Notre Dame Football
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April 8, 20060
Eight Seasons of Uncertainty at Backup QB
(UHND.com) — Notre Dame heads into the 2006 season with the backup quarterback position up for grabs between incumbent backup David Wolke, sophomore Evan Sharpley, and incoming freshmen Demetrius Jones…
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April 8, 200606 Notre Dame Players Who Could Breakout in 2006
(UHND.com) — Every season players who have not been big contributors emerge as playmakers. Last year’s group was headlined by Jeff Samardzija’s consensus All American breakout season and if the…
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April 7, 20060
Maurice Stovall to Visit with Eagles, Seahawks Show Interest in Corey Mays
From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer… “In other news, a source close to the situation said that the Eagles would be bringing in Notre Dame wide receiver Maurice Stovall to meet with…
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April 7, 20060
Notre Dame Linebacker Battle Wide Open in 2006
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — With the Irish losing two starting linebackers and the next two linebackers limited by injuries this spring, the competition is wide open and could rage…
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April 7, 20060
Hoskins Joins Jabbie, Hedgemon in Leaving Team
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Junior to be running back Justin Hoskins suffered through a disappointing season in 2005 battling injuries and Charlie Weis’ doghouse and has now decided to…
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April 6, 20060
Notre Dame Looks for #3 Receiver to Emerge
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — With the first and second wide receiver spots locked up by Jeff Samardzija and Rhema McKnight, a group of talented, but inexperienced receivers will battle…
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March 22, 20060
Rocket Ismail, Jerome Bettis, and the Golics to Be Honorary Coaches
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Last year Charlie Weis brought in Joe Thiesman, Joe Montana, Chris Zorich, and Tim Brown to be honorary coaches for the Blue-Gold game. This year…
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March 22, 20060
Derek Landri, Rhema McKnight Headline ’06 5th Year Seniors
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Notre Dame will return eight (8) fifth year seniors for the 2006 season headlined by defensive tackle Derek Landri and wide receiver Rhema McKnight who…
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March 22, 20060
Pass Rush, Depth at OL and LB Top Weis’ Pre Spring Concerns
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Improving a sometimes invisible pass rush and developing depth at linebacker and the offensive line headlined head coach Charlie Weis’ concerns as he and his…
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March 20, 20061
How Fast Can The Irish Defense Improve? (Part II)
Going back to an earlier post and UHND blog entry of mine, I thought I’d look at some of the top defenses of 2005, but only focusing on the defenses…
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March 15, 20060
Notre Dame’s Bowl Options Announced
(UHND.com) — The bowl options for the next four years for Notre Dame were announced today by the University’s Sports Information department. Should the Irish not qualify for a BCS…
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March 15, 20060
Former Notre Dame WR David Givens Signs with Tennessee
(UHND.com) — Reports circulated Sunday that David Givens was set to resign with the Patriots, on Wednesday the fourth year receiver from Notre Dame signed with the Tennessee Titans for…
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March 12, 20060
Former Notre Dame DE Anthony Weaver Signs with Texans
(UHND.com) — Former Notre Dame star defensive end Anthony Weaver signed a free agent contract with the Houston Texans Saturday on the first day of free agency after a week…
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March 3, 20061What if? 1995 Notre Dame Season with Powlus, Mayes and … Randy Moss?
Building off of a recent B&G article on Mayes (which, though I don’t recommend B&G, I thought it was interesting), what if Randy Moss had not been an idiot and…
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February 21, 20060
How quickly can the Irish defense improve?
Defensive Benchmarks: 2005 vs. 2004 I. 2005 Top Ten Total Defense (Total Records: 88-31) vs. same team in 2004 1. Virginia Tech (11-2): 247.6 ypg – [vs. #4 Virginia Tech…
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February 2, 20060
Notre DameSeniors Leaving Will be Sorely Missed in 2006
(UHND.com) – It’s one of the harsh realities of college football. Loving one player, and just as you get attached to him, they are graduating from college, or making themselves…
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January 10, 20060
Anthony Fasano Entering 2006 NFL Draft
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) — Anthony Fasano will finish his degree with just four more credits, but the senior from New Jersey had an additional year of eligibility available to…
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January 10, 20060
Jeff Samaradzjia Notre Dame’s 79th Consensus All American
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND) — Jeff Samaradzjia can add another accolade to his impressive resume from the 2005 season after being named a consensus All American Monday. Samardzjia broke several…
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January 6, 20060
Notre Dame Finishes 2005 Season Ranked 9th, 11th
(UHND.com) — Notre Dame had its first Top 10 finish in 12 years when the final AP Poll was released earlier Thursday morning. The Irish, ranked as high as 5th,…
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January 5, 20060
Not All Doom and Gloom After Fiesta Fallout
(UHND.com) — After an amazing performance against USC, posts about Notre Dame not losing for three years were abundant. Now, a few days after a tough loss to Ohio State,…
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January 3, 20060
Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame Fiesta Bowl ’05
QuarterbackBrady Quinn found it tough going against the Ohio State defense and failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time season ending his Notre Dame record streak of…
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January 3, 20060
Fiesta Bowl Shows Much Work Left to Be Done for Notre Dame
Tempe, AZ (UHND.com) — The same defensive deficiencies that haunted the Irish over the past few years reared their ugly head Monday night in the Fiesta Bowl letting Irish fans…
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January 3, 20060
Big Plays, 3rd Down Defense Doom Notre Dame in Fiesta Bowl
Tempe, AZ (UHND.com) — Touchdown plays of 60, 56, 68, and 85 yards coupled with a 75% conversion rate on 3rd down gave Ohio State a 34-20 victory over Notre…
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January 2, 20060
Charlie Weis Named 2005 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
Tempe, AZ (UHND.com) — Charlie Weis was named the Football Writers Association of America / Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Sunday at the final pre game press conference for…
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December 8, 20050
Brady Quinn Gets Heisman Snub; Wins Sammy Baugh Award
(UHND.com) — In past years the four or five finalists for the Heisman Trophy were invited to the Downtown Athletic club, this year however just three, USC’s Reggie Bush and…
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