Defense
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Is The Notre Dame Front Four The Best Unit On The Defense?
Because I’m very smart and know lots of things, I ranked the Notre Dame defensive line the second worst unit on the team prior to the season. This was in…
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Eye In The Sky: To Turn Or Not To Turn For The Notre Dame Corners
Notre Dame has struggled this season, across starting cornerbacks Nick Watkins and Julian Love, in jump ball situations. They hurt them against Georgia for a few big plays, Love gave…
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Eye In The Sky: The Notre Dame Secondary Is Coming Of Age
If you’ve ever played football you might have heard the phrase “the eye in the sky don’t lie.” Usually it came up when there was a screw up and a…
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Early Returns on New Notre Dame Defense Promising
It’s only been three games for Mike Elko as the defensive coordinator for Notre Dame, but the early returns are already promising. Elko inherited a unit that had become a…
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Optimism Slowly Building Around Notre Dame Defense
A funny thing has been happening over the last couple of weeks around the 2017 Fighting Irish. Camp report after camp report has spoken very positively of the Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Football Secondary Ready To Bounce Back in ’17
The final installment of our preseason Better Or Worse series is a look at the last line of the Notre Dame defense. Things were rough on the back end in…
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Julian Love: Much More than Notre Dame’s Safety Net
Heading into the 2016 opener, true freshman defensive back Julian Love was a third team corner looking to make his mark on special teams. His role was not a surprise,…
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Notre Dame Linebackers Ready To Lead Irish Defense
The UHND 2017 Better Or Worse series rolls on with a look at the 2017 linebacker position. One thing the revamped Mike Elko led charges seem to lack on their…
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Notre Dame Football 2017 Better Or Worse: Defensive Line
In the latest installment of the Better or Worse series, we get into the nitty gritty: the defensive line. This is where titles are won. Up the middle, in the…
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Will Andrew Trumbetti’s Emergence Reshuffle Notre Dame DL?
One of the early surprises of the first week of fall camp is the emergence – or reemergence – of senior defensive end Andrew Trumbetti. Strong gains in the weight…
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Notre Dame’s Strong Side DEs Living Up to Their Name
Notre Dame has a depth problem along the defensive line in 2017. Shocking, I know. One position where Notre Dame has some solid depth though is at the strong side…
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Daelin Hayes: 2017 Notre Dame Football Breakout Stars
For Notre Dame to rebound from last year’s 4-8 campaign this fall, the Fighting Irish are going to need a lot of players to step up and become breakout stars…
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What Can Notre Dame Football Expect from Shaun Crawford?
Anyone who has followed me knows the soft spot I have for Crawford as a player and how excited/exasperated I’ve been at the various points of his promising/unfortunate Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Football Post Spring Analysis: Linebackers Lead The Way
I really like to do rankings when evaluating a team. It helps me get a read on the type of team I’m going to be watching in the fall. Where…
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Mike Elko Won’t Rebuild Notre Dame Defense in a Day, or a Spring
The rebuilding of Notre Dame Stadium is nearing completion with the brand new jumbotron getting closer to lighting up with beautifully stunning replays every day. It’s been a nearly three…
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Notre Dame’s Big Buck Hunters: Tevon Coney vs. Greer Martini
Notre Dame’s defensive transformation is about to kick into full gear when the Irish return to practice on Wednesday after a twelve day layoff between practices two and three in…
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Nick Watkins Return A Huge Boost for Notre Dame Secondary
Notre Dame senior cornerback Nick Watkins was ready to step into the starting line up last year after a trial by fire in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio…
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What To Watch For On Defense: Notre Dame Football Spring ’17
I lectured on about how much I love spring practice in part 1 of this series, so check that out if you’re like me and you can’t get enough of…
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8 Notre Dame Defenders to Watch in Mike Elko’s Defense
Mike Elko is still settling in as the new defensive coordinator at Notre Dame, but it’s not too soon to start thinking about players who will benefit the most from…
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What Does Mike Elko Have to Work With on Notre Dame DL?
New Notre Dame defensive coordinator Mike Elko has his work cut out for him with the Irish defense but nowhere is that more apparent than the defensive line. Despite featuring…
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Debunking Notre Dame’s Lack of Defensive Talent
Amid the fury of posts over the last few weeks voicing angst over now former Notre Dame defensive coordinator, one of the common tunes heard on Notre Dame message boards…
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Brian Kelly’s Defense of Defensive Staff Getting Offensive
Following Notre Dame’s latest loss – an embarrassing home loss to Duke – head coach Brian Kelly was quick to point the finger at everyone except those that deserved it…
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5 Defensive Players Notre Dame Needs to Step Up
After the offensive explosion from Texas in week one, the Notre Dame defense looked like it could be a train wreck this year. Last week the Irish returned to their…
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Frosh DE Daelin Hayes In Line for Prominent Role?
Notre Dame is in desperate need of a pass rusher along its rebuilt defensive line. It sounds like the Irish might be ready to look to true freshman Daelin Hayes…
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Notre Dame’s Defensive Line A Strength in ’16?
Notre Dame is replacing a pair of two year starters along a defensive line that wasn’t exactly a strength in 2015. Despite that attrition the Notre Dame defensive line could…
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