2021 Football Recruiting: LB Kahanu Kia Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame laid another length in its Polynesian pipeline today when linebacker Kahanu Kia announced his commitment. The 6'2", 220-pound Hawaiian hails from Punahou, which is also the alma mater of current Irish linebacker Marist [...]
2021 Football Recruiting: K Josh Bryan Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame worked its second flip of the week on the recruiting trail when former Colorado pledge Josh Bryan announced his commitment to the Irish. Rumors have been floating for a while that the Notre [...]
2021 Football Recruiting: CB Philip Riley Re-Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame caught a rather important boomerang in its 2021 class when blue-chip cornerback Philip Riley announced his re-commitment on Tuesday. His recruitment was a bit of a roller coaster that might normally raise some [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: Maybe We Were Right About a Kyle for Heisman
Florida makes its case as the 2nd best team in the SEC, Miami escapes again, Indiana keeps on winning, Cincinnati isn't slowing down, while Michigan may be folding their program soon. This and more from [...]
18S G5 Top 10 Poll: Rock You Like a Hurricane
With this topsy turvy season finally underway and the emergence of non-powers in the AP Top 25, we decided at 18S to have a top 10 G5 Poll in parallel with the usual top 20 [...]
Boston College Review: A Topsy-Turvy Road Win
There were moments and exchanges in the first half against Boston College that had Irish fans worried we'd have to buckle our seat belts for a tight game and possible upset. However, a flurry of [...]
Bury the Past: Boston College Instant Reaction
"Let the past die...Kill it, if you have to." Today, Notre Dame followed Kylo Ren's advice and put away the whole "lose to BC a week after beating #1" storyline with a fairly easy 45-31 [...]
2020 Week 9 Win Probability Matrix Update
Notre Dame logged its best win of the Brian Kelly era, its best win of the last 27 years, and arguably one of its best wins ever - it was only the program's ninth win [...]
Boston College Preview: Let’s Make it Personal
Boston College wasn't supposed to be good this season. Okay, maybe they aren't good in the strictest sense but they certainly have surprised a little bit while currently sitting in the middle of the pack [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Clemson
The advanced stats match the eye-test in that there was nothing cheap about this victory. The Irish went toe-to-toe with Clemson, outgaining the Tigers in yards per play overall, in the 3rd & 4th quarters, [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: The Weekend from Heaven
Michigan loses again (Stanford too!) while Notre Dame did a thing this weekend. Florida grabs hold of the SEC East, Cincinnati and BYU continue to look damn good, while we welcome Indiana into the playoff [...]
Clemson Review: Notre Dame Proved Something to Themselves
"We're extremely excited about the victory and beating Clemson. Look, all the narratives that are out there and whatever is said, you know, talked about, that doesn't help you win this game. What we're excited [...]
Clemson Preview: Time to Tame the Tigers?
Finally, the day of days is upon us. What though the odds, Notre Dame will play Clemson in the biggest game at Notre Dame Stadium since 2005. The importance of this showdown has somehow remained [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: The Dying Hopes of the Big 12
Mike Leach gets shutout for the first time ever, Clemson survives a scare, Ohio State rolls on GameDay, Texas shakes things up, and Michigan suffers their worst loss under Jim Harbaugh. These are the top [...]
How Did This Happen, Volume 3: Houston Steals a 5-Star
The 2012 recruiting year was 9 cycles ago but you're about to see how in many ways it feels like it was 25 years ago. This was back when National Signing Day still meant something! [...]
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