Defense
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2023 Notre Dame Newcomers: The Spotlight’s Finally on Javontae Jean-Baptiste
The infusion of transfers for Notre Dame may have been highlighted by quarterback Sam Hartman, but defensive end Javontae Jean-Baptiste arrives after spending four seasons at Ohio State. As the…
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2023 Notre Dame Now or Never: Safety Ramon Henderson Still Seeking to Make Impact
When the 2023 season gets underway for Notre Dame later this month, safety Ramon Henderson is expected to compete at free safety with DJ Brown. Regardless of how that plays…
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2023 Notre Dame Breakout Stars: Will Xavier Watts Shine at Safety?
When Xavier Watts was being recruited by Notre Dame as a wide receiver, he was used to having to deal with a safety or two in the secondary. As he…
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2023 Notre Dame Now or Never: Will Move Inside Unlock Rylie Mills?
With the 2023 season looming ever closer, the collegiate career of Notre Dame defensive lineman Rylie Mills appears to be at a pivotal point. His size (6-foot-5, 295 pounds), coupled…
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Notre Dame Football: Benjamin Morrison is a Rising Star
Notre Dame will face multiple Top 25 Offenses this fall, and the Irish Defense must perform better than a year ago. A key component for success this season will be…
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Notre Dame D Line Will Wreak Havoc on Opposing Quarterbacks
Marcus Freeman will return the top six pass rushers from an 11-2 Notre Dame Football team last season. Unquestionably the biggest strength for the Irish this fall will be in…
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Notre Dame Secondary Preps for Elite Ohio State Passing Attack
It’s officially a top 5 showdown in Columbus between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Ohio State Buckeyes. The heavily favored Buckeyes return one of the Heisman favorites and projected…
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Notre Dame DE Isaiah Foskey Primed for Massive 2022 Season
The Notre Dame defense returns most of their production from an 11-2 team in 2021. The most significant piece returning is star defensive lineman Isaiah Foskey. Marcus Freeman was able…
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Brandon Joseph Brings Leadership, Experience to Notre Dame Secondary
Marcus Freeman’s first order of business after taking over in South Bend was to improve the Notre Dame Secondary in the absence of Kyle Hamilton. He immediately found Pre-Season All-American…
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Hit & Hustle: Notre Dame Defensive Breakdown + DC Talk
Jamie and Greg are back talking about the Notre Dame defense in 2021, what went right, what went wrong, the personnel, and where the defensive coordinator search seems to be…
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Numbers Settling, But Questions Remain at Linebacker for Notre Dame
The flurry of news related to the 2022 Notre Dame football roster didn’t stop on Monday, with a pair of linebackers making their decisions for the coming season known. Bo…
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Balancing Linebacker Reps Critical for Notre Dame Over Final Month
At the onset of fall camp, Brian Kelly joked that they didn’t know what to do with all the talented linebackers they had. At the time, I joked that Kelly…
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Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton Showing Leadership Through Injury
Everyone knows that when Notre Dame plays North Carolina tonight, they will do so without all-world safety Kyle Hamilton. Just because Hamilton won’t be on the field for the Irish…
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Notre Dame LB JD Bertrand Emerging As Tackling Machine
Heading into this season, there was a lot of optimism around WILL Marist Liufau becoming a big-time playmaker for the Notre Dame defense. Reports were Liufau was a holy terror…
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Next Man In: Notre Dame True Freshman Prince Kollie
Over the span of 12 days, the Notre Dame linebacking corps has gotten quite a bit thinner. First, expected 2021 breakout star Marist Liafau broke and dislocated his ankle during…
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Notre Dame’s Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa Returns
The last week has been an emotional roller coaster for Notre Dame’s Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa. Brian Kelly informed the media early last week that Tagovailoa-Amosa had suddenly and expectedly lost his…
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“Positionless” Linebackers Coming for the Notre Dame Defense in 2021?
On the most recent episode of the Single High Notre Dame football podcast, special guest Matt Freeman of Irish Sports Daily joining us, and in his parting shots, he said…
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Notre Dame LB Jack Kiser Primed to Have a Breakout Season
Former Indiana Mr. Football, Jack Kiser, gave Irish fans a glimpse of his potential last year in his lone start against South Florida. The Fighting Irish have a strong legacy…
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Two Notre Dame Young CBs ‘Look As Good As Anybody in the Country’
One of the most prominent question marks on the Notre Dame defense heading into the spring was the cornerback position with Nick McCloud and Shaun Crawford preparing for the NFL…
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Will Drew White Be Best Player on Field for Notre Dame’s Defense?
After two great seasons as starting linebacker for the Fighting Irish, Senior Drew White is primed to have his best year this fall. With the departure of superstar and 2020…
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Notre Dame Football Spring Impressions At The Midpoint: Defense
The Notre Dame football team is a little less than halfway through spring practice, with seven practices in and another seven prior to the final scrimmage on May 1st. While…
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’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Looks to Reload, Find Depth at Defensive End
Notre Dame is about to send a pair of defensive ends to the NFL Draft for the second year in a row – something that seemed almost unthinkable in years…
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’21 Outlook: The Season Of Kyle Hamilton At Safety for Notre Dame Football
It’s going to be a bittersweet season for the UHND blog. In all likelihood, the final Kyle Hamilton installment at safety for the Irish. We’ve been writing about him since…
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’21 Outlook: Corner A Big Question Mark For Notre Dame Football
Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at perhaps the biggest question mark on the team, cornerback! A good case could be made that wide receiver is an even bigger question,…
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Can Houston Griffith be Notre Dame Football’s Next Senior Breakthrough?
Like all programs across the country, Notre Dame has had its fair share of senior breakthroughs over the years. Players who came in with high hopes but couldn’t put it…
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