Wisconsin Preview: A Game 57 Years in the Making
It's the long-awaited return of the Shamrock Series, except Notre Dame is the away team, wearing their home blue, for a game that is on the Fox Big Noon lineup, and in the Fighting Irish [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: You Can’t White Out a White Out
Alabama survives a scare in the Swamp, Penn State holds serve over visiting Auburn, while UCLA blows all the goodwill they built up early in this 2021 season. Elsewhere, Clemson survived a near brutal upset [...]
2023 Football Recruiting: RB Sedrick Irvin Jr. Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up its fifth 2023 commitment today when Florida running back Sedrick Irvin Jr. committed to Notre Dame. The 5'10", 190-pound Floridian is in fact the son of that Sedrick Irvin, who fans of [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Purdue
The Irish still haven't looked dominant this season, but Notre Dame destroyed Purdue in the explosiveness battle to cement a third straight awkward win. The offense survived ghastly efficiency numbers against a bad Boilermaker defense, [...]
18S G5 Top 10: Haeners Gonna Hate
Welcome back to the 18Stripes G5 Top 10. This week had a ton of shake up, yet the top of the list remains unchanged. Let's dive into the rest of the list. Also Considered: San [...]
Purdue Review: And the Beat Goes On
We're 3 games into the 2021 season and the one thing Notre Dame has firmly established so far is that nothing will be easy. Granted, you could find plenty of entertainment in this product if [...]
Effectively Wild: Purdue Instant Reaction
Notre Dame football might not be as entertaining, or as good, as a year ago, but for the moment the Irish remain undefeated after beating Purdue 27-13. The game was, mostly by default, ND's best [...]
Purdue Preview: Boiler Up?
In the Toledo postgame episode of The Athletic's Notre Dame podcast, The Shamrock, longtime Irish reporter Pete Sampson noted that this wasn't what he had in mind when he said the one thing he knew [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: A Loud Quack in Columbus
Week 2 is in the books and with it a little more stability across the country as many power programs inserted easy opponents before the bulk of their conference scheduling begins. While ESPN did not [...]
18S Film Room: Can Notre Dame Fix Its Offensive Line (Quickly)?
I have good news! After re-watching the game against Toledo I came away a little surprised and not quite as disgusted with the offensive line than I originally thought watching live. I also have bad [...]
18S Film Room: Alignment and Spacing Matter
After a long hiatus, it’s time for a little film analysis from the great white north. I apologize for being away, I’ve been locked in a secret hideaway, in the farthest reaches of the Canadian [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Toledo
Two straight weeks, two straight heart attacks, 2-0. Notre Dame nearly suffered a massive upset against Toledo despite dominating the efficiency battle, as several concerning storylines from Tallahassee followed the Irish home. For a second [...]
18S G5 Top Ten: When It Rains It Provos
Welcome back to the 18Stripes G5 Top 10. This might have been a slow week by last week's standards, but we still saw some G5 hold their own, including one big jumper into the top [...]
Toledo Review: Way Too Close for Comfort
A 2-0 start for Notre Dame hasn't felt this bad since 2008, and perhaps much longer. The Irish were able to fight back late for a touchdown and accompanied backyard 2-point completion to post a [...]
Toledo Preview: Ruffling a Couple of Feathers
There were three big news items for the Irish this offseason. Two were on the field, with the transfer of Jack Coan and the hiring of Marcus Freeman. The third was the announcement that this [...]
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