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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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First Look at the 2021 Notre Dame Football Schedule
After an unprecedented 2020 college football season, where Notre Dame joined the ACC as a full-time member, the Fighting Irish will return to their independent schedule this fall. The 2021…
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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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MTA’s Return Gives Notre Dame More Flexibility on DL in 2021
Notre Dame hasn’t had the best of luck with NFL decisions this off-season, but they got some good, albeit expected, news over the weekend when Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa announced he was…
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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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Recapping All of Notre Dame Football’s Roster Movement Since Rose Bowl
Since the last seconds ticked off the clock of the Rose Bowl, Notre Dame’s roster has seen a lot of movement between NFL decisions and transfers in and out of…
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Notre Dame Makes Statement Hiring Marcus Freeman Under LSU’s Nose
For Notre Dame to take the next step in becoming an elite program, we know that the Irish have to start winning more recruiting battles with elite programs. On Friday…
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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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