We close out our brief (right?) look at Notre Dame football's all-time roster with a trifle, an exercise in pure entertainment, a lighter course to finish off our rich history meal. It's time to have some fun sorting through the names on the Irish roster; with nearly 3,000 players to choose from, you just know [...]
I've talked about the quarterbacks and offense as a whole in these fall camp previews. Today, it's time to discuss the much more controversial defense. Skepticism abounds from all corners, a handful of major impact players are gone, but a slew of young players are ready to make their mark next to a core of [...]
Notre Dame sophomore tight end Aliz'e Jones will miss the entire season due to academic issues, coach Brian Kelly confirmed this afternoon. Jones will be allowed to practice with the team, but not play. Jones, a huge recruit in ND's 2015 class, started five games last year and caught 13 passes for 190 yards. However, [...]
It’s the Top 25 Notre Dame football players week 2016! Keith Arnold has surveyed esteemed Irish experts as well as folks like us lacking in both esteem and expertise to compile the Top 25 players on the roster. Follow along with the composite list over at Inside the Irish, and stay tuned here for the [...]
The tradition continues as Notre Dame football is packing up and beginning fall camp away from the comforts of campus. Once again, the Irish will make the hour-long trek south to the banks of Lake Maxinkuckee for several practices at Culver Academies. As per usual, access to practices will be severely limited so we're all [...]
We don't know who is going to come out the winner but we do know the timeline that's about to set in place the future of Notre Dame football and rearrange the careers of a few high profile star athletes in South Bend. We're just under a week away from the start of fall camp [...]
If you consider yourself a hardcore Irish fan chances are you've watched this video in the past. The year is 2000 and it's the first week of October. Notre Dame is in year 4 of the Bob Davie era and is a mere 15 months away from hiring, then firing, George O'Leary before settling on [...]
Identifying the sneaky good non-conference college football games with upset potential, high entertainment value, or intriguing story lines. North Dakota State at Iowa Craig Bohl left NDSU after the 2013 season but the Bison kept rumbling on without missing a beat. Heading into 2016, North Dakota State has to replace 2nd overall NFL Draft pick [...]
Welcome to part two of my preview of the Texas Longhorns offense. You can check out part one here. After taking a high-level view of new Texas offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert’s offense at Tulsa, today we’ll dig into the actual x’s and o’s. First, let’s get one thing out the way. If you are as [...]
Notre Dame opens up fall camp on August 6th and the day prior we will hear from Brian Kelly as he speaks to the media to officially open preparations for the 2016 football season. Before then, let's take a meander through the Fighting Irish depth chart and brush up on the situations facing the players [...]
We talked about most of the Midwest, the Northeast, and the South already, starting in Indianapolis and working our way around clockwise to Memphis. As we continue with our review of the most notable Notre Dame players from big cities, we'll polish off the South, move to the Great Plains, and continue through the Southwest and West [...]
It was a plan that was hatched after a few drinks at a get together of family and friends shortly after Christmas 2014. You know the type of plan I’m talking about. Everyone is feeling pretty good and together they come up with an idea that seems brilliant. Of course in the light of the [...]
If you're a Notre Dame fan the red zone woes for the Irish offense have been talked about endlessly for years. Get ready for another dose on the topic today. One of my big issues with red zone criticism is that there is a massive lack of context surrounding a fairly complex issue. Think about [...]
"Retread Threads: Frieze Sleeves Leave Us Shamrock Weary Instead of Shamrock Cheery" The wait is over. We now know what the Notre Dame football team will be wearing against Army in San Antonio later this year for the annual Shamrock Series game. Here they are: Introducing the 2016 #ShamrockSeries Uniform by @UAFootball We’ll wear it [...]
The third most important of the Five Factors is field position - will Notre Dame football's average starting field position improve in 2016? Background: For those unfamiliar, most numbers included come from Bill Connelly’s S&P+ and Brian Fremeau’s FEI statistics – glossary of S&P+ terms here, and more efficiency stats at bcftoys.com. As always, ask [...]
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