Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News According to Football Scoop, Notre Dame will be announcing the 9-figure new football facility near the Gug and AIC including "an all-new cafeteria, nutrition center, coaches' offices, team meeting spaces, media space and an enhanced weight room, among other amenities." Recently promoted [...]
With the NFL Draft just around the corner we've profiled the prospects we believe have a great to decent shot of hearing their name called in Detroit. Today, we talk about the remaining players coming out of Notre Dame who might find it a bit more difficult as professionals. QB Sam Hartman 6-1 1/4, 212 [...]
Our #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (8-1, 2-0 ACC) defeated the #8 Cornell Big Red (7-4, 3-1 Ivy), in an 18-17 shootout in front of over 7000 fans on Long Island. A Ben Ramsey goal with 6 seconds remaining sealed the result for the Irish. The Plot Cornell got on the board on [...]
The 93rd edition of the Blue-Gold Game kicks off this Saturday from inside Notre Dame Stadium. As has been the case in recent years the game will be streamed live on Peacock which costs $5.99 per month and remains pretty good value these days, although that does come with ads. Remember, they will be filming [...]
We are breaking down the Notre Dame prospects hoping to hear their names called in the upcoming NFL Draft being held in Detroit from April 25th through the 27th. Today, we look at an athletic linebacker that dealt with an up and down career for the Irish. SPECS Name: Marist Liufau Hometown: Kalihi, Hawaii Position: [...]
In this fourth part analysis of Mike Denbrock’s offense, I will describe the vertical stem plays: (4) Verticals, All Curl/Spacing and HOSS (Hitch-Outside Slot-Seam). In part 1, I described an overview of Denbrock’s offense. In part 2, I discussed the Yards-After-Catch (YAC) generating plays of Shallow, Drive and Dagger. In part 3, I analyzed the [...]
We are breaking down the Notre Dame prospects hoping to hear their names called in the upcoming NFL Draft being held in Detroit from April 25th through the 27th. Today, we look at a young lineman who left South Bend early to bet on himself in the pro ranks. SPECS Name: Blake Fisher Hometown: Avon, [...]
Notre Dame held spring practice no. 11 on Saturday in South Bend as we approach the Blue-Gold Game this upcoming Saturday, April 20th. What a treat, the media were in attendance for the entire Jersey Scrimmage™ to see who would win the right to wear blue jerseys during fall practice. Spoiler alert, it would be [...]
Our #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (7-1, 2-0 ACC) extending their win streak over Duke to five games in a 15-12 win. We'll remember the game for the Pat Kavanagh 7-point message in the battle of Tewaaraton finalists. The Irish look to keep their momentum going today Sunday against #8 Cornell (7-3) in [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News The upcoming NCAA Division I Council is expected to pass emergency legislation allowing unlimited transfers (and removal of sitting out a year) if athletes meet specific academic requirements, although transferring in-season will be blocked. According to president Charlie Baker, the NCAA is [...]
We are breaking down the Notre Dame prospects hoping to hear their names called in the upcoming NFL Draft being held in Detroit from April 25th through the 27th. Today, we look at a big running back hoping to shoot up the draft boards this spring. SPECS Name: Audric Estime Hometown: Nyack, New York Position: [...]
We are breaking down the Notre Dame prospects hoping to hear their names called in the upcoming NFL Draft being held in Detroit from April 25th through the 27th. Today, we look at one of the most promising Irish pro prospects in many years. SPECS Name: Joe Alt Hometown: North Oaks, Minnesota Position: OT Height: [...]
We are breaking down the Notre Dame prospects hoping to hear their names called in the upcoming NFL Draft being held in Detroit from April 25th through the 27th. Today, we look at one of the top tacklers in Fighting Irish history. SPECS Name: JD Bertrand Hometown: Alpharetta, Georgia Position: LB Height: 6-0 7/10 (per [...]
In this third part article previewing Mike Denbrock’s offense, I will describe the two main “flood” zone-killing plays: Sail and Cross. These are basically either a weak side or strong side stress of the defense. These plays seek to overload the defense with too many receivers near the same zones in order to create a [...]
It's been a while since we provided a scholarship update for Fighting Irish football and as the weeks pass plenty of things keep evolving and changing in college football recruiting. Sometimes it's hard to keep up. Just 7 years after the December early signing period was created (and will now be moved up to the [...]
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