Notre Dame Football
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Tommy Tremble’s NFL Departure Could Impact Notre Dame’s 2021 Offensive Identity
Notre Dame had an unmistakable offensive identity in 2020 – they were a run-first, ground and pound offense that employed two and three tight end sets more than almost anyone…
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Notre Dame CB Nick McCloud Headed to NFL
Notre Dame’s crazy off-season of roster movement continued on Tuesday with more transfers and another announcement of a player who could have used the NCAA’s free year of eligibility declaring…
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Notre Dame Transfer Quarterback Jack Coan Is Good At Football
There is a certain “it’s too soon” aspect to so quickly be breaking down film of a potential Ian Book replacement quarterback. After spending the better part of the last…
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Notre Dame Lands Graduate Transfer QB from Wisconsin
The Notre Dame roster movement continued on Monday with some significant news impacting the 2021 Fighting Irish. Notre Dame landed a huge graduate transfer quarterback – Jack Coan of Wisconsin…
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More Roster Movement: Two Notre Dame DBs Enter Transfer Portal
On Saturday, Notre Dame saw three offensive players enter the transfer portal. In the last 24 hours, the Irish have seen a pair of former 4-star defensive backs reportedly enter…
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Aaron Banks Headed to NFL, Notre Dame Looking at OL Rebuild
Notre Dame was holding out some hope that Aaron Banks might return for a 5th year in 2021. Those hopes were dashed on Sunday when the two-year starter announced he…
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Delayed Overreactions: Notre Dame Tried to Be Who They Are; It Wasn’t Enough
I usually post this column either right after the game or the morning after. In the immediate aftermath of Notre Dame’s 31-14 loss to Alabama, though, watching the second game…
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Roster Shuffling Begins: Trio of Notre Dame Players Enter Transfer Portal
With Notre Dame’s season officially over, the off-season roster churn has begun at Notre Dame. Saturday, we learned that at least three 2020 scholarship players for the Irish have decided…
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Report: Key Defensive Starter to Return for Notre Dame in 2021
Not much went right for Notre Dame yesterday in their Rose Bowl loss to top-ranked Alabama, but the Irish did get a bit of good news on Saturday. Irish Illustrated’s…
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Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Unable to Contain Alabama’s Explosive Offense
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish entered Friday’s Rose Bowl as heavy underdogs to the Alabama Crimson Tide and unfortunately lived down to oddsmakers expectations in a loss that ends their…
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Frankie V’s Prediction: Can Notre Dame Slay Goliath in the Rose Bowl?
Notre Dame squares off with the heavily favored Crimson Tide of Alabama today in the Rose Bowl with a berth in the National Championship on the line. The Irish are…
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Notre Dame Needs Ian Book to Take Chances Against Alabama
Conventional wisdom might suggest that for Notre Dame to upset Alabama today, the Irish need to play a spotless game, void of any turnovers and big mistakes. To do that,…
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Can Notre Dame Avoid Another 2nd Quarter Disaster in Rose Bowl?
The last time Notre Dame made it to the College Football Playoffs two years ago, the Irish kept Clemson relatively at bay in the first quarter but had their doors…
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Alabama QB Compares Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton to NFL Hall of Famer
Alabama starting quarterback Mac Jones made an interesting comparison for Notre Dame star safety Kyle Hamilton yesterday as part of the media days for the Rose Bowl. He compared Hamilton…
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It’s All About Mindset For Notre Dame Against Alabama
The nice thing about this matchup is there is no debate about the situation at hand. Against Clemson, in the rematch from their original tilt in November (which Notre Dame…
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Key Matchups in Notre Dame’s Playoff Matchup with Juggernaut Alabama
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are once again back in the national championship mix. However, their opening playoff opponent for the Rose Bowl will be the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide.…
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Notre Dame Rose Bowl Injury Update: Lenzy Finally Healthy?
Brian Kelly updated the injury status of a few players on Monday, and the most significant nugget from Kelly’s comments was that he expects speedster Braden Lenzy to be a…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: Irish face Alabama in Rose Bowl-Playoff Matchup
In a matchup of college football royalty, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. After a collapse…
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Freshmen Helped Fuel Notre Dame’s Drive to Playoffs
A lot has been said about the use of freshmen by Brian Kelly and Notre Dame – or the lack thereof. Freshmen have played a vital role in Notre Dame’s…
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Notre Dame Football: Initial Thoughts on Rose Bowl Matchup with Alabama
After a downfall in the ACC Championship Game, Brian Kelly and his team must immediately turn their attention to another dynasty, the Alabama Crimson Tide. Notre Dame will have less…
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Watch JOK, Notre Dame React to Irish LB Winning Butkus Award
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah became the third Notre Dame football player to win the Butkus Award in nine years on Monday, following in the footsteps of Manti Te’o (2012) and Jaylon Smith…
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Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah & Prince Kollie Give Notre Dame Butkus Sweep – Again
Current Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and future Notre Dame linebacker Prince Kollie gave Notre Dame a sweet of the Butkus Award on Monday. Koramoah taking home the award as…
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5 Things I Liked: Salvaging Positives in the Aftermath of Notre Dame’s Loss to Clemson
Notre Dame’s dream season came crashing back down to reality on Saturday. The previously undefeated Fighting Irish took one on the chin at the hands of Clemson in the ACC…
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Former Notre Dame Defender Trolls Ex-DC Mike Elko Over Playoff Tweet
Former Notre Dame and current Texas A&M defensive coordinator was understandably a little frustrated when the Aggies were left out of the playoffs while a team that played six games,…
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Clemson Put Notre Dame In Their Place In Rematch
The first time these two teams met in November, it was Notre Dame who set the standard of play. They scored on the first snap, they followed with another scoring…
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