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Notre Dame Coaching Changes

February 6, 2021
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Notre Dame Football’s Jeff Quinn Named One of Nation’s Top Recruiters

With the class of 2021 officially in the books for every program in the nation, Rivals released their yearly list of the top recruiters in the country. One Notre Dame…
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January 8, 2021
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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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December 14, 2020
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Notre Dame DC Clark Lea Expected to be Named Vandy HC, Finish Out Season

When you are the architect of the defense that shut down three of the most explosive running backs in the country this year on a 10-0 team that looks like…
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December 9, 2020
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Notre Dame’s Clark Lea Likely To Get Attention from More than Vanderbilt

The 2020 season has been the ultimate introduction of Notre Dame’s stars to the rest of the country. Ian Book is being recognized as a winner after criticism all last…
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November 30, 2020
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Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly Was Right, Everyone Else Was Wrong

Following the disaster that was the 2016 season, Brian Kelly has had to make a lot of bets. Beyond how awful that season was, even if the record was flipped…
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September 17, 2020
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Notre Dame Was Wise to Extend Brian Kelly Now

Tucked into the broadcast of Notre Dame’s week one victory over Duke was the announcement that Notre Dame extended Brian Kelly’s contract through 2024. It was a rather unceremonious announcement…
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May 19, 2020
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Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly Ranked One of Best CFB Hires in Last 25 Years

Brian Kelly is a polarizing figure among the Notre Dame fan base. Some love him for taking Notre Dame out of the doldrums of twenty years of mediocrity. Others can’t…
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March 6, 2020
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Don’t Tell Brian Kelly the Notre Dame Offensive Line Needs to Improve

Brian Kelly talked to the media yesterday after the first day of spring football for 2020 about a variety of topics, but one of the few times an otherwise jovial…
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February 17, 2020
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Notre Dame Football 2020 Coaching Staff

With the recent (soon to be official) additions of John McNulty and Mike Mickens, Notre Dame’s 2020 Coaching Staff is finally complete. After a year as an offensive analyst and…
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February 8, 2020
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Notre Dame Reportedly Set to Name John McNulty New TE Coach

Notre Dame still has not officially rounded out its 2020 coaching staff following the departures of Chip Long and Todd Lyght, but they have reportedly taken a step towards filling…
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January 15, 2020
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Quenton Nelson Endorses Tommy Rees as Notre Dame’s New OC

The Notre Dame fan base has mixed feelings on Tommy Rees being named offensive coordinator for the Fighting, and that shouldn’t surprise anyone. Rees was the most polarizing player in…
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January 15, 2020
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Brian Kelly Gives The Keys To Notre Dame’s Offense to Tommy Rees, Again

Find you a boss who believes in you the way Brian Kelly believes in Tommy Rees. Kelly has consistently turned to Rees in times of need; when things were falling…
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December 31, 2019
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Bears Firing Harry Hiestand Should Impact Notre Dame’s OC Search

If Notre Dame is truly conducting a search for an offensive coordinator and hasn’t already settled on Tommy Rees as the successor to Chip Long, the Bears’ decision to part…
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December 26, 2019
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Tommy Rees Has Already Called Games For Notre Dame And He Was Pretty Good

Current quarterbacks coach and former Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees has been rumored to be the leading candidate to be his alma mater’s new offensive coordinator. The main push back…
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December 11, 2019
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What The Departure of Chip Long Means for Notre Dame in Short Term

Today, what many speculated might happen this off-season happened. Chip Long will not be Notre Dame’s offensive coordinator in 2020. The twist to the plat, however, was that Notre Dame…
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October 2, 2019
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Notre Dame Football: Revisiting the Pain of the Brian VanGorder Experience

You know how when you want closure from something traumatic, and the final step in moving on is reliving and laughing about it? Well, this is what I hope to…
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March 9, 2019
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Matt Balis Is Taking The Notre Dame Football Strength Program Viral

When was the last time the Notre Dame football program destroyed the combine? Not just had a guy do well in a particular drill, a la Will Fuller in the…
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January 27, 2019
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Notre Dame Makes Great RB Coach Hire with Lance Taylor

Notre Dame has been in the market for a new running backs coach since Autry Denson accepted the position as head coach of Charleston Southern earlier this month. Their search…
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January 13, 2019
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Rumors Swirl Around Notre Dame OC Chip Long & Alabama

It wouldn’t be the off-season without some rumors flying around about changes to the Notre Dame coaching staff. Late Saturday night reports broke that Notre Dame OC Chip Long was…
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December 27, 2018
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Notre Dame Coordinators Lea And Long Ready To Seize Their Playoff Moment

The favorite sports pundit thing to do when talking about Notre Dame on the big stage is to the reference the 2013 Orange Bowl against Alabama. It’s the only thing…
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December 9, 2018
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Brian Kelly Expects Notre Dame to Have Staff Continuity as of Today

The college football coaching carousel has already begun this season for programs around the country. Many who had disappointing seasons have already begun their searches. In some cases, some have…
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June 20, 2018
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2018 Notre Dame Coaching Staff

Notre Dame’s coaching staff same some turnover during the 2018 off-season with Mike Elko leaving Notre Dame for a big pay day in a lateral move after just one year. …
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January 8, 2018
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Notre Dame Justified In Ending Their Pursuit Of Mike Elko

The man said yes. Upon hearing the news former defensive coordinator Mike Elko was on his way to Texas A&M for the same position, the initial reaction for many, myself…
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January 4, 2018
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Gut Punch: Notre Dame Loses DC Mike Elko to Texas A&M

After years of defensive futility Notre Dame finally had direction on defense under the coordination of MIke Elko. That direction came to an abrupt halt on Thursday as news broke…
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December 27, 2017
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Texas A&M Made a Run at Mike Elko, It Reportedly Failed

There had been some rumblings that Texas A&M was trying to make a run at Notre Dame defensive coordinator Mike Elko for the open DC position on Jimbo Fisher’s first…
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