IRISH NEWSLINK Athlon: “Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Preview and Prediction” ……. #NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL
DeShone Kizer and the Irish look to continue their late push to become bowl eligible at home against the Hokies
Tag: Irish Game Day
IRISH VIDEO: Go Irish! Beat Hokies!
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Virginia Tech Hokies, Saturday Nov. 19 at 3:30 pm ET in The House That Rockne Built, televised nationally on NBC.
IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Radio Show Heading Into Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech ……. #NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL
Brian Kelly hosts his radio show heading into Notre Dame’s match-up with Virginia Tech, featuring Brian Kelly, Jack Nolan and Notre Dame players.
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Football: What to Watch For Against Virginia Tech”
“The Irish are on the brink of bowl elimination …. Notre Dame may have the two toughest games of their season left. 3. Can the Notre Dame defense stop Jerod Evans? … 2. Watch the run game … 1. Will DeShone Kizer keep Notre Dame alive? …”
IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Thursday Press Conference As Notre Dame Prepares for Virginia Tech
Brian Kelly talks to reporters after Thursday practice heading into Notre Dame’s game against Virginia Tech.
IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame-Virginia Tech 2016: Five Things to Watch” – UND.com
“After two weeks away from home … Notre Dame … returns to Notre Dame Stadium … for its final home game of the year against Virginia Tech. … the last of five Atlantic Coast clashes … the last of six home contests … the first time the Hokies and Irish have met. … five things to watch … 1. The weather forecast is not great. … 2. It’s Senior Day. … 3. How will Virginia Tech react? … 4. The Hokies pride themselves on defense. … 5. Whatever it takes to win.
Click here for UND/John Heisler: “Notre Dame-Virginia Tech 2016: Five Things to Watch”
IRISH NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “A Look At Virginia Tech: Q&A With Tim Sullivan & Mike Barber” ….. #NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL
“In previewing Virginia Tech, we spoke with Tim Sullivan of HokieHaven.com and Mike Barber, who covers the Hokies for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.”
IRISH NEWSLINK Roanoke Times: “Five questions with a Notre Dame columnist [Al Lesar of the South Bend Tribune]” ….. #NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL
“… This was a team in the Top 10 to start the year and one that won 10 games and played in the Fiesta Bowl just last season. How the heck do the Fighting Irish have a 4-6 record? ….”
IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Kelly prepared for unique Senior Day send-off” – NBC
“… while Brian Kelly will greet and appreciate 28 seniors who’ll run out of the tunnel in the season’s final home game, he’s hopeful that this won’t be goodbye for most. … while Jarron Jones, James Onwualu, Isaac Rochell, Cole Luke, Mark Harrell, Scott Daly and Avery Sebastian are saying goodbye, there’s plenty of eligibility remaining. … ‘We don’t have as many seniors that have used up their eligibility,’ Kelly explained when asked about the emotions of the upcoming weekend. ‘I’m crying right now because I don’t have Will Fuller. He didn’t have a senior day. Jaylon Smith, Ronnie Stanley, Kavari Russell, is that enough? … then there’s a number of guys that have eligibility remaining. … it’s a lot grayer as to who is a senior and who’s not a senior.’ … a source of optimism, especially for a staff looking to build on the tail-end of the season. … decisions on staying or going will be left until later …”
Click here for NBC: “Kelly prepared for unique Senior Day send-off”
IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Shrinking senior classes at Notre Dame mean perpetual youth movement” – South Bend Tribune/ND Insider ……. #NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL
“… just eight ND players who will run out of the tunnel … are exhausting their eligibility …. Only six of them came to Notre Dame as recruited high school prospects. … Increasingly, a share of the elite seniors on a five-year track and true juniors are going to cannonball into the NFL Draft pool early. … of the 13 ND three-and-out juniors in the 26 years the NFL Draft rules have allowed them, eight have happened [under] Brian Kelly … and five have come in the past three drafts. … those blocked on the depth chart by younger players often will seek grad transfers or will put the “40-year decision” mantra to work before their NCAA clock elapses. … on top of that, there’s … medical hardships, transfers and dismissals.”
Click here for South Bend Tribune/ND Insider: “Shrinking senior classes at Notre Dame mean perpetual youth movement”