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The Weekly Rambler: Let Kirby Smart Pick Up the Tab

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Former Notre Dame tackle Paul Duncan passed away last Friday from a heart attack while on a run near his home. He was just 35 years old. Also, Jim Lynch--former team captain, Maxwell Award winner, National Champion and the No. 16 best [...]

By |2022-07-21T22:23:44-04:00July 21st, 2022|18S Reads|31 Comments

How Did This Happen, Volume 15: The Infamous 2004-05 Recruiting Cycles

In the late Brian Kelly era I argued that Notre Dame's head football coach needed to be a killer on the recruiting trail and anything less was putting a cap on the ceiling of talent available for the Irish. This would seem obvious to most college football fans but in the past Notre Dame didn't [...]

By |2022-07-17T21:25:00-04:00July 18th, 2022|Football, Recruiting|31 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Hitting Pause on the Batman

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Irish tight end Mitchell Evans broke his foot during summer workouts and won't be back until later in the season this fall. Notre Dame Stadium has been getting new field turf this week. Oregon tight end Spencer Webb died on Wednesday after [...]

By |2022-07-14T21:56:31-04:00July 14th, 2022|18S Reads|14 Comments

Scholarship Update: Freeman’s First Summer

Our last scholarship post came in the middle of spring practice during a time when recruiting was slowing down a little bit. Since then, things have picked up considerably, especially in the current 2023 class, as we continue the trend of nearly finishing an entire class a few months before the Early Signing Period begins [...]

By |2022-07-13T14:36:47-04:00July 13th, 2022|Recruiting|30 Comments

The Best High School Football Uniforms: #3-1

The journey to display the best high school football uniforms in the United States enters our ninth and final installment. The summer's most anticipated article is finally here. Last week, we looked at the home of Keon Keeley, the home of Luka Massa, and the home of Chinedum Ndukwe rounding out a strong group of [...]

By |2022-07-12T09:25:00-04:00July 12th, 2022|18S Reads|54 Comments

The Best High School Football Uniforms: #6-4

The journey to display the best high school football uniforms in the United States enters our eighth installment. Last week, we looked at Drew White's alma mater, the alma mater of Manti Te'o, and perhaps the best gold helmets in the business. Our Countdown So Far: #27 Vanden HS, California #26 McKay HS, Oregon #25 [...]

By |2022-07-06T11:03:23-04:00July 7th, 2022|18S Reads|5 Comments

We Live in a World Where Joining the Big Ten May Not be a Mistake

This past Thursday news of USC and UCLA suddenly leaving the Pac-12--after nearly 100 years together going back to the old Pacific Coast Conference--to join the Big Ten left the college sports world shooketh, as the kids say. For a bunch of fans who have grown almost numb to conference realignment, or NIL deals, or [...]

By |2022-07-03T09:34:51-04:00July 3rd, 2022|Football|39 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Stick a Fork in the Pac-12 Conference

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News A Jon Wilner tweet at 1:23 PM eastern reported USC and UCLA were planning to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten starting in 2024. At 7:40 PM, USC announced they were leaving and UCLA officially did the same 2 minutes later. [...]

By |2022-06-30T22:10:01-04:00June 30th, 2022|18S Reads|25 Comments

2024 Football Recruiting: WR Cam Williams Commits to Notre Dame

On Wednesday night Notre Dame grabbed its 5th commit of the 2024 cycle as Glenbard South High School receiver Cam Williams gave a verbal to the Fighting Irish. Williams came on to Notre Dame's radar this spring with a big visit in April that was followed up with an offer about a month later in [...]

By |2022-06-29T11:08:38-04:00June 29th, 2022|Recruiting|14 Comments

The Best High School Football Uniforms: #9-7

The journey to display the best high school football uniforms in the United States enters our seventh installment. Last week, we looked at a Louisiana team getting its act together, Miami's fashion leaders, and a huge school near the Dallas airport. Our Countdown So Far: #27 Vanden HS, California #26 McKay HS, Oregon #25 Bishop [...]

By |2022-06-29T10:55:34-04:00June 29th, 2022|18S Reads|2 Comments

The Best High School Football Uniforms: #12-10

The journey to display the best high school football uniforms in the United States enters our sixth installment. Last week, we looked at Lawmen in Connecticut, Eagles in the District of Columbia, and state champions in Oklahoma. Our Countdown So Far: #27 Vanden HS, California #26 McKay HS, Oregon #25 Bishop Gorman, Nevada #24 Orange [...]

By |2022-06-28T08:52:25-04:00June 28th, 2022|18S Reads|10 Comments

How Did This Happen, Volume 14: Fumbling Your Way to a Record

It's September 27, 2014 and Syracuse has decided to play a home game inside MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey for the pleasure of watching a near capacity crowd of 76,802 cheer on 3-0 Notre Dame. It's an odd time for the Orange as they're in the midst of a basketball-fueled attempt to become [...]

By |2022-06-27T09:20:47-04:00June 27th, 2022|Football|5 Comments
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