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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame remembers the Alamodome with 44-6 rout of Army” – South Bend Tribune/ND Insider

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“Someone forgot to tell all these folks Notre Dame’s football team is struggling …. More than 45,000 fans amped up the energy of the Alamodome – and the rest of the city of San Antonio … – as the Irish (4-6) celebrated their Shamrock Series event Texas style, with a bigger-than-life 44-6 victory over Army (5-5) …. The Irish exploded with 38 points in the first half, their biggest production in the first 30 minutes in five years, and coasted the rest of the way. …”

South Bend Tribune/ND Insider: “Notre Dame remembers the Alamodome with 44-6 rout of Army”

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Army West Point Black Knights vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Preview and Prediction” – Athlon

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1. Notre Dame Defensive Adjustments to Defend the Option … 2. Army Pass Defense vs. DeShone Kizer and the Notre Dame Receivers … 3. Waiting for the Notre Dame Special Teams Mistake … This season has a chance to be one to remember for Army and already is a season to forget for Notre Dame. But there is still a huge talent disparity, despite the records of the two teams. The Irish are bigger and faster. Of course, Notre Dame was bigger and faster than Navy too, but the Black Knights are just a notch below the Midshipmen. Army will make it competitive, but Notre Dame will control a good portion of the game and get an elusive win.

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “And in that corner… The Army Black Knights” – NBC

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“Notre Dame heads to San Antonio, needing a win …. in the Black Knights, the Irish have a foe that’s fitting—a double-digit underdog, but one who presents some of the same challenges that made Navy so difficult. Jeff Monken’s third Army team has shown considerable improvements. They’ve won big games, beating Wake Forest and Temple while hanging tight with Duke. But coming off a tough loss to Air Force that ends their chance at winning the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, The Black Knights come to the Shamrock Series hoping to spring an upset, the latest opponents to add to Notre Dame’s nightmare season. …”

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “No big changes coming to struggling Irish” – Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

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“… immersed in … the worst of his 27 seasons as a … head coach, it would be easy for … Brian Kelly to make wholesale changes within his program. He did so last month by firing … Brian VanGorder, but from a personnel standpoint, Kelly has decided to stay the course even after losing for the sixth time in nine games …. ‘If you look at the six games that we’ve played,’ Kelly said, ‘what needs to change is a little bit better play calling here, maybe a little bit better execution there, and the players just maturing.’ … To Kelly’s point regarding the ‘maturing’ of his team, the Notre Dame depth chart listed 39 players out of 59 that were either in their first or second season of being on the field. …”

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Ignore the scoreboard, Notre Dame is a bad football team” – Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel’s Tom Davis comments:

“Notre Dame is a bad football team. That is the problem. Poor coaching, poor coaching decisions, and poor execution by its players (which is certainly related to the poor coaching) are merely the symptoms. ‘I love the way we compete and play hard,’ Kelly said. ‘We’ve lost six close games that easily could have went our way.’ It is true that Notre Dame has had many opportunities to win games this year in the final minutes. But good teams – well-coached teams – find ways to win games, while poorly coached teams do the opposite. We now have enough data gathered since Labor Day to show that Notre Dame isn’t just a young team that is enduring hard luck, it is a bad team led by a coach that is doing a bad job this year.

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame special teams provide too many ‘head scratchers'”- AP

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“… [special teams] miscues have played a major role in why the Fighting Irish (3-5) have struggled. A blocked punt was the only touchdown scored in a 10-3 loss at North Carolina State. The Irish were leading 20-0 against Miami … when the Hurricanes recovered a bouncing punt that ricocheted off Tony Pride Jr., igniting a 27-0 run that included an onside kick, a partially blocked punt and a muffed punt that Miami recovered in in the end zone for a go-ahead touchdown …. Another bouncing punt against Michigan State ricocheted off Miles Boykin, sparking a 36-0 run by the Spartans … a game in which a 100-yard return by C.J. Sanders on the opening kickoff was called back because of a holding call. A 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Duke changed the momentum … Then there was a 74-yard punt return by Syracuse in which a player thought a fair catch had been signaled, a 24-yard punt by Tyler Newsome that set up a Texas touchdown and too many men on the field for a punt against Nevada. …”

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IRISH NEWSLINK und: “Brian Kelly Tuesday Press Conference Transcript”

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“… Obviously, Ken Niumatalolo and what he’s done at Navy has been well documented. This year they’re already beating a top five team in Houston, a team that we know quite well in terms of playing them over my past six years here. A ton of respect for what they do offensively, defensively, and special teams. So it will be a great challenge for our football team.

They just keep — they keep rolling offensively. They lose their starting quarterback. Will Worth comes in and picks up where they left off. You think they lose Keenan Reynolds and there’s going to be a dropoff, but the production has been unbelievable. I think it’s 500 yards per over the last few games, and 40-something plus, and they’re throwing it even better than they’ve ever thrown it with a multiple offensive formational set. So it’s a challenge for us and one that, you know, obviously will test us. …”

 

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame has studied the option and found a system” – Annapolis Capital Gazette

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… When Bob Elliott was hired as a special assistant to the head coach at Notre Dame, one of his first tasks was to conduct an in-depth study on option football. Notre Dame plays Navy every year and also had Georgia Tech and Army on the 2015 and 2016 schedules. Elliott, who had previously coached the safeties and linebackers for the Fighting Irish, took a close look at opponents that did a decent job of defending the option. He visited those schools, talked to defensive coordinators and compiled a list of strategies that had worked against the unique attack. …

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Game Preview: Notre Dame vs. Navy” – Blue and Gold Illustrated

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So how is Navy this good? … More depth means injuries are less devastating. … particularly … when a team loses a quarterback …. Luckily for Navy, Will Worth was ready to step in. In his limited work, the senior has won four games and amassed 1,187 total yards and 15 touchdowns. … more of a power rusher, while Reynolds and Smith were more slashers. Navy has tailored the offense to Worth strengths, and it has paid off. Even running behind a brand new offensive line that didn’t return a single starter from last year’s team, the Midshipmen are winning games. … Navy platoons many of its starters and backups, rotating in several slot backs, fullbacks and offensive linemen. The physical, run-heavy scheme necessitates that. … head coach Ken Niumatalolo … is currently having one of the most successful streaks in Navy history.

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame blows 20-0 lead, then scores 10 straight to beat Miami” – NBC

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Nothing has gone according to plan for Notre Dame (3-5) this season, but they managed to find themselves celebrating a win despite blowing a 20-0 lead at home …. Notre Dame saw a 20-0 lead turn into a 27-20 deficit against Miami (4-4, 1-3 ACC) in the fourth quarter, but … responded with a 10-point run to come away with a much-needed win in Notre Dame Stadium. The game was clinched with a sack of Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya. * * * … The Irish now keep their slim bowl hopes alive with the win, but still face an uphill [battle]. … Next week Notre Dame plays Navy in Jacksonville, followed by Army in San Antonio. The Irish then close out the season at home against Virginia Tech and on the road at USC. Nothing is impossible ….

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