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Notre Dame Football 2017 Spring Game: What We Learned
Well, what did you think? Notre Dame fans got their first extended look at the revamped 2017 football team yesterday with the playing of the annual Blue-Gold game in the…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: Revisiting Brandon Wimbush
The University of Notre Dame football team is going to have a new starting quarterback in 2017 and, somewhat incredibly, that is something of a back ground story. Sure, people…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17 Notes: Boykin & Jones Rising
Brian Kelly held a press conference today, a couple of days after he either “assassinated the character” of his former quarterback, DeShone Kizer (according to former player Bert Berry), or…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: Irish Receivers Look To Take Next Step In 2017
There were many culprits on the Notre Dame offense in 2016 that led to a dismal 4-8 record and the ouster of three offensive coaches, including offense coordinator Mike Denbrock.…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: How Chip Long Can Maximize The Running Back Talent
If you are a connoisseur of Notre Dame information and practice updates like me, you have noticed the excitement level around the their three top running backs–Josh Adams, Dexter Williams,…
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Defense Dominates Notre Dame Football Spring Position Battles
When Brian Kelly met with the media on Friday he gave some updates on the positions where he is seeing the most competition this spring. Not surprisingly, most of those…
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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 WR Chase Claypool Primed For Stardom
On February 25th I wrote in a column for this site that Chase Claypool was going to turn into a star this season like Jeff Samardzija in 2005 (I also…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: Players Trending Up
Notre Dame returned to the practice field for Spring Football 2017 last week and with multiple practices including one open to the media, there hasn’t been a shortage of practice…
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Brandon Wimbush Wants to Earn Notre Dame Starting Quarterback Spot
Friday we shared a great WatchND video featuring new defensive coordinator MIke Elko and senior captain Drue Tranquill interviewing each other. This weekend the WatchND crew outdid themselves with a…
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Notre Dame Football Spring ’17: Not All Sunshine And Rainbows
I think we all have that friend who likes to call himself the “realist” who loves to boast of his ability to “tell it like it is.” He’s always there…
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Will Brandon Wimbush’s Work with Whitfield Pay Off? Why it Matters
Notre Dame students returned to campus from Spring Break 2017 earlier this week and the football team returns to the practice field on Wednesday. Starting quarterback Brandon Wimbush didn’t spend…
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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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Spring Football ’17: Gauging The Talent On The Notre Dame Roster
Most of the discussion during the offseason regarding the Notre Dame football team revolves around Brian Kelly’s renaissance, his yoga schedule, the new coaching hires, and the miracle that is…
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Is Kevin Stepherson Notre Dame’s Next Will Fuller?
In 2014 then sophomore Will Fuller took a meteoric leap for Notre Dame and became a dynamic, big play, down-the-field wide receiver for the Irish seemingly overnight between his freshman…
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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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10 Redshirts to Watch During Notre Dame Spring Practice ’17
Spring football has officially started at Notre Dame. Brian Kelly got things rolling yesterday with his kick-off presser and today the Irish held their first official spring practice as they look…
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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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What to Watch For on Offense: Notre Dame Football Spring ’17
Notre Dame Football 2017 kicks off on Wednesday with the opening of spring practice and the start of a new era for Brian Kelly’s football team. New coaches, new quarterback,…
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8 Notre Dame Players Needing to Crush Spring Ball
With the rapid pace at which Notre Dame football news has been occurring, it’s been a bit overlooked that spring football is just over a week away. Finally, Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Football Spring Primer: New Names Take The Stage
There are many occasions where spring football is very much a non-story. Practices are rudimentary, we generally make big predictions about the spring narrative–consider that Corey Holmes and Jay Hayes…
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The State of Notre Dame Football: Q&A with Blue & Gold Illustrated
With Signing Day all wrapped up and weeks until spring football, we’ve hit one of the dreaded lull periods on the football calendar. This year, however, there has been so…
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Notre Dame Football Needs To Stop Playing Catch Up
Upon reflection following his Notre Dame career, head coach Lou Holtz surmised that his biggest mistake as the Fighting Irish head coach was complacency. Following the teams success in 1988…
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Notre Dame Must Unleash Dexter Williams in 2017
The struggles of the Notre Dame offense were at times exaggerated in 2016. The Irish offense, for all of the criticism it received, still averaged 30.9 points a game in…
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Notre Dame Can Restore Tight End U Moniker in ’17
Notre Dame had one hell of a run of tight ends from 2005-2014 with six consecutive starting tight ends getting drafted. Five of of the six were even second round…
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