We're not even that close to spring practice and I'm ready to talk about the fall 2018 depth chart. You can't stop this train from rolling down the tracks. There may be personnel losses that occur right after this is published which could drastically change the landscape of spring practice and the future of the [...]
Notre Dame will open the next recruiting cycle in earnest with a 2019 junior day this Saturday. This is Notre Dame's first junior day to fall before signing day for the previous cycle; the early signing period probably helped, but this is also a way of keeping up with the Joneses. Junior days have been [...]
Well... Brian Kelly found his new offensive line coach, and it's not a name that's going to excite a lot of people. Jeff Quinn, who has a long history with Kelly, was promoted from offensive analyst to fill the position vacated by Harry Hiestand. Notre Dame officially announced the hire via Twitter today. Jeff Quinn has [...]
Today we publish our 32nd uniform concept for Notre Dame football. This one is part one of a throwback to the days of C+C Music Factory, Color Me Badd, and R.E.M. on the radio during a time when snapback hats were first cool and large winter coats were all the rage. It's the early 1990's [...]
According to 247Sports, North Carolina secondary coach Terry Joseph is on his way to South Bend. The New Orleans native is reportedly the new Notre Dame safeties coach, replacing the not-so-dearly-departed Mike Elko's responsibility. Joseph boasts a track record as both a great coach and an elite recruiter. 247 ND beat guy Tom Loy and [...]
Last week we recapped the Irish defense with some quality grades pretty much across the board with the exception of the safety position. Today we turn our attention to the offense which had a season unlike any other in the Kelly era. We've got a lot to talk about, let's get to it now. QUARTERBACK [...]
In recent days Notre Dame has received a wave of roster news in addition to losing a pair of assistant coaches in a staff shakeup that's yet to be finalized. Through the frenzy the Irish defense is in tremendous shape. With the loss--then return--of defensive tackle Jonathan Bonner the team will return 10 of 11 [...]
The Year of Elko has come and gone. Like a balmy 58-degree winter day it came and melted the VanGorder snow while allowing Notre Dame to see the glory of this green, luscious world. For his part, Elko left an indelible mark on the program on the field but it wasn't all rainbows and butterflies. [...]
Here's our 31st Notre Dame football uniform concept. Mixing blue and green with a hint of gold it offers a slight twist to the traditional Fighting Irish home uniform. For me, the green really adds quite a different element but in actuality there's not much different to this jersey compared to the normal set. On [...]
Goodbye, Mr. Chips Harry Hiestand's move back to the NFL is more understandable than Mike Elko's move to Texas A&M. It's no less of a gut punch to the fans, though, who will watch the replacement process with great interest. We'll take a look here at possible Notre Dame offensive line candidates in a moment; [...]
If your coaching carousel pool had a box for Clark Lea Defensive Coordinator Notre Dame, and you had that box, congrats - you won! Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports reports that Brian Kelly will soon end an intense few days of fan base speculation when he promotes Lea to replace the departed Mike Elko. SOURCES: [...]
With the 2018 schedule gone is Temple, Georgia, Boston College, Michigan State, Miami (OH), North Carolina, NC State, and Miami replaced by Michigan, Ball State, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, Pitt, Northwestern, and Florida State. The usual suspects in USC, Navy, and Stanford remain. In short, there are a lot of new faces at quarterback next fall. [...]
Today marks our 30th Notre Dame football uniform concept and our first of the 2018 New Year. This is also the 4th and final concept from our friend Clint Glaze's throwback collection. As luck would have it this concept runs at a perfect time. In 1981, the Fighting Irish hired Gerry Faust who changed the [...]
Seems like it wasn't that long ago that we were writing about Notre Dame DC candidates. Oh, that's right, it wasn't. Sigh. Well, once more unto the breach, dear friends... With the somewhat unexpected departure of Mike Elko, Notre Dame finds itself back in the market for a defensive coordinator. We'll take a look at some [...]
Well, they did it again. For the second time in 4 years the Fighting Irish staged a heroic game-winning drive to upset LSU in a bowl game. This time, Notre Dame did it with an unbelievable touchdown pass that vaults wideout Miles Boykin's catch into the running as one of the top plays in recent [...]
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