Hall of Fame: Cole Kmet Makes the 18 Stripes Pyramid

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 2019Ā HEREĀ 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 [...]

By |2021-07-21T09:41:30-04:00July 21st, 2021|Football|20 Comments

2001: A Football Odyssey-Everything’s Coming Up Roses

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 the Oklahoma State upset over the defending National Champions Oklahoma. The Cowboys win clinched Texas' spot in the Big 12 Championship. Today, we take a look at [...]

By |2021-07-24T23:38:00-04:00July 18th, 2021|18S Reads, Football|0 Comments

2022 Football Recruiting: CB Benjamin Morrison Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame's 2022 recruiting class gained its fourth defensive back today when four-star corner Benjamin Morrison announced for the Irish. The 6'0", 172-pound Arizonan caught our attention several months ago when describing his high school, Brophy College Prep, in this interview with 247's Kevin Sinclair (free): ā€œIt's hard to explain how one feels about Brophy [...]

By |2021-07-16T08:04:11-04:00July 16th, 2021|Football, Recruiting|7 Comments

Hall of Fame: Ian Book Makes the 18 Stripes Pyramid

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 2019Ā HEREĀ 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 [...]

By |2021-07-14T14:49:19-04:00July 14th, 2021|Football|31 Comments

2022 Football Recruiting: Elite LB Jaylen Sneed Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame added arguably the jewel of its 2022 class today when elite linebacker Jaylen Sneed announced for the Irish. The 6'2", 210 pound South Carolinian had a late flirtation with Oregon, reportedly a favorite program of his younger years, but the Irish and particularly defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Marcus Freeman were determined to keep the [...]

By |2021-07-12T19:55:38-04:00July 12th, 2021|Football, Recruiting|16 Comments

Hall of Fame: Liam Eichenberg & Aaron Banks Make the 18 Stripes Pyramid

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. In the months since I've discussed players who would likely make [...]

By |2021-06-30T21:35:10-04:00June 30th, 2021|Football|3 Comments

2022 Football Recruiting Big Board: Offense Update 6/28

Movement! As we noted was likely in the last couple of updates, there has been movement all over the board with prospects finally able to take real recruiting visits to schools. We had fourĀ  players go on the board and eight players come off it, with two of those arrivals also on the departure list. [...]

By |2021-06-28T11:24:32-04:00June 28th, 2021|Football, Recruiting|12 Comments

Schedule Talk: Getting to Know the 2021 Opponents Again

Ever since last year's schedule got jumbled up and rearranged I purposely stayed away from thinking too much about the 2021 Notre Dame opponents. Well, except for that time in early January when I looked at the likely quarterbacks the Irish would face (Part 1 & Part 2) as a bit of a warning of [...]

By |2021-06-22T11:01:06-04:00June 22nd, 2021|Football|12 Comments

2022 Football Recruiting: LB Niuafe Tuihalamaka Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame football got one step closer to filling out its elite linebacker haul of 2022 today when linebacker Niuafe "Junior" Tuihalamaka verbally committed to the Fighting Irish. The 6'2"/235-pounder out of Mission Hills, CA is the 15th player to join Notre Dame's recruiting class of 2022 -- a class which currently ranks #2 in [...]

By |2021-06-19T15:06:47-04:00June 19th, 2021|18S Reads, Football, Recruiting|21 Comments

Five Wide Fullbacks: Offensive Line Makes You Crazy

It's the return of the world famous Five Wide Fullbacks. The layout is simple. Five questions and five honest answers. Today, we're focusing on the hog mollies. Is the recent transfer in from Marshall good enough, will the transfer market burn players in the end, updates on Jarrett Patterson, and more! Plus, are allowed to [...]

By |2021-06-15T10:16:43-04:00June 15th, 2021|Football|23 Comments

College Football Playoff Expansion: The Good, Bad, and Acceptable

Well, that escalated quickly. This past Wednesday a handful of reports surfaced that a committee was working on a plan to expand the College Football Playoff and by the early afternoon on Thursday, June 10th the CFP Working Group came out with details on a proposal that would enlarge the post-season to 12 teams. This [...]

By |2021-06-11T23:15:36-04:00June 12th, 2021|Football|29 Comments
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