Thomas Dorwart
25 articles
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Notre Dame Outcoached, Outhustled, Outrun, Outsmarted, and Possibly Out Cold
Notre Dame started the day as four-touchdown favorites over unranked Northern Illinois. They ended the day outcoached, outhustled, outrun, outsmarted, and maybe out cold on the canvas this…
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Denbrock’s Notre Dame Offense Getting Ready to Launch
Offensive Coordinator Mike Denbrock loves Notre Dame, which is why he returned for a third stint with the Irish. Denbrock comes off a season in which he coached…
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Angeli Leads Blue to 28-21 Victory in 2024 Notre Dame Blue-Gold Game
The first-string Blue squad beat the Gold team 28-21 with a late fourth-quarter drive led by rising junior quarterback Steve Angeli and senior transfer wide receiver Kris Mitchell,…
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Marcus Freeman Wants Notre Dame to Focus on Play to Play, Small Picture
Assignments. “Doing your job.” Paying attention to detail. That seems to be Irish Head Coach Marcus Freeman’s main philosophy so far this young season. He talked pre-season about…
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Marcus Freeman on Notre Dame’s Blowout of Navy to Start 2023
Irish graduate transfer quarterback Sam Hartman was stellar in his Notre Dame debut: 19-23 for 251 yards, four touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Notre Dame fired on all cylinders…
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Notre Dame Football Fall Camp 2023 Practice 13 Update
Here are some notes from Notre Dame football’s fall practices with just over two weeks to go until the Irish kick off the 2023 season in Dublin against…
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Why Not Notre Dame? Checking in With 2024 Notre Dame Defensive Recruits
I checked in with four-star Virginia linebacker Bodie Kahoun and Ohio four-star cornerback Karson Hobbs. Here’s what they had to say as they prepare for their senior seasons…
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Notre Dame Football Fall Camp 2023 Week 1 Updates
The Notre Dame season opener against Navy in Dublin is four weeks from today. The Irish held their third fall camp practice Friday. Here are some updates: Head…
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Notre Dame Football Off-Season Updates: Draft, Recruiting, Playoff Format
Recruiting News Wide receiver coach Chansi Stuckey is on fire, having received a commitment today from North Carolina four-star prospect Micah Gilbert. Stuckey now has commitments from two…
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Taking Stock of the Notre Dame Roster Following Transfer Portal Spree
Well, the offseason has been quite the whirlwind, not just for Notre Dame, but for all of college football. Colorado has had over 20 players enter the transfer…
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Notre Dame Football’s Young Linebackers Emerge, QB Battle Continues
Redshirt freshman linebacker Jaylen Sneed led the gold team with 7 tackles, and his redshirt freshman counterpart Nolan Ziegler led the blue team with 10 tackles. Though the…
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Hope Springs Eternal: Can Speed and Youth Boost Notre Dame in 2023?
Spring football – just like baseball – is when hope springs eternal. The 2023 Notre Dame football team is veteran – with 18 returning starters from the January…
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Notre Dame Shows Potential and Growth in Dominance of Clemson
With the biting wind howling throughout the early November evening and the goal posts swaying forebodingly – as if to say they just might be toppled down by…
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Time for Belief and a Signature Win for Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame has beaten one top 5 team in the last ten seasons: a 2020 covid-year victory against #1 Clemson at Notre Dame Stadium in double overtime. The…
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Urgency and Progress Spurs Notre Dame Towards Two Ranked Opponents
Every time the Irish come out of the Notre Dame Stadium home locker room, they are reminded to play like a champion. Playing like a champion requires attention…
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Notre Dame Football: Tradition v. Modern – Grass or Turf – the Debate Rages On
Remember playing backyard football and heading inside for refreshments, grass stains everywhere? Or playing in high school in the rain, with mud and grass and water flying everywhere?…
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Jekyll and Hyde Notre Dame Leaves Coaches Flustered, Fans Upset
The view from the stands showed a flat, unenthusiastic Irish for much of Saturday’s loss to woeful Stanford – slow to the ball on defense, uninspired on offense.…
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Youth Movement and Growing Comfort Lead to Three Game Irish Win Streak
Irish Head Coach Marcus Freeman noted the electric atmosphere at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium last Saturday for the Notre Dame-BYU game. The Irish faithful were so loud, he…
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Can Notre Dame Football Beat Bye Week
It’s often said in jest when a team faces one of its subtly, trickiest calendar dates in the football season. Can the Irish beat bye week? The key…
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On a Quick Learning Curve, Notre Dame and Their Young Head Coach Desire One Thing: Consistency
North Carolina head coach Mack Brown has walked the football sidelines longer than Irish head coach Marcus Freeman has walked the Earth. The Tar Heels enter Saturday’s 3:30…
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Notre Dame Football: In Defense of Tommy Rees
Notre Dame Offensive Coordinator Tommy Rees has received the brunt of the criticism from the Irish faithful in the wake of Notre Dame’s opening losses to start the…
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Where Does Notre Dame Go From Here? 3 Keys to Keeping Season, Culture Intact
Coach Marcus Freeman is off to the worst start of any head coach in Notre Dame history – 0-3. The Irish lost to a Sun Belt team against…
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Jarrett Patterson Expected to Play: Notre Dame OL Could be at Full Strength vs. Marshall
Notre Dame fought tooth and nail in a defensive battle last week against the previous #2 team in the country (current #3), Ohio State. They did so despite…
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Why Notre Dame Football’s Close Loss Isn’t Cause for Alarm But Reason for Hope
Let’s take a closer look at the Irish loss to Ohio State on Saturday. Notre Dame led for most of the game – even holding a 10-7 lead…
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Notre Dame ATH Xavier Watts: Hard-working. Violent. Aggressive. Play-making.
Hard-working. Violent. Aggressive. Play-making. That’s how junior Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts describes himself. Watts’ explanation of his characteristics in the August 22 media session aptly combines adjectives…