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USC, UCLA reportedly joining Big Ten by 2024
Rich Eisen reacts to the reports that USC and UCLA could be joining the Big Ten as soon as 2024 and explains how the conference would work with the west coast schools.
Fourth offensive lineman, consensus four-star tackle Charles Jagusah, joins Notre Dame’s class of 2023
Fireworks started going off early for Notre Dame with the commitment of consensus four-star offensive tackle Charles Jagusah on Thursday.
Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 29 Matt Salerno, fifth-year receiver, punt returner, former walk-on
Former walk-ons are rarely needed pieces within a two-deep, but Matt Salerno provides exactly that luxury for Notre Dame, no longer just a punt returner for the Irish.
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NaNa Osafo-Mensah has not had a genuine chance to contribute for Notre Dame
just yet. Now vaguely within the two-deep, the former star recruit has his
chance in 2022.
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Douglas Farmer
Co-hosts Charles Robinson and Jim Trotter and Pat Forde discuss the changes
that are on the horizon for Alabama due to NIL, and how Nick Saban usually
finds a way to navigate innovations in college football...
Osita Ekwonu lost 2021 to an Achilles injury, but that is not reason enough
to assume the Notre Dame senior defensive end will not chip in this season.
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Douglas Farmer
Joshua Burnham starred all over the field in high school, just about
everywhere except where he has started his Notre Dame career, at defensive
end.
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Douglas Farmer
There was little doubt during Nolan Ziegler's recruitment that the Michigan
product would end up at Notre Dame. Now the Irish legacy will need to wait to
crack the rotation.
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Douglas Farmer
Alex Peitsch joined Notre Dame with a starting spot expected, part of the
plan to sign a long snapper every four years. A walk-on has altered that, but
Peitsch's time should soon come.
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Douglas Farmer
An offseason Achilles injury will sideline early-enrolled freshman Jadarian
Price for 2022, leaving Notre Dame with only three healthy running backs.
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Douglas Farmer
Rich Eisen reacts to Arch Manning -- nephew of Peyton and Eli -- committing
to Texas and breaks down what landing the highly-touted QB means for the
future of the Longhorns’ program.
Mike Florio discusses the significance of Pacman Jones stepping in to guide
Chris Henry Jr. through the recruiting process, after his father died in
2009.
Not many high school seniors can impress so thoroughly their path to playing
time becomes clear, but early-enrolled linebacker Junior Tuihalamaka did just
that for Notre Dame this spring.
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Douglas Farmer
Rich Eisen, who is a Michigan alum, shares his thoughts on Ohio State
University officially trademarking the word "THE."
Notre Dame has made a habit of signing two top-tier tight ends in each
recruiting cycle, and by pulling Holden Staes out of Atlanta, the Irish did
it again in the class of 2022.
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Douglas Farmer
Notre Dame never expected Jason Onye to be an immediate contributor, yet the
sophomore may already be in the mix for playing time at defensive tackle.
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Douglas Farmer
An injury minimized Will Schweitzer's freshman season. That is no reason to
think the Notre Dame linebacker won't chip in this year.
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Douglas Farmer
The early 2021 hype set immediate expectations for Rocco Spindler too high.
The sophomore Notre Dame offensive guard will get his chance to start ... in
due time.
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Douglas Farmer
Donovan Hinish will be better than his older brother. Kurt even says so. But
unlike his older brother's freshman year, Notre Dame can give the freshman
defensive tackle some time before contributing.
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Douglas Farmer
Bo Bauer has a chance to set an unbreakable record at Notre Dame this season,
as the fifth-year linebacker readies for what could be his first season as a
starter.
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Douglas Farmer
For a third year, Zeke Correll has forced his way into the starting lineman
conversation at Notre Dame. He may end up a backup for a third year, but the
debate alone is a compliment.
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Douglas Farmer
Blake Fisher was just the second freshman to ever start the season opener on
Notre Dame's offensive line. At a different position, he should start again
in 2022.
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Douglas Farmer
Jacob Lacey has spent three seasons as an Irish reserve. Now that he has a
starting chance, the Notre Dame defensive tackle may break out into a
starring role.
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Douglas Farmer
Notre Dame has every reason to start Jarrett Patterson at center for a fourth
season, but is there even more reason to move him to right guard?
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Douglas Farmer
Marshall Faulk talks with Michael Smith and Michael Holley about his envy and
joy that NCAA players are getting NIL deals and why he thinks the
controversial practice is good for the sport.
Four-star offensive tackle commitment from Elijah Paige keeps Notre Dame’s strong recruiting rolling
Notre Dame's recruiting remains best in the nation at the moment, buoyed
Friday by the commitment of four-star offensive tackle Elijah Paige.
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Douglas Farmer
Notre Dame may have its quarterback of the future, the distant future, after
four-star CJ Carr committed to the Irish 18 months before he can sign with
them.
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Douglas Farmer
Howard Cross knows he is undersized, but so was his position coach once upon
a time. Standing 6-foot-nothing has hardly slowed the Notre Dame defensive
tackle.
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Douglas Farmer
Joey Tanona's spring at Notre Dame could not have gone much further from
plan, but the early-enrolled freshman offensive guard should be full-go by
preseason practices.
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Douglas Farmer
Joe Otting has a minimal recruiting profile to date, but the fact that Notre
Dame chased the three-star Kansas offensive lineman suggests he has a high
ceiling.
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Douglas Farmer
Ashton Craig's already proven he can perform when it matters most, his
showing at an on-campus camp a year ago earning him his Notre Dame offer.
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Douglas Farmer
While Jayson Ademilola insists his shoulder injury did not slow him down in
2021, the Notre Dame defensive tackle also suggests getting it fixed will
allow him to be "elite" in 2022.
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Douglas Farmer
Aamil Wagner surprised even the Iris coaching staff when he committed, but
they were glad to hear it from the consensus four-star tackle.
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Douglas Farmer
A spring injury forced Notre Dame to quickly find some depth along its
defensive interior. Harvard transfer Chris Smith was happy to oblige the
Irish.
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Douglas Farmer
Michael Vinson was once a walk-on hoping to just play in a game at Notre
Dame. Now, he's on scholarship and about to enter his third year as an Irish
starter.
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Douglas Farmer
Michael Carmody may move along Notre Dame's offensive line in 2022, but that
will be only a good thing for both his present and future starting hopes.
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Douglas Farmer
Mike Rodak joins the Dan Patrick show to discuss the context in which Alabama
head coach Nick Saban discussed his opinions on NIL and how they relate to
Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher.
Caleb Johnson's late recruiting flip was not a normal one. He held the cards,
not the schools. In choosing Notre Dame, he chose the risk of competition
from Joe Alt and Blake Fisher.
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Douglas Farmer
Slipping Andrew Kristofic into the starting offensive line was one of two
moves that seemed to spark Notre Dame's offense in 2021. Will he start at
left guard again in 2022?
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Douglas Farmer
Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban tried to smooth things over with Jimbo
Fisher, admitting he has no problem with the Texas A&M coach.
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Associated Press
Billy Schrauth could have worked his way into Notre Dame's two-deep this
spring, but instead, the Irish freshman made the right choice for his health.
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Douglas Farmer
As a rare sixth-year veteran, Josh Lugg brings the appropriate mature
approach to Notre Dame's offensive line in 2022, where he should start at
right guard.
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Douglas Farmer
Joe Alt was never expected to start for Notre Dame in 2022. Not only did he
start, he then played a key role in the Irish push for the Playoff.
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Douglas Farmer
Ty Chan has the misfortune of arriving at Notre Dame just one year behind two
starting tackles, but oddly enough, that should work out just fine for the
former four-star.
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Douglas Farmer
Notre Dame was without a running back commit in the class of 2023 for less
than a week thanks to the Thursday pledge of four-star Jayden Limar.
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Douglas Farmer
The Sugar Bowl has been moved off its usual primetime spot to noon EST on
Dec. 31 to avoid a conflict with a Monday night NFL game.
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Associated Press
Alonzo Highsmith is back with the Miami Hurricanes, with the university
announcing that the former player is its new general manager of football
operations.
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Associated Press
A meniscus injury this spring likely cost Pat Coogan his best chance at 2022
playing time, but the sophomore center has four years yet to earn his role.
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Douglas Farmer
As the injury bug tore through Irish left tackles in 2021, it revealed a
luxury, as they have plenty of young options to play tackle, including Tosh
Baker.
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Douglas Farmer
As Cane Berrong recovers from an ACL torn in October, the sophomore tight end
could find himself in a unique position to help Notre Dame's receivers in
2022.
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Douglas Farmer
Nebraska's gameday tradition of fans releasing helium-filled red balloons to
celebrate the Cornhuskers' first touchdown is ending.
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Associated Press
Notre Dame will have few receiver options in 2022, so it needs each and every
one to pan out. Jayden Thomas showed notable potential to do so this spring.
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Douglas Farmer