Category Archives: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame Stacked at Tight End Position
14thAug
With the upcoming season just weeks away, and the spread offense about to be unveiled, the role of the tight ends will be crucial to the success of the Irish. Notre Dame has been deep at the tight end position for a number of years. Some names that come to mind are Tony Fasano (Miami [...]
The Notre Dame Victory March: A Touchstone
14thAug
To any fan of college football, Notre Dame is immediately associated with two icons – the Golden Dome and the Notre Dame Victory March. The Victory March is the most recognizable of all fight songs, arguably the most popular and selected as the “greatest of all college fight songs” by college football at their centennial [...]
A Name to Know: Michael Floyd Prepared for Huge Year at Notre Dame
14thAug
Ranked as the No. 6 receiver in the 2008 recruiting class, Michael Floyd chose to attend Notre Dame despite also having offers from Florida, Miami, Michigan, and Ohio State. He was no doubt a great grab for the Fighting Irish to go along with Kyle Rudolph and Dayne Crist, two other starters from the 2008 [...]
Notre Dame Recruiting Wish List: Five Names to Put Irish in Top Five
14thAug
Notre Dame is putting together one of the strongest recruiting classes in the country and already has a few high-profile prospects on the books with five-star tight end Ben Koyack, as well as recent additions such as four-star running back Justice Hayes and four-star defensive end Aaron Lynch. But the Irish and new head coach [...]
Notre Dame Football Set to Disappoint…Again
14thAug
As is the case across the entire college football landscape at this time of year, excitement is running high in South Bend, Indiana as well. New coach, new system, more experienced players and a slew of highly-touted newcomers will grace the grass at Notre Dame stadium starting in just a couple weeks as the Irish [...]
Jimmy Clausen Impressive in Carolina Panthers’ First Preseason Game
14thAug
If you watched last night’s preseason opener between the Carolina Panthers and the Baltimore Ravens, one thing stood out—former Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen didn’t look like a typical rookie as he ran the Panthers’ offense for most of the second quarter. Clausen, the Panthers’ second-round pick in this year’s NFL draft, seemed comfortable, confident, [...]
Notre Dame’s Season Opener Against Purdue Is the Dawn of a New Era
14thAug
Last season’s performance from Notre Dame was definitely one to forget. After Charlie Weis showed so much promise in his first couple years, seeing it all come crashing down was frustrating to watch. Now, whenever people think of Weis as the head coach of the Irish, it will bring back memories of the worst teams [...]
College Football Preview: Notre Dame
14thAug
Offense Whenever you bring in a coach like Brian Kelly your offense will be hard to stop. The Irish have a lot of targets on the offensive side of the ball with the best WR in the nation when healthy Michael Floyd, and one of the best TE’s in the nation in Kyle Rudolph, they [...]