed the career of Notre Dame basketball legend Austin Carr, the only Irish player ever selected first overall in the NBA draft.
Brad also writes on other aspects of the sporting world as well as contributing website copy for different companies across the country. He holds an undergraduate degree in communications from Cleveland State University and a master's degree in history from Slippery Rock University.
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Bey ond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Dealt Stunning 31-23 Loss at Clemson
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish let a golden opportunity slip away as they dropped a 31-23 decision to the Clemson Tigers on Saturday afternoon. The defeat came despite…
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Before the Boxscore: Doing a Numbers Check for the Notre Dame-Clemson Matchup
Saturday afternoon’s battle between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Clemson Tigers brings plenty of risk for Marcus Freeman’s squad. A loss could wreak havoc on the team’s…
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Notre Dame Coach’s Corner: Marcus Freeman’s Thoughts on Upcoming Clemson Battle
In Marcus Freeman’s weekly press conference, he cited the players of the game against Pitt with Chris Tyree winning both for offense and special teams, while Xavier Watts…
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Weekly Matchups: Notre Dame Faces Challenge of Defeating Clemson in Death Valley
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are coming off their second straight blowout victory but now face a challenging matchup on Saturday against the Clemson Tiger. Dabo Swinney’s squad…
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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Takes a Battering Ram to Pitt in 58-7 Rout
Scoring early and often, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish coasted to an easy 58-7 pounding of the Pitt Panthers on Saturday. The Irish used all facets of their…
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Before the Boxscore: Numbers Preview for Notre Dame’s Matchup with Pitt
With just four regular season contests remaining, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish can’t afford any more slip-ups as they cling to the slim hope of a possible playoff…
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Weekly Matchups: Notre Dame Returns to Action in Clash with Pitt Panthers
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are back following the first of two bye weeks with a confusing opponent on tap for Saturday. That foe is the Pitt Panthers,…
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Notre Dame Coach’s Corner: Highlights from Marcus Freeman’s Pittsburgh Presser
Head coach Marcus Freeman returned to his weekly press conferences by beginning with news about the players of the game for the USC rout: Audric Estime on offense;…
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Before the Boxscore: Assessing Notre Dame at Bye Week #1
Entering the first of two bye weeks, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hold a 6-2 record. That’s one game better than last year’s mark at this point and…
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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Defense Brings the Hammer Down in 48-20 Win Over USC
A defensive tour-de-force for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish helped bring about a 48-20 pounding of the Southern Cal Trojans on Saturday night. The Irish defenders constantly delivered…
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Before the Boxscore: Poring Over Numbers for Notre Dame’s Clash with Southern Cal
Two losses in the past three games has made Notre Dame’s Saturday night home matchup against the Southern Cal Trojans a crucial one. A win keeps the Irish…
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Weekly Matchups: Notre Dame Returns Home to Face Longtime Rival USC
After falling to Louisville on Saturday night, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now left to pick up the pieces of their shattered title hopes. Doing so will…
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Notre Dame Coach’s Corner: Marcus Freeman Conducts Louisville Review and USC Preview
The weekly press conference for Marcus Freeman began with a critique of the key issues that led to Saturday night’s loss at Louisville.“We know what happened but why…
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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Falls for Second Time in 33-20 Crushing Loss at Louisville
Any hopes of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish battling for a national title presumably faded on Saturday night after they dropped a 33-20 road decision to the Louisville…
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Before the Boxscore: A Comparative Peek at Some Numbers for Notre Dame and Louisville
When the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take the field on Saturday evening at Louisville, it’ll be the third of four consecutive nighttime clashes. Thus far, the Irish have…
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Weekly Matchups: Notre Dame Stays on the Road for Battle Against Louisville
Having gone through two consecutive dramatic endings, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are hoping that their Saturday night road clash against the Louisville Cardinals avoids the same fate.…
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Notre Dame Coach’s Corner: Marcus Freeman Looks Toward Louisville and Reflects on Another Tense Game
Marcus Freeman’s weekly press conference began with a review of Saturday night’s dramatic win against Duke. Freeman spoke about the similarity to the Ohio State clash and Saturday’s…
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Beyond the Boxscore: Estime’s Scoring Dash Gives Irish Dramatic Victory Over Duke
Audric Estime’s 30-yard scoring run in the final minute of action gave the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a heartstopping 21-14 victory over the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday…
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Before the Boxscore: Notre Dame and Duke Match Up Numbers for Saturday Night Battle
Coming off their first loss of the 2023 campaign, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish now face another challenge with a nighttime road matchup against the Duke Blue Devils.…
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Weekly Matchups: Notre Dame Looks to Bounce Back in Road Matchup at Duke
After a jarring last-second loss on Saturday night, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will now head to Durham, North Carolina to take on the undefeated Duke Blue Devils.…
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Notre Dame Coach’s Corner: Marcus Freeman Talks Duke, “10-Men” Versus Ohio State
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman’s weekly press conference began with a postmortem of the Ohio Stare loss. Freeman spoke about the lack of execution on both sides…
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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Suffers Yet Another Painful Big Game Loss, Falls to Ohio State
The Ohio State Buckeyes delivered an absolute heartbreaking dagger to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, scoring on the final play of the game to win 17-14 on Saturday…
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Before the Boxscore: Looking at the Numbers for Pivotal Notre Dame-Ohio State Matchup
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have navigated their way through the first four games of the 2023 season and remained undefeated. Now, the Irish face their biggest challenge…
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Weekly Matchups: Notre Dame Goes Under the Lights for Top 10 Battle with Ohio State
After a somewhat challenging win on Saturday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish face their most pivotal battle of the 2023 regular season. The Irish welcome the Ohio State…
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Notre Dame Coach’s Corner: Highlights from Marcus Freeman’s Ohio State Presser
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman started off his weekly conference by acknowledging the commitment of quarterback Duece Knight, who will be a part of the 2025 recruiting…