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Scholarship Update: Breaking Free in Twenty-Three

We are approaching the halfway mark of the 2023 recruiting cycle and this is our first scholarship update of the 2022 calendar year following a December bowl-prep check in after Brian Kelly left for LSU. While Notre Dame lost on the field in the Fiesta Bowl the success and growing optimism off the field through [...]

By |2022-04-10T21:52:06-04:00April 11th, 2022|Recruiting|29 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Totally Understanding the 2008 Financial Crisis

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News The hits keep on coming for the Irish wideouts as Joe Wilkins had foot surgery recently and is out indefinitely. The hope is that he'll return for the regular season. On Wednesday afternoon, defensive tackle Chris Smith was added as grad transfer [...]

By |2022-04-08T07:43:23-04:00April 8th, 2022|18S Reads|54 Comments

NFL Draft Scouting Report: Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa

We are breaking down the Notre Dame football prospects ahead of the NFL Draft which begins on Thursday, April 28th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Today we'll take a look at a versatile defensive lineman coming off a fruitful career in South Bend. SPECS Name: Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa Position: DT/DE Height: 6-2 (per the NFL Combine) Weight: [...]

By |2022-04-05T22:20:55-04:00April 7th, 2022|Football|0 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Freaking Out About Space Again

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame held its Pro Day on campus last Friday. The school had a lot of content about the workouts that you can watch HERE. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R., Tennessee) and Corey Booker (D., New Jersey) are introducing the NCAA Accountability Act [...]

By |2022-04-01T07:53:56-04:00April 1st, 2022|18S Reads|32 Comments

Spring Practice 2022: Notes from the Only Open Practice

Notre Dame held its 5th practice of spring indoors on Saturday with snow showers falling down in late March outside in South Bend. It will be the only workout fully open to the media this off-season and offers the only significant glimpse into the team this spring as they prepare for the 2022 season. Here [...]

By |2022-03-27T10:47:28-04:00March 27th, 2022|Football|16 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Running PS2 into the Ground

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Not long after Notre Dame's first couple spring workouts news came that nose guard Aidan Keanaaina tore his ACL and is likely out for the season. Al Michaels is set to join Kirk Herbstreit for the Thursday Night Football games on Amazon. [...]

By |2022-03-25T07:54:56-04:00March 25th, 2022|18S Reads|38 Comments

Five Wide Fullbacks: Waiting for the Next Big Recruiting Scandal

Welcome back to another edition of Five Wide Fullbacks where we are answering the interesting questions of the day. In this space today we'll tackle defining the eras of college football, who is next in the playoffs, recruiting scandals, 5-star quarterbacks, and viewing practices from the sideline. 1) With the new NIL "rules" blurring the [...]

By |2022-03-20T22:22:00-04:00March 21st, 2022|18S Reads|23 Comments
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