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VIDEO: Introducing Notre Dame Shamrock Series Uniforms 2016
Notre Dame introduced their customized uniforms for this year’s Shamrock Series game in this July video. The 2016 Shamrock Series game, broadcast by NBC, will pit Notre Dame against Army at the Alamodome in San Antonio on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. CT (3:30 p.m. ET) You’ve seen the #ShamrockSeries uniform — now take a closer look at
» Read moreVIDEO: Brian Kelly – Tuesday Aug. 30 Press Conference, Notre Dame vs. Texas Preview
Brian Kelly spoke to the media on Tuesday, Aug. 30, to preview Notre Dame’s season-opener against Texas. The Fighting Irish and the Longhorns meet in Austin on Sunday night, Sept. 4, at 6:30 p.m. CT (7:30 p.m. ET).
» Read moreNEWSWATCH: “Brian Kelly Talks Notre Dame’s Quarterback Plan Against Texas” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
Brian Kelly, like most people analyzing Notre Dame’s season opener against Texas, realizes that all eyes will be on the Irish quarterback situation. … the rotation of junior DeShone Kizer and senior Malik Zaire — and how the two quarterbacks handle that … will likely have more impact on the final result than any other factor. * * * The
» Read moreNEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame wary of up-tempo Texas offense” – NotreDame.247Sports
The individual on Texas’ offense who could trouble Notre Dame the most … may not be one of its quarterbacks or either of its 250-pound running backs. … [but rather] first-year offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert’s up-tempo system. Gilbert, a co-offensive coordinator at Tulsa last season, helped direct a Golden Hurricane offense that averaged 36 points, more than 500 yards of
» Read moreNEWSWATCH: “Eyes Will Be Upon #10 Notre Dame, Texas; Fighting Irish open a season with a true road game for the first time since 2006” – und.com
7:30 p.m. ET; Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119); Austin, Texas … ABC national telecast … SERIES INFO Notre Dame leads the series with Texas, 9-2, including a 4-0 record in Austin. This is the first meeting between the #Irish and #Longhorns in Texas since a 27-24 Notre Dame victory on Sept. 21, 1996, in Austin,
» Read moreNEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Brian Kelly Press Conference: Aug. 30; News and Notes”
DEPTH CHART NOTES • Sixth-year senior Avery Sebastian is starting ahead of freshman Devin Studstill at free safety. Freshman Jalen Elliott is behind Drue Tranquill at strong safety. • Notre Dame’s starter at weakside defensive end is listed as Andrew Trumbetti. That is followed by Daelin Hayes OR Jay Hayes. • Starting quarterback? Well, there we no surprises Tuesday. Notre
» Read moreNEWSLINK One Foot Down: “Notre Dame could have two 1,000 yard rushers in 2016”
NEWSLINK uhnd.com: “Durham Smythe: Notre Dame Football Now or Never ’16”
NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Loaded Defensive Class Adds Impact Talent To Notre Dame Roster”
NEWSLINK Maize-N-Brew: “Will Notre Dame games affect Michigan’s future schedule?”
NEWSLINK und.com: “Zaire, Kizer Both Named To Maxwell Award Watch List”
NEWSLINK und.com: “Isaac Rochell Named To Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List”
NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Former Irish All-American Jeff Burris Hired As Defensive Analyst”
NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Summer Outlook: Defensive Backs”
NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Summer Outlook: Tight Ends”
NEWSLINK und.com: “ESPN Chicago 1000 Becomes Flagship Station For Notre Dame Football & Men’s Basketball”
NEWSLINK und.com: “Corey Robinson Ends Playing Career”
NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Corey Robinson Decides Not To Play Football In 2016”
NEWSLINK und.com: “Torii Hunter Jr. Drafted By Los Angeles Angels In 23rd Round”
NEWSLINK NFL.com: “Will Fuller racks up 131 yards as Notre Dame knocks off USC”
NEWSLINK Los Angeles Times: “Five things we learned in USC’s defeat by Notre Dame”
NEWSLINK Fort Wayne News-Sentinel: “This Notre Dame team is a different one”
NEWSLINK ESPN: “Notre Dame holds off USC; Trojans AD Haden treated in locker room”
NEWSLINK Chicago Tribune: “Grading Notre Dame’s performance vs. USC”
NEWSLINK Fox 28: “Notre Dame moves up three spots in the polls, but loses another player for the season”
NEWSLINK Chicago Tribune: “DeShone Kizer continues to learn as Notre Dame’s quarterback”
NEWSLINK ESPN: “Trojans battle in South Bend, but get outmuscled again”
NEWSLINK Kentuck Post: “CJ Prosise is college football’s most underrated player”
NEWSLINK NotreDame.Sports: “Fourth-quarter rally leads Notre Dame past USC”
NEWSLINK NotreDame.247Sports: “Irish secondary steps up when it counts”
NEWSLINK NotreDame.247Sports: “Irish offense assuming Kizer’s personality”
NEWSLINK: NotreDame.247Sports: “Mental toughness fuels Irish in win over USC”
NEWSLINK NBC Sports: “Five things we learned: Notre Dame 41, USC 31”
NEWSLINK UND.Com: “Holy Smokes, Irish Beat USC!” – Sunday Brunch with John Heisler
NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Notre Dame vs. USC: Numbers & More”
NEWSLINK ESPN: College Football Rankings
NEWSLINK UND.com: TRANSCRIPT: Brian Kelly Sunday Press Conference After Notre Dame Victory Over Southern Cal
NEWSLINK UND.com: TRANSCRIPT: Post-Game Press Conference Notre Dame vs. Southern Cal
NEWSLINK UND.com: FINAL STATS: Notre Dame vs. USC
NEWSLINK UND.com: “#14 Irish Score 17 Unanswered Points To Race By USC 41-31 10-yard TD pass from DeShone Kizer to Corey Robinson in the 4th quarter accounts for winning score”
NEWSLINK UND.com: “Football Irish Extra: Irish Show Mettle and Fight On”
NEWSLINK South Bend Tribune: “Notre Dame rises to the occasion in rocky win over USC”
NEWSLINK South Bend Tribune: “Notre Dame’s mental toughness shines through in win over USC”
NEWSLINK Elkhart Truth: “Notre Dame defense grades after USC game leave a lot to be desired Irish offense continue to run at a high level, though the defense was suspect against the Trojans”
NEWSLINK CBS Sports: “Notre Dame guard Alex Bars suffers broken ankle, out for season”
NEWSLINK WNDU: “Notre Dame moves up 3 spots; now ranked 11th in the country”
NEWSLINK NBC SportsNet: “Evaluating Notre Dame’s strength of schedule at the bye week”
Notre Dame DB Drue Tranquill Out For Season with ACL; Sixth Irish Player Lost
Sophomore Irish defensive back Drue Tranquill, who played a dynamic partial game in a dramatic win over Georgia Tech, is out for the season with a torn ACL to his right knee. Tranquill likely will undergo surgery in a few weeks, having already had surgery for a torn ACL on his other knee about a year ago. According to a
» Read moreNEWSLINK UND.com: TRANSCRIPT: Brian Kelly Sunday Press Conference After Notre Dame Victory Over Georgia Tech
Q. Couple questions about Drue Tranquill. Surgery next week to ten days? COACH KELLY: I asked that question this morning, and probably closer to two weeks. I think Rob Hunt, our trainer, would like to rehab him a little bit first before we have surgery. Q. I don’t think Max Redfield played yesterday; was that because of his injury or
» Read moreVIDEO: Brian Kelly Post-Game Press Conference After Notre Dame Victory Over Georgia Tech
Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly meets with the media following Notre Dame’s 30-22 victory over ACC powerhouse Georgia Tech. – click here for transcript. Proud of my team today; obviously my staff, coaches, I thought we had a very good plan. Our players executed it and beat a very good football team in Georgia Tech. * * * It
» Read moreNEWSLINK Chicago Tribune: C.J. Prosise rushes for three TDs as Notre Dame overwhelms Georgia Tech
What’s the best way to usher in a new starting quarterback against a top 15 opponent? A smothering defensive performance helps. A career-high outing from the starting running back wouldn’t hurt, either. No. 8 Notre Dame got both in a 30-22 victory Saturday against No. 14 Georgia Tech in front of 80,795 fans at Notre Dame Stadium.
» Read moreNEWSLINK NBC Sports: “Five things we learned: Notre Dame 30, Georgia Tech 22”
Notre Dame’s defense pulled off a magic trick. In broad daylight, with 80,000 fans watching intently, Brian VanGorder’s defense took the power out of Georgia Tech’s triple-option attack.
» Read moreNEWSLINK Sporting News: “Notre Dame passes test, displays pieces to be playoff contender “
The Irish have a running game. The Irish have a nasty defense. The Irish have a dark-horse Heisman Trophy candidate. That’s more than enough for Notre Dame to make a run with redshirt freshman quarterback DeShone Kizer, and there are more-than-enough chances left on the schedule to prove it.
» Read moreNEWSLINK South Bend Tribune: “Notre Dame defense makes statement in smothering of Georgia Tech “
Isaac Rochell couldn’t remember when his body ached so much. And someday maybe the Notre Dame defensive lineman will look back, and the indelible takeaway will be how much that didn’t matter. No. 8 Notre Dame’s 30-22 smothering of 14th-ranked Georgia Tech Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium — the dominance vandalized by a late, flailing burst of Yellow Jacket offense
» Read moreNEWSLINK Fox Sports: “Notre Dame safety Tranquill injures knee after pass breakup”
Notre Dame safety Drue Tranquill sustained a right knee injury while celebrating a pass break up just before halftime against Georgia Tech. Coach Brian Kelly said it was too early to know how bad the injury is, but that he wasn’t optimistic. Notre Dame already has lost four starters, including quarterback Malik Zaire and running back Tarean Folston, to season-ending
» Read moreNEWSLINK WJCL: Georgia Tech Falls to Notre Dame
No. 14 Georgia Tech couldn’t fix its mistakes fast enough against eighth-ranked Notre Dame. “It was like popcorn. One guy you’d get fixed, then the other guy would mess up,” Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson said. “Against good players, you can’t have missed assignments.” The Yellow Jackets closed to 30-22 when Patrick Skov scored a pair of touchdowns on passes
» Read moreNEWSLINK Chicago Tribune: For Notre Dame it’s win some (games) and lose some (players)
Brian Kelly’s evaluation of DeShone Kizer’s first start? “Good. There’s a lot to get better,” the Notre Dame coach said of his redshirt freshman quarterback after the Irish’s 30-22 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday. And safety Drue Tranquill’s right knee? “Doesn’t look good,” Kelly said, adding Tranquill will undergo an MRI on Sunday. “We’re not optimistic at this point.”
» Read moreNEWSLINK South Bend Tribune: CJ Prosise thriving in Notre Dame’s backfield
C.J. Prosise grinned at the hypothetical. What if Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly had dreamt up this running back experiment earlier in the senior’s career? “Well it’s definitely great so far,” Prosise understated after rushing for 198 yards on 22 carries and three TDs Saturday in his third game at his new position and only second start there.
» Read moreNEWSLINK UND.com: Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech Final Stats
Scoring Summary Team Statistics Individual Statistics Drive Chart Defensive Statistics Game Participation Box Score Play-by-Play Play breakdown
» Read moreNEWSLINK AP/UND.Com: “#8 Irish Defeat #14 Georgia Tech 30-22”
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – C.J. Prosise provided the flash for the Fighting Irish with three touchdowns and 198 yards rushing, including a 91-yard TD run that was the longest run in Notre Dame Stadium history, and the defense provided the grit. A pair of touchdowns for 14th-ranked Georgia Tech from Justin Thomas to Patrick Skov in the final minute, the
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