Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Wide receiver Deion Colzie will be out a couple weeks after having his knee scoped. Fellow wideout Jayden Thomas is questionable this weekend with a hamstring injury suffered against Ohio State. The Notre Dame-Ohio State game was NBC's highest rated game since [...]
Welcome back to the 18S Mid Major Top Ten. After a week off due to sickness we're back to look at the Mid Majors right as conference play is on the horizon. While some teams have gotten to conference games, the majority are revving up their seasons this upcoming week. Let's see where the teams [...]
I've always said losses are easier to write game reviews for because there's more to unpack. Not this time. I went to bed immediately after the booth review on Ohio State's game-winning touchdown wondering if I'd just skip article and move on with life. This one really hurt. I'll just be typing random thoughts and [...]
When? When will this program, which can't catch a break anywhere under any circumstances, break through against one of the elite? It wasn't Saturday night. Ohio State delivered the latest dagger in what has been a life full of them for the Fighting Irish fan, scoring a touchdown as time ran out to beat ND [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Michigan State has informed head coach Mel Tucker that they intend to fire him for cause. Tucker has signaled he will be suing Michigan State University. ESPN College GameDay is headed to Notre Dame this weekend for the Ohio State night game. [...]
So in the end, much of the hemming and hawing in our writers' room during Notre Dame's 41-17 win over Central Michigan didn't amount to much. The Irish won by a large margin, as expected, and moved to 4-0 in advance of the game against Ohio State. And yet, so much today felt like a [...]
With the NC State exorcism done, Notre Dame comes back home for a couple of home games. While next week’s is the one most Irish fans have had circled this past year, they do have on more test in front of them. This is the first game that Notre Dame will play against Central Michigan. [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame linebacker JD Bertrand is in concussion protocol and doubtful for Saturday's game against Central Michigan. Notre Dame has moved up one spot to #9 in the latest AP Poll. Ian Book has signed to the Patriots practice squad. Ohio State [...]
After a Week 1 quick break due to sickness and holidays, the Mid Major Top Ten has returned! We had some weird results over the past two Saturdays and we are going to dive into the most important ones below. Before we do that, let’s take a look at the updated Top Ten. Also Considered: [...]
Notre Dame fans spent 3 quarters mostly fretting, complaining, maybe even doubting as the Irish slopped to a 7-point lead against NC State. ND won by three touchdowns, 45-24. It's a choose-your-own-adventure type of day in the Irish fan base! Secondary is primary Remember barely a year ago, when ND was entering the Ohio State [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame moved up to No. 10 in the AP Poll this week. Former Notre Dame tight end Kyle Rudolph has officially retired from the NFL. He caught 482 passes and 50 touchdowns with the Vikings, Giants, and Buccaneers. Baylor quarterback Blake [...]
You obviously learn nothing of significance out of games like Saturday's 56-3 win over Tennessee State. The opponent is simply not good enough to make major qualitative judgments about your own team in such contests. Knowing that, I was looking for little things. Here are a few that stood out. Sam Hartman again We don't [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame defensive tackle Gabriel Rubio will miss a couple weeks with a knee injury. The New Orleans Saints are trading kicker Wil Lutz to Denver and going with former Notre Dame and current undrafted rookie Blake Grupe as their new placekicker. [...]
Five Wide Fullbacks returns following the opening weekend of college football which saw our beloved Fighting Irish swat away the United States Naval Academy in Ireland. This week we are tackling injury reports in college football, how USC looked in their opener, new locations for an international Notre Dame game, the hypocrisy of football and [...]
The most prominent running play against the Midshipmen was, in my opinion, the Counter play. Counter is a gap blocking scheme play that utilizes misdirection and masses of humanity to create often devastating holes in the defensive structure. Many of Gerad Parker’s other runs seek to create cutback lanes for the running back by maintaining [...]
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