IRISH VIDEO: “Inside Notre Dame Football: Post-North Carolina State and Pre-Wake Forest” – WatchND

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Inside Notre Dame Football: Brian Kelly and Jack Nolan take a look at Notre Dame Football after the victory over North Carolina State and looking ahead to Wake Forest. ” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen>  

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IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Post-Game Press Conference After Notre Dame’s Victory Over North Carolina State – WatchND

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DEPTH CHART: Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State – Dual-Column Depth Charts

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[#NotreDame and North Carolina State depth charts appear below, side-by-side in parallel dual columns in a regular computer view; on a smaller view screen, the responsive layout will cause the columns to jump down and stack up.] NOTRE DAME OFFENSE QB 7 *Brandon Wimbush 6-1 3/4 228 Jr./2 12 Ian Book 6-0 1/8 208 So./1 4 *Montgomery VanGorder 6-1 3/8

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame’s bowl hopes in jeopardy after water-logged loss to Wolfpack” – Sporting News

Football on Turf Near Yard Marker

… Notre Dame (2-4) might not make the postseason. The Irish will likely be underdogs in their three remaining home games against Stanford, Miami (Fla.) and Virginia Tech. They have neutral site games against Navy and Army. The regular-season finale at USC could be a battle for bowl eligibility for both teams. We don’t see Notre Dame lowering itself to

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame needs offense to be dependable, clutch” – AP

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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

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “NOTRE DAME PLAYERS PUSH BACK ON BLAME-GAME PERCEPTION SURROUNDING BRIAN KELLY” – NBC Chicago

Notre Dame players on Wednesday disagreed with the notion their head coach was blaming players or throwing them under the bus in a way that was unfair or negatively impacted the locker room. ‘Blame is definitely not the word,’ quarterback DeShone Kizer said. ‘In this game there are 11 guys who are required to do their job … in order

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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.’”

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NEWSLINK South Bend Tribune/ND Insider: “Notre Dame can’t weather elements, N.C. State”

Football Next to Football Field

“For most of the game, field goals by N.C. State’s Kyle Bambard (38 yards) and Notre Dame’s Justin Yoon (40) were the only scoring plays. It was fitting that the game was decided by a blocked punt … returned for a touchdown. With 12:43 left in the game, Pharoah McKever blocked Tyler Newsome’s punt and Dexter Wright returned it 16

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NEWSLINK AP/und.com: “Irish Washed Out In Raleigh; NC State outlasts Notre Dame in the rain 10-3”

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“The University of Notre Dame football team (2-4) lost 10-3 to NC State (4-1) at a water-logged Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The game was held in nearly unplayable conditions directly in the path of Hurricane Matthew, leading to 10 total fumbles and only 311 total yards of offense combined by both teams.”

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “#NotreDame: #BrianKelly Defends Passing 26 Times In Hurricane Conditions”

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#HurricaneMatthew — which made landfall in South Carolina about 200 miles south of Raleigh — brought torrential, driving rain and winds gusting up to about 50 miles per hour to central North Carolina on Saturday. … as of 8 p.m. E.T., 4.84 inches of rain had fallen in the Raleigh area …. But in spite of those miserable, wretched conditions,

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IRISH NEWSLINK Bleacher Report: “Brian Kelly Comments on Notre Dame’s Loss to NC State”

“The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have dropped three of their last four games following Saturday’s 10-3 loss to North Carolina State, and head coach Brian Kelly had mixed feelings regarding his team’s performance. Speaking to reporters following a loss that came in a steady downpour facilitated by Hurricane Matthew, Kelly lamented his team’s inability to make positive gains against N.C.

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “How much lightning occurs in tropical cyclones?” – National Weather Service/National Hurricane Center

NWS Raleigh Weather Radar, Screenshot

Ironically, while lightning is one weather-related danger that can reliably bring a football game to a halt, apparently lightning is not as common in hurricanes. Yet, as seen with #NotreDame vs. North Carolina State, lightning in a hurricane is not unheard of. Playing in Raleigh, N.C., amidst the advancing fringes of Hurricane Matthew, Notre Dame and North Carolina State already

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IRISH GAMEDAY WEATHER: Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State – Weather at Raleigh, North Carolina

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[PDF] Notre Dame game notes – Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State

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“… 1,196 Junior QB DeShone Kizer has thrown for 1,196 yards over the last three games, second-most in school history over any three-game stretch. 471 Junior QB DeShone Kizer threw for 471 yards vs. Syracuse, the most ever by a Notre Dame quarterback in a victory. 18 The Irish scored the first points of the game vs. Syracuse in just

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IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly radio show leading into Notre Dame at North Carolina State

Leading up to Notre Dame’s game at North Carolina State, video from Brian Kelly’s weekly radio show, also featuring Jack Nolan, Notre Dame players, and some game highlights.

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[PDF] NC State game notes – Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State

North Carolina State Wolf Mascot in Costume

“NC STATE, NOTRE DAME TIES – There are several individuals who have played big roles in the history of the NC State and Notre Dame football programs. The most obvious is Lou Holtz, who led both programs to great heights. Holtz coached the Pack to a 33-12-3 record between 1972-75, with NC State finshing in the top 20 in three

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Rebuilding Notre Dame still in a hole at 2-3; Irish have must-win road game against tough North Carolina State at edges of hurricane

Golden Dome in Bright Sunlight

Approaching the halfway mark for Brian Kelly’s seventh season at the helm, Notre Dame still has a losing record, even after a seemingly improved performance in a 50-33 neutral site win over Syracuse in East Rutherford. With Brian Kelly entering his second game running the Irish defense – with vaguely detailed help from Greg Hudson – the Irish have a

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IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Thursday Press Conference Heading Into Notre Dame Road Game at North Carolina State

Brian Kelly met with reporters on Thursday heading into Notre Dame’s road game at North Carolina State.

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “DeShone Kizer and the Irish come to Raleigh looking for a second straight victory over a team from the ACC Atlantic division” – Athlon

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After a 33-16 victory over previously unbeaten Wake Forest last Saturday, NC State is now 3-1. The Week 2 loss to East Carolina is in the past and the Wolfpack have built some momentum. … Three Things to Watch … 1. Turnovers … 2. … Boise State graduate transfer Ryan Finley has taken hold of the [quarterback] position … complet[ing]

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IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Tuesday Press Conference – Notre Dame vs. North Carolina State Preview

Brian Kelly met with reporters on Tuesday heading into Notre Dame’s upcoming game at North Carolina State.  [click here for transcript] … So a lot to play for, a lot in front of us, a lot of challenges, but more importantly a group that I feel is really excited about the direction that we’re going in particular on defense. We

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Noon kickoff for Notre Dame’s visit to N.C. State” – Raleigh News & Observer

North Carolina State Wolf Mascot in Costume

The Raleigh News & Observer reports on ABC’s decision to have Notre Dame’s game at North Carolina State kick off at 12 noon, for national broadcast on ABC itself (rather than, for example, ABC Sports’ cable affiliate, ESPN). N.C. State’s home game with Notre Dame on Saturday will kick off at noon and be televised nationally on ABC …. Predictably,

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