We're not even that close to spring practice and I'm ready to talk about the fall 2018 depth chart. You can't stop this train from rolling down the tracks. There may be personnel losses that occur right after this is published which could drastically change the landscape of spring practice and the future of the [...]
Today we publish our 32nd uniform concept for Notre Dame football. This one is part one of a throwback to the days of C+C Music Factory, Color Me Badd, and R.E.M. on the radio during a time when snapback hats were first cool and large winter coats were all the rage. It's the early 1990's [...]
Last week we recapped the Irish defense with some quality grades pretty much across the board with the exception of the safety position. Today we turn our attention to the offense which had a season unlike any other in the Kelly era. We've got a lot to talk about, let's get to it now. QUARTERBACK [...]
In recent days Notre Dame has received a wave of roster news in addition to losing a pair of assistant coaches in a staff shakeup that's yet to be finalized. Through the frenzy the Irish defense is in tremendous shape. With the loss--then return--of defensive tackle Jonathan Bonner the team will return 10 of 11 [...]
In the summer of 2014 the University of Notre Dame walked away from its 17-year relationship with Adidas at a time when--especially domestically in the United States--the German outfitter was at one of its lowest points in company history. In the preceding months as news broke that the Fighting Irish would be moving on to [...]
The Year of Elko has come and gone. Like a balmy 58-degree winter day it came and melted the VanGorder snow while allowing Notre Dame to see the glory of this green, luscious world. For his part, Elko left an indelible mark on the program on the field but it wasn't all rainbows and butterflies. [...]
Here's our 31st Notre Dame football uniform concept. Mixing blue and green with a hint of gold it offers a slight twist to the traditional Fighting Irish home uniform. For me, the green really adds quite a different element but in actuality there's not much different to this jersey compared to the normal set. On [...]
With the 2018 schedule gone is Temple, Georgia, Boston College, Michigan State, Miami (OH), North Carolina, NC State, and Miami replaced by Michigan, Ball State, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Pitt, Northwestern, and Florida State. The usual suspects in USC, Navy, and Stanford remain. In short, there are a lot of new faces at quarterback next fall. [...]
Today marks our 30th Notre Dame football uniform concept and our first of the 2018 New Year. This is also the 4th and final concept from our friend Clint Glaze's throwback collection. As luck would have it this concept runs at a perfect time. In 1981, the Fighting Irish hired Gerry Faust who changed the [...]
Well, they did it again. For the second time in 4 years the Fighting Irish staged a heroic game-winning drive to upset LSU in a bowl game. This time, Notre Dame did it with an unbelievable touchdown pass that vaults wideout Miles Boykin's catch into the running as one of the top plays in recent [...]
Notre Dame's up and down 2017 football season comes to a conclusion Monday afternoon in the metropolitan Orlando area of Florida. It's the 73rd rendition of the Citrus Bowl (formerly the Tangerine Bowl until 1982) with the Irish meeting Louisiana State in a bowl game for the 4th time since 1997. Since September 25, 2016 [...]
Today we take a trip in the YouTube machine back to 1999 during Oklahoma's first trip back to South Bend since '66 and the first game with the Irish since 1968. And hey, it's the first season under then 39-year old head coach Bob Stoops! Quick aside, this game really was a poor example of [...]
For our 29th uniform concept for Notre Dame football we're going way, way, way back. All the way back to the beginning of the first football team on campus. Yes, that's right back to 1887 a year in which the AAU was formed, the Eiffel Tower began construction in Paris, Queen Victoria celebrated her Golden [...]
Back in the old days we'd still be another month and a half until National Signing Day but beginning this Wednesday the early signing period opens up for 72 hours. As of this writing all of Notre Dame's commits are expected to sign with the Irish so effectively the first Wednesday in February will be [...]
Today marks our 28th Notre Dame football uniform concept and the second from the Clint Glazer throwback collection. Last week's was an homage to the late 1930's as Notre Dame sought its way in a world long without Knute Rockne. Our design today is taken from a couple decades later. 1959 was a landmark year [...]
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