Offense
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Miles Boykin: From Afterthought to Notre Dame’s #1 Wide Receiver
The Notre Dame passing game took a back seat in 2018, largely due to the presence of Josh Adams at running back and the need to integrate first year starting…
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Jafar Armstrong: Notre Dame Football’s Next CJ Prosise?
When Notre Dame’s running back depth chart was decimated by dismissals and early departures for the NFL, the Notre Dame coaching staff had to look to its current roster for…
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How Much Will Phil Jurkovec Play for Notre Dame in 2018?
When the new redshirt rule was announced for the 2018 season, one thing became immediately clear for Notre Dame football. Freshman quarterback Phil Jurkovec will play for Notre Dame this…
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Can Brandon Wimbush Lead Notre Dame to the Playoffs?
The quarterback position may be the most scrutinized position in all of sports – especially at a place like Notre Dame. Last year, Brandon Wimbush showed sparks of greatness on…
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Who Will Lead Notre Dame in Receiving in 2018?
With so many returning starters for Notre Dame in 2018 there aren’t as many huge, looming questions as there are some seasons, but there is still plenty of intrigue surrounding…
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Brian Kelly’s All-Time Notre Dame Team: Offense
There was a lot of talk around NFL draft time about the number of first round picks out of Notre Dame during the Kelly era. I even mentioned it in…
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Mystery, Intrigue Surround Running Back for Notre Dame
When Josh Adams made his decision to leave Notre Dame early for the NFL, the Irish depth chart looked well equipped to handle the early departure. Things haven’t gone quite…
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Will Notre Dame’s Tight Ends Fulfill Their Promise?
The tight end position has been one of immense potential since the arrival of Alize Mack in 2015. He was a prized recruit, one of the jewels of his class,…
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Will Avery Davis, Jafar Armstrong Give Notre Dame Options?
The annual Blue and Gold game tends to produce some spring all-stars every year who never end up parlaying their spring performances into fall production so it’s never a great…
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Notre Dame Is Building Something At Receiver
The Notre Dame football team was not very good through the air in 2017. A lot of that had to do with the inconsistent play of the quarterbacks, although the…
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Jafar Armstrong Part of Running Back Depth Answer for Notre Dame
With just three scholarship running backs on the roster for spring practice and just one more arriving in the summer, it was inevitable that someone would move to running back…
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Brandon Wimbush Worked with QB Guru, Will It Work?
The single biggest question mark for Notre Dame headed into the 2018 is at quarterback once again. Brandon Wimbush’s wild inconsistency and eventual bowl game benching, combined with Ian Book’s…
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Notre Dame Spring Football ’18: 5 Questions on Offense
With National Signing Day come and gone and the NFL Playoffs over, the next bit of football we have to look forward to is spring football. And, stop me if…
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Brace Yourselves, Another Notre Dame Quarterback Competition is Coming
Brian Kelly was noncommittal about the quarterback position at Notre Dame heading into next season on Monday after the Irish called in Ian Book in relief of Brandon Wimbush, but…
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Fixing Brandon Wimbush The Player Key For Notre Dame In The Citrus Bowl
Brandon Wimbush and his passing ability is the hot topic for coaches and players heading into the Citrus Bowl on New Years Day. Everyone wants to know how his mechanics…
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Breaking Down Notre Dame’s Depleted Receiving Corps for Citrus Bowl
The Notre Dame passing attack wasn’t exactly striking fear into the hearts of opponents this year. The Irish will now bring that passing game into the Citrus Bowl minus two…
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Claypool And Stepherson Take The Notre Dame Offense To Another Level
Following Notre Dame’s 49-14 destruction of then (and current) ranked #11 USC, Colin Cowherd decided to say something he thought was smart, but in fact was not. I’m going to…
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Brandon Wimbush, Notre Dame Offense Inching Towards Being Unstoppable
The 2017 Notre Dame offense has been as dominant as any Notre Dame offense we’ve seen in many years. Powered by one of the nation’s best offensive lines, the Irish…
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Notre Dame’s Josh Adams Running Towards Head of Heisman Pack
Notre Dame running back Josh Adams wasn’t on anyone’s Heisman radar really when the season started. Even after ripping off a couple of big games early in the season, he…
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What Is Wrong With The Notre Dame Passing Attack?
A disclaimer right off the top: I’m not some kind of quarterback guru. Never played it, never coached it, and I’ve got a terrible arm. So this piece isn’t going…
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Will the Notre Dame Offensive Line Be Elite in 2017?
While the entire Notre Dame football team is looking for redemption after last season’s miserable 4-8 campaign, the Irish offensive line is an area that’s likely even more focused on…
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Notre Dame QB Brandon Wimbush Ready to Star
Following a 4-8 season that saw Notre Dame use a dual-quarterback system that proved to be ineffective, head coach Brian Kelly and new offensive coordinator Chip Long are focused in…
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Notre Dame Football’s Backfield is LOADED in 2017
For all of the consternation over Brian Kelly’s preference for a passing game, Notre Dame has actually had a few years under his tenure where the Irish were a bonafide…
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2017 Notre Dame Football Better Or Worse: Offensive Line
We continue our preseason series comparing units from the previous season with the offensive line. Last week I looked at the quarterbacks and skill position units. If you read those…
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Notre Dame Football 2017 Better Or Worse: The Skill Positions
We continue our preseason roster breakdown as we head toward the season opener September 2nd against Temple. Last week I looked at quarterback where I made the, apparently, audacious claim…
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