Analysis
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Notre Dame Spring Game Observations: Offense Shows Promise, Raises Some Concern
The way I watch a spring game is to focus on individual performance rather than the performance of a unit. Touchdowns and scoring drives aren’t irrelevant, but it’s not important…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions from the ’21 Notre Dame Blue & Gold Game
It’s never good to have many overreactions from the annual Blue & Gold game – call it the Junior Jabbie effect. There are going to be players who look awesome…
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Two Notre Dame Young CBs ‘Look As Good As Anybody in the Country’
One of the most prominent question marks on the Notre Dame defense heading into the spring was the cornerback position with Nick McCloud and Shaun Crawford preparing for the NFL…
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Evaluating The Notre Dame Wide Receivers Full Of Potential, And Risk
No position group looks as good on paper as the Notre Dame wide receivers. They boast three top 100 talents, six four stars, and diverse skill sets. There is so…
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Will Drew White Be Best Player on Field for Notre Dame’s Defense?
After two great seasons as starting linebacker for the Fighting Irish, Senior Drew White is primed to have his best year this fall. With the departure of superstar and 2020…
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Notre Dame Football Spring Impressions At The Midpoint: Defense
The Notre Dame football team is a little less than halfway through spring practice, with seven practices in and another seven prior to the final scrimmage on May 1st. While…
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Notre Dame Football Impressions At The Midpoint: Offense
The Notre Dame football team is a little less than halfway through spring practice, with seven practices in and another seven prior to the final scrimmage on May 1st. While…
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Aaron Banks Would Have Been Notre Dame’s Left Tackle in ’21 Had He Returned
After the 2020 Notre Dame football season ended, it was widely speculated that had Aaron Banks returned to Notre Dame in 2021 for a 5th year, he would have slid…
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Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer Looks to Build off Huge Freshman Campaign
Notre Dame football tight end Michael Mayer wreaked havoc in his first year in South Bend. It is rare for true freshmen to have such a significant impact like Mayer…
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What’s Important To Tommy Rees’ Notre Dame Offense?
People sure do love to talk about changes to the Notre Dame offense. However warranted the call for changes are, it is pretty funny that the moment a Notre Dame…
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The Future is Bright for Notre Dame Football’s Chris Tyree
When Chris Tyree committed to Notre Dame’s 2020 recruiting class, Brian Kelly added one of the country’s most skilled players. The freshman running back made an immediate impact for the…
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’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Looks to Reload, Find Depth at Defensive End
Notre Dame is about to send a pair of defensive ends to the NFL Draft for the second year in a row – something that seemed almost unthinkable in years…
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’21 Outlook: The Season Of Kyle Hamilton At Safety for Notre Dame Football
It’s going to be a bittersweet season for the UHND blog. In all likelihood, the final Kyle Hamilton installment at safety for the Irish. We’ve been writing about him since…
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’21 Outlook: Corner A Big Question Mark For Notre Dame Football
Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at perhaps the biggest question mark on the team, cornerback! A good case could be made that wide receiver is an even bigger question,…
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Early Expectations for Notre Dame Football in 2021
After another trip to the College Football Playoffs, Head Coach Brian Kelly will look to reload with a roster full of turnover. As many players depart for the NFL, Tommy…
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’21 Outlook: Offensive Line A Wild Card For Notre Dame Football
Any time Notre Dame enters a season with an experienced offensive line, it’s like a nice warm blanket that covers everything. Yeah, there are always questions other places that need…
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’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Should Continue being Tight End U
Notre Dame football has rightfully earned the moniker of Tight End U over the last 20 years for continually producing NFL-ready tight ends. That will continue in April with the…
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’21 Outlook: Notre Dame Football Wide Receiving Room Full Of Potential, Short on Experience
Perhaps the biggest difference between Notre Dame and Alabama in their 2020 College Football Playoff matchup in the Rose Bowl was the talent difference at wide receiver. The Crimson Tide…
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Can Houston Griffith be Notre Dame Football’s Next Senior Breakthrough?
Like all programs across the country, Notre Dame has had its fair share of senior breakthroughs over the years. Players who came in with high hopes but couldn’t put it…
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’21 Outlook: Running Backs Set To Carry Notre Dame Offense Again
In an offseason full of change for the Notre Dame offense, one position that isn’t going to be seeing a ton of it is at running back. The top three…
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5 Potential Breakout Players for Notre Dame Football in 2021
Fresh off another playoff appearance, Brian Kelly and the Fighting Irish will look to replace key NFL departures and reload for a new playoff push. While assessing the future stars…
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’21 Outlook: Changing of the Guard at QB for Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame enters a pivotal off-season on the heels of their second, albeit brief, appearance in the College Football Playoffs. The Fighting Irish have a new defensive coordinator, have to…
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Notre Dame Football: Kyren Williams Took A Major Step Forward in 2020
After a slow start in South Bend during his freshman season, Kyren Williams burst on to the scene in 2020 as a steadfast running back and became a household name.…
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Four Adjustments For Notre Dame Football In 2021
With the end of the 2020 college football season comes a look toward 2021. Everyone is dropping their “way too early” top 25 rankings (which kind of implies it’s right…
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Notre Dame Football: Final Thoughts on the 2020 Season
There are over 120 division one college football teams, and the Fighting Irish were one of four programs to make the College Football Playoffs. Head Coach Brian Kelly has proved…
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