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Defense

Defense 5 Defensive Players Notre Dame Needs to Step Up Frank Vitovitch · Sep 16 Notre Dame Defensive Line Frosh DE Daelin Hayes In Line for Prominent Role? Frank Vitovitch · Aug 14 Notre Dame Defensive Line Notre Dame’s Defensive Line A Strength in ’16? Frank Vitovitch · Aug 8 Notre Dame Secondary Notre Dame’s Freshmen Defensive Backs Will Play in ’16 Frank Vitovitch · Aug 6 Notre Dame Linebackers Greer Martini: Notre Dame Football’s Mr. Utility Greg Flammang · Jul 31 Defense Five Reasons To Be Optimistic About The Notre Dame Defense Greg Flammang · Jun 14 Defense Is Notre Dame moving to a 4-2-5 defense? Duranko · Jun 7 Defense Notre Dame Football’s Best 11: Defense Greg Flammang · May 31 Defense Emergence of Nyles Morgan a Must for Notre Dame Greg Flammang · Apr 18 Defense Top 5 Notre Dame Spring Practice Storylines: Defense Greg Flammang · Mar 15 Notre Dame Secondary Notre Dame Spring Preview: Restocking the Secondary Scott Janssen · Mar 14 Notre Dame Defensive Line Notre Dame Spring Preview: Where’s the Pass Rush? Scott Janssen · Feb 22 Notre Dame Defensive Line Sophomores Set to Impact ’16 Notre Dame Defense Greg Flammang · Feb 20 Defense An Early Look at Notre Dame’s 2016 Defensive Depth Michael Owens · Jan 20 Notre Dame Linebackers How Notre Dame Will Replace Jaylon Smith Frank Vitovitch · Jan 14 Defense An Expanded Defensive Role for Torii Hunter? Frank Vitovitch · Dec 30 Notre Dame Defensive Line Can Romeo Okwara Challenge Justin Tuck’s Record? Frank Vitovitch · Nov 19 Notre Dame Linebackers Joe Schmidt, Jaylon Smith Hold Key for Notre Dame D Greg Flammang · Nov 6 Defense Notre Dame A Tale of Two Defenses Scott Janssen · Oct 25 Notre Dame Defensive Line Sheldon Day Emerging as Notre Dame’s Defensive Leader Frank Vitovitch · Oct 12 Notre Dame Linebackers Jaylon Smith – Notre Dame’s Quiet Leader Bob Kollars · Sep 2 Defense 2015 Notre Dame Football Pre-Season Defensive Unit Rankings Duranko · Aug 26 Notre Dame Secondary Keivarae Russell To Work at Nickel in Spots Frank Vitovitch · Aug 21 Defense Defenders with Attitude Duranko · Jul 29 Defense Notre Dame’s Mature, Veteran Defense Duranko · Jul 19