It's that time of year where we open ourselves up to scrutiny and we encourage our readers to do the same. We're laying down our 2016 Notre Dame football predictions. Michael (12-1, Orange Bowl win): The Irish put together a very strong campaign in 2016 but are left out of the playoffs primarily due to [...]
Today we travel back to the late autumn of 1992, the scene, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Our protagonists the Fighting Irish come in 8-1-1 with a frustrating tie to Michigan and a home loss to the best Stanford team in half a century. The antagonists Southern Cal come in 6-2-1 with losses to UCLA and [...]
Notre Dame's first game is just under two weeks away and fall camp just concluded. Since our last practice report on August 17th some stuff has happened to the roster. Namely, 6 players were arrested this past Friday night, one senior has been kicked off the team, another player indefinitely suspended, and the punishment for [...]
I'm sure you've heard the news by this point--not one, but two, separate incidents last night led to the arrest of 6 total Notre Dame football players. The first and more devastating arrests occurred as senior Max Redfield, redshirt freshman Ashton White, sophomore Dexter Williams, sophomore Te'von Coney, and freshman Kevin Stepherson were stopped in [...]
This is a big year for preserving redshirts at Notre Dame. Due to the injuries suffered in the 2014-15 seasons we have seen the amount of redshirts saved go down in recent years from 58.3% in 2013, to 54.1% in 2014, and 52.1% last season. The Irish were able to get some of that eligibility [...]
Wednesday afternoon was Media Day for the Notre Dame football and as I'm sure you've heard by now head coach Brian Kelly stated that both DeShone Kizer and Malik Zaire will play in the opener on the road at Texas. Will they rotate each series? Will there be specific packages for each? What will happen [...]
Whether it's the mixing of academics, athletics, recruiting, evolving conferences, high-profile administrators, or over 100 years of debauched history we know college football affords fans plenty of opportunity to act with incredulity and abrasive resolve. The internet has only magnified this game's melting pot of dumb. Notre Dame has cultivated a massive following in this regard. [...]
I was recently perusing the Reddit college football page when I stumbled across some quality trash talk by a Penn State fan who was rubbing it in the face of Pitt with another in-state verbal for the Nittany Lions. That commitment came from the No. 101 offensive tackle and No. 1,057 Composite player in the [...]
Saturday morning the Fighting Irish finished their 9th practice of fall camp and will be back on the field in the evening for yet another two-a-day workout. This will be the last practice report for roughly a week but Media Day is coming up on Wednesday. Now, for the info from practice No. 9... QUARTERBACK [...]
Notre Dame was back on campus for the 6th practice of fall camp Thursday morning after spending 5 days at Culver Academies an hour south of South Bend. The media was allowed to view the entire workout today and will also be present for Saturday's morning practice. Let's get to the good stuff. QUARTERBACK We're [...]
Identifying the sneaky good non-conference college football games with upset potential, high entertainment value, or intriguing story lines. Jacksonville State at LSU This is the fourth post in this series and for the second time I'm profiling a FCS opponent taking on a Power 5 opponent. There's no denying that sentiment is growing for LSU as [...]
The USA Today Coaches Poll came out last week with the Fighting Irish checking in at #9 which is the highest start for the program since Brian Kelly arrived in 2010. I was looking over the list of top teams and immediately a couple things popped into my head. One, there are a lot of [...]
Notre Dame took to the Culver Academies field Saturday afternoon to kickoff the start of fall camp. Let's break down what happened during the full two-hour open practice. QUARTERBACK There weren't any fireworks to report for quarterback where DeShone Kizer took most 1st-team reps. If the competition progresses like it did in the spring we [...]
Brian Kelly met with the media this morning to officially kick off the opening of fall camp. Let's not waste any time and get to the updates. Right off the bat, Kelly mentioned he's looking for four things this year. One, the team needs to do ordinary things really well, take care of the football, [...]
I've talked about the quarterbacks and offense as a whole in these fall camp previews. Today, it's time to discuss the much more controversial defense. Skepticism abounds from all corners, a handful of major impact players are gone, but a slew of young players are ready to make their mark next to a core of [...]
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