Defense
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Grading Notre Dame’s Defensive Efforts Against USC
Just like with Chip Long and the offense, people aren’t sure what to make of the game plan employed by defensive coordinator Clark Lea. Obviously, fans loved what they saw…
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Grading The Notre Dame Defense Against Virginia: Hint, They Passed!
Clark Lea came into this game feeling like Notre Dame could handle the Virginia passing game playing man coverage. This was not the correct feeling. It had less to do…
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Notre Dame Linebacker Picture Coming Into Focus Early
All summer long we heard that Notre Dame would probably be rotating linebackers throughout the season as the group was perceived to be the biggest weakness on the team. Through…
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Donte Vaughn Primed to Bounce Back for Notre Dame in 2019
The last time that Notre Dame fans saw Donte Vaughn in action was in the Cotton Bowl, when he was trying to replace Julian Love, who had sustained an apparent…
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Brian Kelly Finally Admits Notre Dame Frosh Kyle Hamilton is Awesome
Okay, so Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly didn’t use the word “awesome” to describe Kyle Hamilton at Media Day yesterday, but he finally did admit that the freshman phenom…
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Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Keeps Making Plays in Notre Dame Camp
One of the faster risers in camp this summer for Notre Dame is junior linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. During Saturday’s open practice, we got a glimpse of just how good Notre…
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Where Will Notre Dame Find Safety Depth?
When former 4-star safety Derrik Allen decided to transfer to Georgia Tech earlier this week, it officially created depth concerns at safety for Notre Dame in 2019 and beyond. The…
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Notre Dame Fall Camp 2019: The Kyle Hamilton Hype Train Has Officially Left The Station
If you’ve been following this space over the last year, you know there has been a great deal of excitement regarding freshman safety Kyle Hamilton. First, it came when he…
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Notre Dame Freshman DE Isaiah Foskey Has Some Serious Length
I can hear Larry Munson mumbling in heaven right now “My God almighty…a freshman” when he sees this picture of Notre Dame freshman defensive end Isaiah Foskey. And yes there is no doubt…
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Can Brandon Wimbush Help Notre Dame Solve Their Linebacker Concerns?
Last year Notre Dame was in a tough spot on offense. They knew they weren’t going to have their top running back in the opener, they had just lost Josh…
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What’s Going On At Corner For Notre Dame?
When it comes to the cornerback position for Notre Dame in 2019, there is one thing we know: Troy Pride is going to start at one of the spots. It…
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Notre Dame’s Khalid Kareem Is Getting Overlooked Nationally
As the calendar has flipped to July, preseason All American lists are starting to come out and plenty of Notre Dame players are getting mentioned on various lists. Julian Okwara,…
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Will Shaun Crawford Be Healthy Enough To Solidify Notre Dame’s Defense In 2019?
Over the last few seasons, there is one thing that has been consistent throughout that time: if Shaun Crawford is available, Notre Dame can field an excellent nickel defense. If…
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Notre Dame DE Khalid Kareem Putting in WORK This Off-Season
We are still more than two months away from the start of fall camp for Notre Dame in 2019, but that doesn’t mean some of the vital cogs for the…
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Organized Chaos Describes Notre Dame Linebacking Corps this Spring
Coming in to spring football we knew that the biggest puzzle for the Irish coaching staff to solve was going to be linebacker. We also knew not to expect any…
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Ovie Oghoufo, Notre Dame’s Next Julian Okwara? Brian Kelly Thinks So
Brian Kelly sure knows how to set some high expectations on a rising sophomore who didn’t play a down as a freshman who’s learning a new position this spring. After…
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Linebacker Is Biggest Puzzle for Notre Dame to Solve in 2019
There isn’t a more intriguing position group on the Notre Dame football roster heading into spring football this year than the linebacking corps. After losing two stalwarts from the last…
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Looking for Love Again: Where Notre Dame Goes at Corner
We all read into every word Julian Love said about the NFL versus coming back for a senior season leading up to the Cotton and let ourselves believe that we…
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Notre Dame Has Nation’s Highest Rated Pass Rush
We are almost at the half way point of the 2018 season and it appears as though the pass rush that Notre Dame fans have been waiting for for years…
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Notre Dame’s Asmar Bilal Breaks Through Against Michigan
Heading into the 2018 season, if there was one obvious weakness on the Notre Dame defensive roster, it was at Rover. Bilal was the presumptive starter there after Drue Tranquill…
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2018 Notre Dame Defense Will Rival 2012 Unit
The 2012 Notre Dame defensive unit is held up like an untouchable mark that can only be an aspiration, yet an unattainable goal. In the seven years that have followed…
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Who Will Start at Rover for Notre Dame in 2018?
There are very few starting positions up for grabs as Notre Dame heads into its second week of practice for 2018 fall camp. One of those positions, though is the…
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Brian Kelly’s All-Time Notre Dame Team: Defense
If you read the first installment of this two part series, you know the drill. I’m picking the best players from the Kelly era, and fitting them onto a team…
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Hype Building for Notre Dame Safety Alohi Gilman
Despite all of the progress made by the 2017 Notre Dame defense, the one position group that fell short of expectations was safety. And those expectations were pretty low to being…
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Notre Dame Spring Football: 9 Questions on Defense
Despite having a new coordinator on the defensive side of the ball heading into 2018, Notre Dame is in much better shape defensively than they are offensively. While the offense…
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