The 2020-2021 season (assuming that it still happens) will mark the seventh year of the College Football Playoff. With six years of data under our belts and a national quarantine underway, now is as good a time as ever to draw some sweeping conclusions in an 18S series about what it takes to be a [...]
Ian Book had a strange season in his second year as a starter, winning 11 games yet struggling with consistency and seeing a decline in all major passing stats. The Notre Dame passing offense as a whole was less productive and efficient compared to 2018 but finished the year on a strong note. What led [...]
Once upon a time there were questions about what kind of player Chase Claypool would be at Notre Dame. Would he stay on offense? Would he be better developing into a defensive end? These questions didn't linger very long once he made it to campus. However, shortly before the NFL Combine there was talk that [...]
It's probably not what you think it is. If you ask Irish fans their thoughts on Notre Dame's uniforms I bet a majority would mention the changes and abundance of alternates worn over the last decade, or generally how things are different now compared to the past. While this is true, it only partly explains [...]
It's a tough world out there for running backs in the NFL. To the surprise of some, the Irish lost Tony Jones Jr. a year early as he decided to forego his 5th-year of eligibility and enter the pro ranks. Last year, 25 backs were selected by NFL teams but 14 of them came over [...]
Fighting Irish football won't be back on the field for nearly 2 weeks. Before they went into this godforsaken long break the media was able to witness one practice only in shells. In such situations very little can be learned from one isolated practice but here at 18 Stripes we make it our goal to [...]
A quick reminder that spring practice begins tomorrow (briefly!) before taking a long break. You can see the full spring practice schedule at the bottom of this post. If you missed our preview for spring practice on the offense you can check that out HERE. Today, we take a look at Clark Lea's 3rd edition [...]
Spring practice begins this Thursday and plenty of questions remain for an offense bringing back a ton of experience at quarterback and offensive line but dealing with injuries with the latter position. Will Notre Dame be able to use these 15 workouts to establish an identity and pecking order for the rest of the roster, [...]
So far in this series we've detailed the pro prospects for Notre Dame's slot receiver, Buck linebacker, and starting tight end. Up next, a blazing fast cornerback coming off a slightly disappointing senior season but going into workout season with a quickly improving stock. SPECS Name: Troy Pride Position: CB Height: 5-11 1/2 Weight: 194 [...]
Cole Kmet is looking to become the seventh Notre Dame tight end selected in the NFL Draft during the Brian Kelly era. Barring something absolutely shocking he is expected to go extremely high in this spring's process. But, exactly how high can he go? SPECS Name: Cole Kmet Position: TE Height: 6-5 6/8 (from the [...]
Once upon a time, professional linebackers coming out of South Bend yielded zero results in a dry spell that lasted far too long at Notre Dame. Beginning with the high-profile recruitment of Manti Te'o things started to turn around for the Irish at this position and now another veteran exiting campus is looking for some [...]
Buckle up because we have a lot of players to get through today. While the Irish saw instant impact freshman All-American play from safety Kyle Hamilton and a steady, solid presence from defensive tackle Jacob Lacey, the rest of the large defensive class took a redshirt. Let's not waste time with any further introductions. 247 [...]
Notre Dame has a wide selection of NFL prospects this year from veteran 5th year players, a surprise or two who developed tremendously in their final season, plus an early entry at the traditional strong tight end position for the Irish. Up first in our NFL scouting reports is a darting slot receiver from Ohio. [...]
The Super Bowl halftime show is often highly praised or panned, we rarely seem to get mediocre results in America's most famous musical show of the year. I was recently looking back through the past performers and realized I'm uniquely positioned to comment on the history of these events due to my age. For the [...]
2019 was an amazing year for Notre Dame true freshmen in one respect, not a single player on offense lost a year of eligibility. True, it was a very small class on that side of the ball to begin with but it's an interesting footnote to the early part of these players' careers. The best [...]
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