Offense
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Desmond Howard: Deshone Kizer ‘One of Best QBs in College Football’
Count notorious Notre Dame hater Desmond Howard among those on the Deshone Kizer hype train that is barreling full steam ahead this week on the heels of his six touchdown…
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Brian Kelly ‘Concerned’ with Notre Dame Wide Receivers
We all knew that there would be some bumps in the road for the Notre Dame wide receivers in 2016. The Irish are replacing all three of their 2015 starters and…
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Notre Dame Will Play Both Quarterbacks at Texas
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has made a decision on the quarterback position – sort of. Kelly announced on Wednesday that Notre Dame will in fact play both Malik…
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Tommy Kraemer ‘Light Years’ Ahead of Any Frosh OL Under Kelly
Daelin Hayes was not the only freshman to receive some praise from Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly this weekend. True freshman Tommy Kraemer was described as being “light…
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Notre Dame’s Freshmen WR Can Force Way on Field in ’16
The Notre Dame wide receiving corps will be completely overhauled the next time Irish fans get a glimpse of Brian Kelly’s offense. Notre Dame is replacing a trio of starters…
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Notre Dame Football’s 2016 Offense: Youth and Potential
There is no doubt that in 2015 Notre Dame had an experienced roster that had the potential to make a playoff run. If it wasn’t for countless injuries, they would…
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Notre Dame Tight Ends 2016: Better/Worse?
Our position by position analysis of the 2016 Notre Dame football roster continues today with one of the more disappointing positions from the 2015 season – tight end. Despite the…
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Notre Dame Wide Receivers 2016: Better/Worse
Notre Dame lost its top four wide receivers including one its all-time greats this off-season. Will Fuller is getting ready for training camp with the Houston Texans. Chris Brown is…
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Notre Dame Running Backs 2016: Better/Worse
Notre Dame lost a 1,000 yard rush to the 3rd round of the NFL, but the Irish stable of running backs is stronger, deeper, and more experienced in 2016.
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Notre Dame Quarterbacks 2016: Better/Worse
Kicking off a new series of posts we’ll be rolling out over the next few weeks today. Normally we do a standard “depth chart analysis” type review of each position…
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PFF Ranks Notre Dame #1 Offensive Line in Nation
Notre Dame lost three starters from its 2015 offensive to the draft and early graduation, but ProFootballFocus still has the Irish offensive line ranked as the best in the country heading…
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Corey Robinson The Player Too Often Overlooked
Last week, Corey Robinson announced his decision to retire from football due to an accumulation of concussions and will take up a student assistant role within the football program. Generally…
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Notre Dame Football’s 11 Best: Offense
The idea of playing the best 11 guys you have on either side of the ball would seem to be conventional and a matter of common sense. Of course every…
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Kevin Stepherson Lives Up to Hype in Blue Gold Game
One of the hottest names during Notre Dame’s 2016 Spring Football was early enrollee wide receiver Kevin Stepherson. From Brian Kelly raving about his hands to teammates offering up kudos…
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Torii Hunter Jr. Becoming Weapon for Notre Dame
Wide receivers coach Mike Denbrock has a tough task in front of him this spring. Replacing three starters is never ideal, but how do you replace three wide receivers that…
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Top 5 Notre Dame Spring Practice Storylines: Offense
The days are getting longer and the flowers are starting to bloom, which of course signals the start of spring football for the 2016 Notre Dame football team. If you…
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Notre Dame Spring Preview: The New Faces at Wide Receiver
As winter continues to make way for spring – Daylight Savings is a few short days away for those living in sun-deprived areas like me – Notre Dame’s spring practice…
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How Notre Dame Will Replace Steve Elmer
Notre Dame already had to replace two stalwarts on the offensive line heading into the 2016 season. The decision by Steve Elmer to end his career early and pursue his political…
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The Notre Dame Quarterback Battle: 2016 Edition
As I stood cheering on my Fighting Irish at their night opener against Texas, I had high aspirations not only for the team in 2016 but especially for our young,…
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Can Deshone Kizer Pull a Troy Smith on Ohio State?
When Notre Dame and Ohio State last met in the Fiesta Bowl 10 years ago, the Irish brought an experienced quarterback who many figured to be the pre-season favorite for…
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Chris Brown, Notre Dame’s Under-Appreciated Leader
He’s not one of the four captains for the 2015 Fighting Irish. He doesn’t lead Notre Dame in any statistical category. He might not be drafted in May despite running…
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Will Fuller, An Example of Speed Trumping Scheme
Football can be an extremely complicated sport... unless you have Will Fuller's speed, then it becomes quite a bit easier.
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Josh Adams, Notre Dame’s Latest Next Man In
When CJ Prosise went down with an injury last weekend, all freshman Josh Adams did was step in and nearly break a Notre Dame freshman record.
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Notre Dame’s Dominant OL: By the Numbers
Down 7-0 to rival USC after they drove the length of the field on their first series, the Notre Dame offense needed to answer. In prior years, you could expect…
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Deshone Kizer Continues to Grow as Notre Dame’s QB
There's a laundry list of reasons why Notre Dame lost to Clemson this past weekend. The play of redshirt freshman quarterback Deshone Kizer isn't one of them.
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