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2023 Football Recruiting Grades: Offensive Skill

If you haven't already, check out our full 2023 Notre Dame Recruiting Review on this class a whole. Now we will look at each of the players from this Fighting Irish class in more detail. Today, it's time to get excited for a really promising group of skill players at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, [...]

By |2023-04-04T12:50:35-04:00April 4th, 2023|Recruiting|4 Comments

NFL Draft Scouting Report: Michael Mayer

We are breaking down the Notre Dame football prospects ahead of the NFL Draft which begins on Thursday, April 27th in Kansas City, Missouri. Today we'll take a look at a record breaking tight end hoping to have his name called in the first round. SPECS Name: Michael Mayer Hometown: Independence, Kentucky Position: TE Height: [...]

By |2023-04-03T13:22:36-04:00April 3rd, 2023|Football|3 Comments

30 Updates from Notre Dame’s Fully Open Spring Practice

Notre Dame held its first and only entirely open practice of spring on Saturday morning inside the Irish Athletic Center. Although the media were allowed to watch the whole practice, only the beginning 5 periods were able to be taped. So, we're looking at the last big news dump of the spring until the Blue-Gold [...]

By |2023-04-01T20:02:47-04:00April 1st, 2023|Football|10 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: It’s Nice to Talk to a Reasonable Man

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News In case you missed it after the first spring practice, Irish football players Will Schweitzer, Justin Walters, and Ron Powlus III all medically retired while Caleb Johnson, Philip Riley, and Josh Bryan are no longer with the program. The lone full practice [...]

By |2023-03-30T21:50:04-04:00March 31st, 2023|18S Reads|22 Comments

2023 Football Recruiting Grades: Offensive Line

Notre Dame has welcomed new offensive line coach Joe Rudolph from Virginia Tech this off-season and he sets out to recruit on his own terms for 2024 and beyond. But first, we will recap the last class to sign with the retiring Harry Hiestand. If you missed our 2023 recruiting class overview, click HERE. As [...]

By |2023-03-29T12:52:42-04:00March 29th, 2023|Recruiting|1 Comment

Reviewing the Redshirts: Talking the Punter Bro

Reviewing the Redshirts is an off-season project meant to resurrect discussion about the 2022 Notre Dame freshmen who retained a year of eligibility and discuss their possible impact in 2023 and beyond. The Fighting Irish were able to redshirt 17 players this past season while 1 player medically retired (Joey Tanona) and another player has [...]

By |2023-03-28T07:44:05-04:00March 28th, 2023|Football|4 Comments

Notre Dame Football 2023 Recruiting Class Review: The Slow Fall

It's officially spring and we are finally ready to unleash our review of the 2023 Notre Dame recruiting class. This was technically the first full recruiting cycle for Marcus Freeman (although with the early signing day and general accelerated nature of recruiting these days some may argue 2024 is the real first full cycle with [...]

By |2023-03-27T11:15:07-04:00March 26th, 2023|Recruiting|26 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Going to Work on an 18th Century Battleship

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Hey, Notre Dame has a new men's basketball coach in Micah Shrewsberry who just finished up his second season at Penn State for 2022-23. Drue Tranquill has signed a 1-year deal for $5 million with the Kansas City Chiefs after spending 4 [...]

By |2023-03-23T21:18:30-04:00March 23rd, 2023|18S Reads|17 Comments

25 Updates Following Notre Dame’s First Spring Practice of 2023

Notre Dame opened up spring practice on Wednesday morning inside the indoor Irish Athletic Center to kickoff preparations for the 2023 season. It's the first chance to see the Irish on the field under new offensive coordinator Gerad Parker with new assistant coaches Joe Rudolph (offensive line), Gino Guidugli (quarterbacks), and Marty Biagi (special teams) [...]

By |2023-03-22T14:17:44-04:00March 22nd, 2023|Football|19 Comments

Notre Dame 2023 Depth Chart Preview: Tight End

The last off-season installment of the 2023 depth chart preview is taking a look at tight end university. After the prolific Michael Mayer era officially comes to an end it'll be a transitional year for the Irish but one they hope will still provide plenty of production at this position. Previous 2023 depth chart articles: [...]

By |2023-03-21T09:40:36-04:00March 22nd, 2023|Football|9 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Cheetah Did Them Dirty

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame's Blue-Gold Game will be going head-to-head against Colorado with the Buffaloes spring game being televised on ESPN this April 22nd. Tommy Rees' contract at Alabama will see him paid $1.9 million, $2.0 million, and $2.1 million over the next 3 [...]

By |2023-03-16T10:45:31-04:00March 16th, 2023|18S Reads|27 Comments

Reviewing the Redshirts: Stuck in the Middle

Reviewing the Redshirts is an off-season project meant to resurrect discussion about the 2022 Notre Dame freshmen who retained a year of eligibility and discuss their possible impact in 2023 and beyond. The Fighting Irish were able to redshirt 17 players this past season while 1 player medically retired (Joey Tanona) and another player has [...]

By |2023-03-15T11:55:26-04:00March 15th, 2023|Football|2 Comments

Reviewing the Redshirts: The Future Sooner or Later

Reviewing the Redshirts is an off-season project meant to resurrect discussion about the 2022 Notre Dame freshmen who retained a year of eligibility and discuss their possible impact in 2023 and beyond. The Fighting Irish were able to redshirt 17 players this past season while 1 player medically retired (Joey Tanona) and another player has [...]

By |2023-03-13T11:00:47-04:00March 14th, 2023|Football|1 Comment

Notre Dame 2023 Depth Chart Preview: Secondary

Notre Dame is hoping that the secondary will be a major strength of the 2023 team, and maybe one of its biggest strengths overall on the whole team. In spots, things are certainly looking terrific but there are still a number of important of questions and personnel decisions that need to be made before hopping [...]

By |2023-03-13T08:37:13-04:00March 13th, 2023|Football|5 Comments
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