Category: Notre Dame Football Offense
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Benefits From Time Share At Right Tackle” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals.com
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Adams Hauls In Maxwell Semifinalist Honors; Irish RB leads the nation with seven runs of at least 60 yards this season.” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Josh Adams leads revitalized Notre Dame run game” – Lindy’s/ Sports Xchange
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Rerun or revival ahead for Quenton Nelson and the Notre Dame O-Line?” – South Bend Tribune/ ND Insider
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Brandon Wimbush Back In The Saddle As Notre Dame Quarterback” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame football: Offensive line paving the way to Fighting Irish’s 3-1 start” – NCAA/AP
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Sunday Notre Dame Notebook: Kelly on Wimbush’s accuracy, receivers’ hands & needed secondary improvements” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Points off turnover differential becoming theme to Notre Dame’s season” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “How the Irish got right in the pass game” – Scout/Irish Illustrated
IRISH VIDEO: “Notre Dame Runs Past Boston College” – ESPN
From ESPN, Notre Dame runs past Boston College ….
IRISH NEWSLINK: “McGlinchey: ‘I blew it on the last play’” – NotreDame.247Sports
“Notre Dame had one chance to drive the field and steal a late victory from Georgia. However, the Irish turned the ball over and dropped a close one to the Bulldogs. …”
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Wimbush trying to avoid taking so many hits in week two” – WNDU
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Off and running: No. 24 Notre Dame looks to run over Georgia” – USA Today
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Georgia defense knows it faces stiffer test at Notre Dame” – DawgNation
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s ‘demeanor in running the football’” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “If Notre Dame’s offensive line really is dominant, prove it in prime time” – Montrose Press/ South Bend Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No passing the buck when it comes to protecting ND’s Wimbush against Georgia” – ND Insider/South Bend Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL: Offense intends to keep ground game humming along” – Goshen News
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Small Ball Also Part Of The Notre Dame Attack” – Blue and Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK Chicago Tribune: “Notre Dame grants QB Malik Zaire’s release, with conditions”
“Malik Zaire’s days as a Notre Dame quarterback are over. The school granted his request to be released from his scholarship and to seek a transfer …. Zaire … has one remaining season of eligibility … expected to graduate in December and would be eligible to play next fall as a grad student. … Florida, Pittsburgh and Wisconsin are among the potential destinations …. Michigan State had been on that list, but Notre Dame reportedly would block him from transferring there or to any other school on the 2017 schedule except for North Carolina. …”
IRISH NEWSLINK South Bend Tribune: “Kelly appeals to Kizer’s sense of history to spark improvement”
#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: “…. ‘I talk mostly about Notre Dame, and where does he want to be as it relates to the Notre Dame quarterbacks?’ Kelly said. ‘Most quarterbacks are judged by not their numbers, but by their wins. And we’re all, right now, 3-6.’ ….”
IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Too many yards missing from #NotreDame offense” – South Bend Tribune ND Insider
Fifty-eight fewer yards a game is a big production deficit for the #NotreDame #football team’s rushing attack. … Last season, with an offensive line buoyed by future NFL players Ronnie Stanley … and Nick Martin …. along with Steve Elmer … Mike McGlinchey … and Quenton Nelson … the Irish averaged 208 yards on the ground. … This year … it’s down to 150. “… at the start of (last) season, we had 100-plus starts coming in with only three different guys (Stanley, Martin and Elmer) in our offensive line,’ said McGlinchey …. ‘This year we had 25 or something like that. … it’s one of those things that comes with experience.’ …. lack of experience will make the Miami game that much tougher. The Hurricanes lead the nation with 71 tackles for loss and are among the country’s best with 23 sacks.
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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame needs offense to be dependable, clutch” – AP
Notre Dame’s offense, when not playing in a hurricane, has been plenty explosive, although not at all dependable. … The offensive line in particular hasn’t met expectations. … expected to be a strength, with McGlinchey and Quenton Nelson returning, but the Irish rank 92nd in the nation in rushing at 149.5 yards a game. That’s 58.1 yards a game worse than last year and on pace for its lowest average since 2011. They also rank 88th in sacks allowed, 2.5 a game. … The Irish need them to get better now … if they are going to turn around one of the worst starts in … school history. The Irish have just two wins against opponents with combined records of 16-17. The only opponent they’ve faced who now has a winning record is North Carolina State (4-1), which also is the only opponent with a win over a Power Five conference opponent. … The coaches have been spending more time on the two-minute drill and other game situations.
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IRISH NEWSLINK notredame.247sports: “Brian Kelly threw his center under the bus after Notre Dame loss”
“… After the game, head coach Brian Kelly was highly critical of his junior center. ‘I’m just extremely disappointed in the offensive execution and lack of ability to manage the snapping of the football,’ Kelly said, ‘which was atrocious.'”
IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Sunday Brunch: Kelly Demands a Little Fun—and Gets It” – und.com/John Heisler
As much as tackling and coverage and pass rush all played key roles, Irish coach Brian Kelly had maybe more interest in ensuring his players enjoyed themselves. … That’s what comes from a 50-33 triumph over Syracuse in East Rutherford, New Jersey. … inside the locker room, there was hooting … hollering … dancing. … shouting and laughing. If Kelly wanted his team to find some enjoyment in their hard work and sacrifice, he absolutely saw that reaction on Saturday.
Notre Dame’s win over Syracuse was punctuated by a fast start and explosive offense; a defense that made strides and took care of business, including with tackles-for-loss; and a team effort through the air with receptions by ten players.
… Notre Dame started insanely fast. … less than five minutes into the contest Notre Dame had run four offensive plays and led 23-13. … The Irish generally held Orange receiving star Amba Etta-Tawo in check. …. Kelly wanted his defense to get a sense for the pace and then find a way to settle in — and the Irish did just that. … Notre Dame took over the football game in the third period because the Irish defense held Syracuse to 17, 10, 18 and one yard on the first four Orange possessions after intermission. … the Irish felt like they could shut down the the Syracuse run game — and that happened. … Kizer completed passes to 10 different receivers, Josh Adams quietly and effectively ran for 102 yards of his own (and had 52 receiving yards) — and the defense responded with seven tackles for lost yardage and a Nyles Morgan sack.
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