The 2022 Notre Dame Football Pro Scouting Annual: Defense

We are debuting a scouting report for Notre Dame's NFL prospects with a few twists. In case you missed it, the annual for the offense was published recently and you can read it HERE. We'll keep the notes that explain our process for this defensive report: *Some players, especially upperclassmen, won't be featured in the [...]

By |2022-05-23T12:01:45-04:00May 23rd, 2022|Football|1 Comment

2023 Big Board Launch

So, I don't know if you folks have heard, but 2023 recruiting is going really well. Like, really well. In his first cycle as the head man, Marcus Freeman has Notre Dame ranked #1 nationally in the 247 Composite; it's very unlikely (but not impossible!) that they'll finish there, but our recruitnik opinion is that the [...]

By |2022-05-20T13:04:01-04:00May 21st, 2022|Football, Recruiting|44 Comments

Lacrosse: The Agony

The #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish were shockingly denied a spot in the ongoing NCAA Championship tournament.  This is the first time Notre Dame missed the tournament since 2005. We debated how, and whether, to address this. The team handled it well, and the positive words of players like Quinn McCahon are a great example [...]

By |2022-05-17T22:36:16-04:00May 17th, 2022|18S Reads, Lacrosse|1 Comment

Five Wide Fullbacks: Roster Talk for the Long Summer

The return of Five Wide Fullbacks is looking forward to the summer. With spring football behind us we're discussing some of the hotter topics on the Notre Dame football roster. Today we'll wonder which position needs developmental depth now, a position not out of the weeds yet, talk of Patterson to guard again, where the [...]

By |2022-05-17T13:41:02-04:00May 17th, 2022|18S Reads|4 Comments

2024 Football Recruiting: DL Owen Wafle Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame picked up its second commit in the 2024 class - and second defensive lineman - when four-star prospect Owen Wafle announced for the Irish on CBS Sports. The 6'3", 270-pound (what are they feeding these kids?!?) New Jerseyan visited Notre Dame in March, at which point buzz began to grow that the Irish [...]

By |2022-05-16T15:25:16-04:00May 16th, 2022|Football, Recruiting|14 Comments

The 2022 Notre Dame Football Pro Scouting Annual: Offense

As soon as the NFL Draft is complete it's common to look forward and think about who could be selected the following year and in which round. Instead of an article looking at only the handful of Fighting Irish hoping to be picked in 2023 I thought why not create an annual that we'll update [...]

By |2022-05-16T08:41:39-04:00May 16th, 2022|Football|14 Comments

2023 Football Recruiting: OL Sullivan Absher Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame added another big fella to the 2023 class today when four-star offensive lineman Sullivan Absher announced his commitment to the Irish. The 6'7", 290 pound (we weren't kidding!) North Carolinian had been mostly focused on schools close to home, most notably Clemson and NC State, with Harry Hiestand's reputation one of the main [...]

By |2022-05-13T16:13:46-04:00May 13th, 2022|Football, Recruiting|10 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: So Much Time and So Little to Do

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News The D-I Board of Directors has issues new guidance on NIL. Now, the country awaits investigation and enforcement. According to reports, Tom Brady will be joining the Fox Sports broadcast team for 10 years at $375 million once he retires from football. [...]

By |2022-05-12T22:14:21-04:00May 12th, 2022|18S Reads|18 Comments

Lacrosse: The Ecstacy

The #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their epic showdown over the Duke Blue Devils, 16-14. A furious fourth quarter comeback was a majestic end to their regular season. This article celebrates the fantastic win over Duke.  We'll excuse ND-Atl 2.0 from his writing duties after this and deal with the elephant in the room [...]

By |2022-05-11T08:18:02-04:00May 11th, 2022|18S Reads, Lacrosse|4 Comments

How Did This Happen, Volume 12: This Was No Choking Matter

It's Halloween 2015 and Notre Dame is in the 2nd half of a tough matchup against a plucky Temple team coached by future Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule. The Irish are 6-1 with only a close loss to Clemson so tensions are high to keep the program in the playoff hunt. With just over [...]

By |2022-05-10T15:11:54-04:00May 10th, 2022|Football|17 Comments

2023 Football Recruiting: DL Devan Houstan Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame has dipped back into the state of Maryland for the first time since the 2021 class and cornerback Ryan Barnes as Hagerstown defensive tackle product Devan Houstan committed to the Irish on Saturday. Houstan originally hails from the Toronto suburb of Mississauga and has been going to school at the prep academy St. [...]

By |2022-05-07T16:23:27-04:00May 7th, 2022|Recruiting|12 Comments
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