Two years we ago we debuted the 18 Stripes Hall of Fame Pyramid for Notre Dame football and its extensive history of wonderful talent. You can read the final rankings from 2019 HERE with links to the previous levels of the pyramid linked therein. We’re now adding players who have left Notre Dame since the conclusion of [...]
After one of Notre Dame's practices last week, defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman was available for a general media session for the first time in four months. As usual, Freeman proved to be a compelling listen from multiple angles. Whether he talked about personnel, defensive philosophy, life adjustments, or mentoring, it was all great insight into [...]
It's been said this is a tradition and a hallowed one that shouldn't change. No player names on the backs of Notre Dame's jerseys has existed for the majority of the program's history although that could be changing soon. And it would be a change that is long overdue. The blue-collar mentality epitomized by the [...]
Ladies and gentleman, it is time to consolidate the board. We're officially moving from doing separate offense and defense updates to doing one comprehensive update, since the board is down to 12 total prospects with a non-zero level of mutual interest. That non-zero level is defined as having a temperature of "Cool" or better, if [...]
Notre Dame's 2023 class added its third prospect today when four-star athlete Adon Shuler announced for the Irish. The 6'0", 190-pound New Jerseyan earned his offer by camping at Notre Dame in early June, then showed his interest was serious by returning for the BBQ at the end of July. While he's currently ranked as [...]
Our annual preseason list of the top 25 Notre Dame football players for 2021 is live! As always this is a collaborative effort with the staff as we discuss and debate who will have the biggest impact on the upcoming season with fall camp underway. How is the balance between offensive and defensive players? Which [...]
Welcome back to the Odyssey. As always, you can click here to read all parts of the journey covered so far. Last time, we took a look at Colorado continuing their roll, knocking off Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game. Today, we take a look at the final regular season game of the 2001 [...]
A full practice viewed by the media once again, can it be true? It's been such a long time since the Fighting Irish opened their practice world like this and it feels a bit like Christmas morning. Bad news though, we'll only have one more full media viewing for fall camp. Good news, the season [...]
The Irish pass defense in 2020 was solid against the soft underbelly of the ACC, spectacular for a half against Sam Howell in Chapel Hill, and was exploited by playoff-level attacks three times. Diving into the numbers shows a unit that declined relative to past seasons, even if excluding the Clemson and Alabama games. Passing [...]
I'm totally going to overthink this. In the haste of leading up to the 2020 football season and the questions about whether there'd even be a season to be played, we did not feature a Heisman preview at 18 Stripes. Back in May 2020 I did look at the Notre Dame players who have almost [...]
Monday morning brought us the return of the Shamrock Series uniform drop, an annual event that dazzles many but had been skipped for 2019-20 as the series gets ready to re-boot itself at Soldier Field against Wisconsin later this season. Enough with the small talk, let's rate the new uniforms. HELMET Most were expecting something [...]
After a long and tortuous absence the beat media was finally able to attend a Notre Dame practice once again. On Saturday afternoon, the Fighting Irish opened camp inside the indoor facility before shifting to some work on the outside field. The media was present for 30 minutes of the workout and Brian Kelly met [...]
Notre Dame added its third wide receiver to the 2022 recruiting class today when top 100 target CJ Williams announced for the Irish. There was pro-Irish buzz for a long time around the 6'2", 193-pound Californian and Alabama legacy; now, he's set to become the first Mater Dei product to wear the blue and gold [...]
Welcome back to the Odyssey. As always, you can click here to read all parts of the journey covered so far. Last time, we took a look at Tennessee beating Florida in the Swamp as 17.5 favorites, clinching a spot in the SEC Championship. Today we take a look at the first of two Conference [...]
The Notre Dame defense has been on quite a run in recent years having gone 3 straight season allowing fewer than 20 points per game. They head into 2021 with many key pieces returning but also a handful of important positions to figure out after personnel losses. There's also a new sheriff in town, hopefully [...]
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