George Atkinson News & Notes
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News
George Atkinson Making Impact for Raiders
George Atkinson III has spent the last two seasons on and off the Oakland Raiders practice squad after leaving Notre Dame following his junior season. The former Notre Dame running…
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News
Injuries, Martin’s Rise Highlight 2014 Notre Dame Rookies
Despite a disappointing 2013 season, Notre Dame saw its roster from a season ago produce 8 NFL Draft picks in the 2014 NFL Draft including five picks within the first…
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NFL & 5th Year Decisions
George Atkinson Heading to NFL
Stephon Tuitt isn’t the only Notre Dame junior to forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft. On Wednesday reports surfaced that running back George Atkinson was also…
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Matchups
Notre Dame @ Michigan ’13 – Key Matchups
Notre Dame enters the second week of the season poised to endure one of the most instrumental games of its season versus Michigan. The College Gameday crew will be present…
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Running Backs
#10 George Atkinson – 2013 Top 25 Notre Dame Football Players
We’ve finally reached the top 10 in our countdown of the top 25 players on the 2013 Notre Dame football roster with one of the tougher players to project –…
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Running Backs
Notre Dame Running Back Rotation Still Unsettled
Brian Kelly and the Irish opened camp early last week, and he took the time to address an off-seasons worth of questions during his initial press conference just a few…
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Captains
Replacing Notre Dame’s Offensive Leadership
Notre Dame’s offense didn’t gain the national attention its defense did during last season’s 12-1 campaign but was instrumental in returning the Irish to relevance in the national championship picture. …
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Analysis
Notre Dame Fans, The Tide Has Turned
Notre Dame starting quarterback Everett Golson stood in the pocket, ball in hand, and examined his options.
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Analysis
Post Spring ’13 – Rating Notre Dame’s Position Units
With spring practice now behind us, we will rate the units according to a four tier rating system: BCS Game Caliber, New Year’s Day Bowl Caliber, Bowl Game Caliber, Stay Home. While last…
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Running Backs
Breaking Down Notre Dame’s 2013 Running Backs
As the Irish head into 2013 with a focus on returning to the national title game, they have a lot of key returning pieces that played a large part in…
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Running Backs
Notre Dame Has Questions in Backfield for ’13
Notre Dame marched its way to a 12-1 season and birth in the national championship game on stout defense and a strong running game. The key to the strength of…
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5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
5 Things I Liked: Miami ’12
There was a whole lot to like in Notre Dame’s complete and thorough beating of Miami on Saturday night, but here are five things that stood out to me in…
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Notre Dame Game Previews & Predictions
Irish Keys to Victory – Purdue ’12
Here’s a look at what Notre Dame has to do this weekend in order to leave Notre Dame Stadium with a 2-0 record for the first time since 2008. Go…
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Analysis
The Indispensables – 2012 Edition
For the third year in a row, I am rolling out my yearly list of the 10 most indispensable players on the Notre Dame roster for the upcoming season – a list…
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Analysis
8 Could Breakout for Notre Dame in ’12
Often times the difference between a good year and a great year for a team is the number of players who come out of nowhere and become star players. Every…
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Practice Videos
Spring ’12 – Day 4 Video Highlights the Slot
Notre Dame posted another practice video after Day 4 of spring practice this year focusing on the hybrid slot wide receiver/running back position the Irish staff created this off-season. We…
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Coach Interviews
Brian Kelly Recaps Day 3 of Spring Football ’12
Brian Kelly briefly addressed the media after day 3 of spring practice 2012 – the first in which the Irish could be in full pads. We have some notes from…
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Notre Dame Wide Receivers
Notre Dame Suddenly Has A Surplus of Options
Brian Kelly decided to combine the coaching responsibilities for running backs and slot wide receivers in 2012 because he envisions a combined role for his backs and slot receivers moving…
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8 Impact Freshman for 2011
We’re still over a month away from the start of fall camp, but with freshman reporting to Notre Dame in the near future, it’s a good time to start looking…
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Class of ’11 Cliff’s Notes Edition – Offense
Baring any last minute changes, Notre Dame will sign seven offensive players in this year’s class. Here’s a quick run down of each along with a look at the lone…
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