Michael Mayer News & Notes
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5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Ascending While Stanford Craters
Notre Dame finished off their second half of the season surge on Saturday night with a dominating 45-14 beatdown of rival Stanford. The Cardinal never tested the Irish, and the…
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Notre Dame Game Previews & Predictions
Frankie V’s Prediction: For Notre Dame, It Doesn’t Have to Be Close with USC
After a bye week, Notre Dame returns to action tonight to rest and recharge following a draining first half of the season. The Irish host archrival USC who comes to…
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5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
5 Things I Liked: Finding Positives from Notre Dame’s Humbling Loss to Cincinnati
Well, I guess it was only a matter of time until one of these columns became tough to write. Notre Dame was living on the edge this year, and on…
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Matchups
Key Matchups: Quarterback Intrigue; OL, Defensive Concerns for Notre Dame vs. Purdue
After a shaky 32-29 win over Toledo, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will stay on home turf to face the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday. While the Irish are 2-0 on…
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Coach Interviews
Video: Tommy Rees & Notre Dame Offensive Players Talk How Irish Offense Will Evolve in 2021
Notre Dame offensive coordinator, with a newly minted mustache, talked to the media after practice about the Irish offense through the first two weeks of camp. Later on, Irish offensive…
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Analysis
Notre Dame Continues to Dominate Tight End Recruiting
After Jack Nickel decommitted from Notre Dame, the Irish were able to pick up commitments from Eli Raridon and Holden Staes shortly after. Under Head Coach Brian Kelly, the Irish…
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Tight Ends
Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer Looks to Build off Huge Freshman Campaign
Notre Dame football tight end Michael Mayer wreaked havoc in his first year in South Bend. It is rare for true freshmen to have such a significant impact like Mayer…
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Tight Ends
’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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Analysis
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 Highlights
ACCDN’s Top 5 Plays of the 2020 Notre Dame Football Regular Season
So far, Notre Dame has thrived while playing an ACC conference schedule in 2020, and are heading into the conference championship game with an undefeated record. As they get set for their rematch against Clemson, we take a look at…
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Offense
Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh: “Make Plays!” The Theme On Offense
A very famous radio rant in Notre Dame circles is the 2006 post game sound off from Michigan radio host Mike Valenti following the Michigan State Spartans 4th quarter melt…
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Beyond the Boxscore
Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame’s Big Ben Tolls in Pittsburgh
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish got their first taste of road action Saturday and enjoyed it with a 45-3 victory over the Pitt Panthers. The victory kept them undefeated at…
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Overreactions
Immediate Overreactions as Notre Dame Wins Big, But Suffers Losses vs Pitt
Notre Dame made their first road trip of the year and will return to South Bend with an unblemished record following a 45-3 beatdown Pitt. The Irish got off to…
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Matchups
Key Matchups: Can Notre Dame Passing Game Move Ball on Pitt?
After surviving an uncomfortable home win over Louisville, the undefeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish head to Pittsburgh to face a team looking to break a three-game losing streak. The Irish…
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5 Things I Liked / Didn't Like
5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Laugher vs. South Florida
Notre Dame beat up on South Florida over the weekend to the tune of a 52-0 game that wasn’t even as close as the score indicated. Games like that are…
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Tight Ends
We Got a Glimpse of Notre Dame’s ‘Baby Gronk’ And Want More
While Notre Dame’s offense didn’t look like a well-oiled machine last weekend in the season opener against Duke, there were still plenty of positives from the Irish’s first outing in…
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Overreactions
Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Season-Opening Win Over Duke
Notre Dame played an actual game of football today. It felt almost surreal given everything that has happened since Notre Dame last played in December, but the Irish did indeed…
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Notre Dame Player Highlights
Frosh Michael Mayer, Chris Tyree Star in Most Recent Notre Dame Practice Video
Notre Dame is not hiding their freshmen in their practice videos in camp so far. Yesterday we saw Jordan Johnson score a long touchdown on a pass from Brendon Clark.…
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Notre Dame Press Conference Recaps
Brian Kelly Talks Which Notre Dame Freshmen Will Play in 2020 (Assuming There’s Season)
For at least one more day, we have some Notre Dame football to talk about. As two-fifths of the Power 5 have shut down and smaller conferences and other sports…
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Analysis
Will A Notre Dame Freshman Play Offense And Defense In 2020?
On Tuesday, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly participated in “The Fight-The Day We Fight For Our Notre Dame Family,” an online fundraiser towards Covid-19 relief efforts. Pete Byrne of…
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Notre Dame Wide Receivers
Receiving Core Biggest Question Mark for Notre Dame Football in 2020
As Chase Claypool and Cole Kmet head to the NFL Draft, the Irish will be tasked with developing the next breakout receivers. Ian Book must quickly develop chemistry with a…
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Analysis
Notre Dame Football’s Top 50 Trio Headline 2020 Recruiting Class
The main theme of the post game press conference from Brian Kelly following the loss against Clemson in the 2018 playoffs was they need more skill. He felt his Irish…
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Rankings & Stars
Notre Dame Star Offensive Recruits Make Moves in Rivals100
Notre Dame’s star offensive players in the class of 2020 made some moves in the latest update of the Rivals100. Chris Tyree, Tosh Baker, and Michael Mayer all saw significant…
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Notre Dame Football Recruiting
Notre Dame Commits Johnson, Mayer, and Tyree Are Living Up To The Hype This Summer
The last time Notre Dame signed a top 100 running back, receiver, and tight end in the same class was in 2008. That was the year #15 Michael Floyd, #29…
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