No open practices, no problem. How does one figure out what the Notre Dame depth chart is going to look like just under 2 weeks until the first game when no one has watched the team practice? Through logic, dear readers. Of course, it's impossible to know everything and if we're being honest even an [...]
We are going to push forward with college football content as portions of the sport are on track to play games soon, including our own Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Like many things this year, our pre-season poll is odd and strange. A bunch of teams aren't playing, no one is starting at the same [...]
Welcome back to the Hall of Fame Series here on 18Stripes. If you want to read the prior posts to get a better understand you can go here. Apologies for the delay between posts, moving and pandemics are no easy task. Today, we pivot away from the Ty Willingham era (slightly) and dive into the [...]
If you missed part one don't forget to check out a pair of victories from Tyrone Willingham and Gerry Faust, among others. These non-legendary coaches are not done, either. There is still more bewildering wins to come! Who will fill out the remaining 6 games... #6 7-6 Notre Dame in 1997 24-6 Win vs. #13 [...]
In roughly a month Notre Dame is scheduled to face Duke University on a football field for a real super official totally going to happen collegiate game. In order to prepare for such an event the Irish have begun practicing with their own water bottles and managers constantly wiping down the balls with disinfectant. The [...]
If the normal 2020 schedule were to be played another football program would be making its debut playing inside Notre Dame Stadium. Unfortunately, the Razorbacks from Arkansas will not get that opportunity this year as the SEC announced conference-only games this year. While researching something for a previously published piece I came across a throw-away [...]
Stretching back to the start of the AP Poll in 1936, an unranked Notre Dame football team has defeated a team that was ranked at kickoff on 27 different occasions. In 13 of these games, Notre Dame finished the season unranked while the opponent finished in the polls. These are the dumbest best wins from [...]
Notre Dame added some weight, literally and figuratively, to the top of its 2021 class today when top 50 offensive lineman Rocco Spindler announced for the Irish at his high school. The 6'5", 315-pound Michigander became the third top 50 member of Notre Dame's class today, joining #41 Tyler Buchner and #50 Blake Fisher. Spindler [...]
The new 2020 schedule is out. The ACC announced this morning the dates for its truncated slate, Notre Dame included. Time to Rally! ☘️ First up? #BeatDuke #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/WKefvHUy0u — Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) August 6, 2020 The three big takeaways from a schedule we mostly already knew: No Navy We already knew Notre Dame's [...]
So it shall be for 2020, for the first time in Notre Dame football's storied history a conference championship trophy is available to be won. The Atlantic Coast Conference recently unveiled a 10-game schedule for all of its members this fall, including Notre Dame who will be taking part fully in the festivities. For 2020, [...]
Notre Dame has put together 3 straight seasons of at least 10 wins (remember when doing this back-to-back was such a hump to get over for the program?) and also achieved that feat in 4 out of the last 5 years, as well. When you look at the team's yards per play differential these winning [...]
Notre Dame’s recruiting roll continued today when 2021 TE Mitch Evans announced for the Irish. There was some recent buzz that the 6’6”, 240-pound Ohioan might stretch his recruitment out, but that buzz was apparently off base. As did a few other recent commits, Evans took a quasi-independent visit to campus recently; he came on [...]
The much anticipated ACC 10-game schedule was released yesterday, with the expected news finalized that Notre Dame will be included in the 10-game conference schedule and be eligible for the conference championship game (and Orange Bowl berth). It appears to be a perfect interim solution for fall football, if it can happen, in an insane [...]
Tyler Buchner finally has a backfield mate! Notre Dame added a long-desired running back to its 2021 class today when Logan Diggs announced his commitment for the Irish. Notre Dame made a big move for the 6'0", 195-pound Louisianan when they offered and he reportedly considered committing, but he wanted to take visits anyway when [...]
Notre Dame added its second 2022 commitment today when TE Jack Nickel announced for the Irish. The 6'4", 230-pound Georgian recently made an independent visit to campus, like recent 2021 commit Chance Tucker, which no doubt was a key factor in his decision. Prospects can't interact with anyone acting in an official capacity for the [...]
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