Scott Janssen
211 articles
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Notre Dame Recruiting’s Irish Invasion
Arguably one of the largest challenges a head coach may face at the University of Notre Dame is to keep pace with the speed of recruiting at an…
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What We Learned from the 2014 NFL Draft
The NFL draft serves as the ultimate fact checker to months of pundit conjecture, floated rumors and disinformation campaigns. Would the Houston Texans select South Carolina standout Jadevon…
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Will Notre Dame’s New Assistants Have Recruiting Impact?
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has a method for success, and one that has carried him from the small town of Allendale, MI to overseeing one of…
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NFL Draft a Turning Point for Notre Dame Football
With Notre Dame’s spring practice schedule in the books, and with summer’s football malaise approaching, the focus of all Fighting Irish fans should be on an event that…
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Is Notre Dame Mired in Quarterback Controversy?
Football fans never need additional incentive to monitor the progress of the quarterback position, particularly when it involves a tale as interesting as the one currently unfolding at…
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2014 Notre Dame Blue Gold Game – Positions to Watch
Notre Dame’s 85th annual Blue-Gold spring game will kick off this Saturday at 12:30 PM EST and will provide Fighting Irish fans one final fix of pigskin action…
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Greg Bryant Shows the Virtue of Patience
When Brian Kelly was announced as the next head coach of the University of Notre Dame, one of the key areas stressed was the importance of player development,…
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Should Notre Dame Support Early Signing Period?
If there is anything that causes college football fans, and in certain cases, coaches, to lose any semblance of rationality, it’s recruiting. College prospects can begin their recruitment…
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Notre Dame Recruiting Celebrity Star Power
There are many adjectives that could be used to describe the University of Notre Dame. Leadership. Excellence. Community. All are worthy descriptors. Despite the high achievements of the…
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Notre Dame’s Linebacker Unit on the Brink of Elite Status
Notre Dame possessing an elite linebacker corps? The notion may seem laughable when examining last year’s depth chart and the lack of carryover into 2014.
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Notre Dame’s Southern Push Continues
It can’t be ignored. For all the talk and praise of the Southeastern Conference’s dominance in football after capturing seven consecutive BCS national championships and barely falling short…
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Notre Dame Planted in Turf War
Mid-February has historically been a dead period for Notre Dame football. With the previous season and national signing day in the rearview mirror, and spring practice still several…
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Notre Dame’s Slot Position Soon to Hit Jackpot
One of the more frustrating aspects of Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly’s tenure in South Bend is the lack of offensive production. Notre Dame fans were awed…
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Potential National Signing Day Surprises for Notre Dame
National signing day is the collegiate version of the NFL draft, where a full year of hard work comes to a final, dramatic close. And the wild recruiting…
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Notre Dame Recruits Who Saw Their Stock Rise
National Signing Day is less than a week away, and with recruits making last-minute pledges or undergoing changes of heart, fans are left with the annual question: do…
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Notre Dame Recruiting New Defensive Recruit Roundup
This is the time of year where chaos reigns in college football. Now that all bowl games have come to a close and all awards have been given,…
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Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick’s Vision Comes to Fruition
When Auburn halfback Tre Mason was wrestled down at the Tigers’ 37-yard line, the clock came to a close and the Florida State Seminoles rushed to the field…
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Golden Opportunities Await Everett Golson’s Return
When starting Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson was dismissed from the team for the entire 2013 football season due to poor academic judgment, his future became as ungraspable…
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Quarterback Andrew Hendrix Embodies Notre Dame Spirit
The culmination of Notre Dame’s 2013 football season offers a veritable smorgasbord of storylines: Notre Dame once again overtook Michigan as the all-time winning percentage leader – a…
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Defending Notre Dame’s #PotofGold
The accusation of media bias is one that gets plenty of rotation in Notre Dame fan circles. When former Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood lost his 5th…
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The Best Way to Bowl Watch
College bowl season is the best time of year. It serves as the last hurrah for football fanatics desperate to get one last fix before seven-to-eight months of…
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Conference Championship Games Highlight Notre Dame’s Season
Conference championship weekend for Notre Dame fans is pretty straightforward: wake up early, surround yourself with the necessary beverages and easily graspable food items, pick a comfortable chair…
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Bright Days Ahead for Notre Dame Football
There are no moral victories in football. The sport is a zero-sum game with a clearly defined winner and loser. The Michigan Wolverines won’t receive an asterisk by…
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Another Quarterback Battle Looms for Notre Dame
Notre Dame starting quarterback Tommy Rees admitted to becoming slightly emotional as the crowd at Notre Dame Stadium began to chant his name after taking a knee to…
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How Michigan State is Changing the College Football Landscape
Michigan offensive tackle and projected first-round NFL draft choice Taylor Lewan stood on the sidelines in Spartan Stadium and watched as “little brother”, a nickname former Michigan running…