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Notre Dame Football Preview: Purdue

Published on: 30th August, 2010

Purdue Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense Purdue's offense, which was already replacing its quarterback and three lineman, took another major blow when Ralph Bolden, last year's leading rusher, went down with an ACL injury in the spring. Bolden will be replaced by 5 Al-Terek McBurse and 1 Keith ...

Notre Dame Position Previews: Defense and Special Teams

Published on: 26th August, 2010

Defensive Line Spotlight: Kapron Lewis-Moore Year G Tackles TFL Sacks 2009 12 46 7 2.5 Also Returning Sean Cwynar, Ethan Johnson, Brandon Newman, Emeka Nwankwo, Martin Quintana, Christopher Skubis, Hafis Williams, Ian Williams   Lost Paddy Mullen, Morrice Richardson, John Ryan, Kallen Wade (graduation), Kerry Neal (position change - linebacker) Gained John Belcher (walk-on), Tyler Stockton(DNP as freshman), Bruce Heggie, Louis Nix, Kona Schwenke(freshmen)   The Irish are back ...

Notre Dame Position Previews: Offense

Published on: 20th August, 2010

Quarterback Spotlight: Dayne Crist Year G Att-Comp-Int Yds TD 2009 4 20-10-1 130 1   Also Returning: Brian Castello, Matthew Mulvey Lost: Evan Sharpley (graduation), Jimmy Clausen (NFL) Gained: Nate Montana (transfer), Andrew Hendrix, Luke Massa, Tommy Rees In the past 10 years, Notre Dame has had nine starting quarterbacks. Of those nine, seven were playing their first year of college football, ...

Notre Dame Football Preview: Washington State

Published on: 29th October, 2009

Washington State Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense No. 34 Logwone Mitz is listed as Washington State's new starting running back. That's a bit of a surprise, considering his 2.9 yards per carry average is a step back from the 3.3 YPC of the guy he replaced, No. ...

Notre Dame Football Preview: Boston College

Published on: 22nd October, 2009

Boston College Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense The Boston College offense is heavily run-oriented this year, averaging nearly 37 carries per game to 25 pass attempts. The workhorse of the Eagles run game is No. 2 Montel Harris . Harris is averaging 21 carries and 108 ...

College Football Preview: Michigan State vs. Notre Dame

Published on: 15th September, 2009

Michigan State Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense In the 90's, Michigan State was Wide Receiver U. This decade, their offense has become known for its steady stable of running backs. Even with the departure of Javon Ringer, MSU is still deep at the position. The starter is small redshirt freshman, ...

Notre Dame Football 2009 Issue 2: Michigan

Published on: 9th September, 2009

Michigan Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense In the opener against Western Michigan, Wolverines quarterbacks kept the ball on 23 run attempts and handed off on 27. That's a pretty even mix, especially considering that 22 of those 23 keepers were made by freshmen quarterbacks No. 5 Tate Forcier ...

DVD Review: ‘Echoes Awakened’

Published on: 31st August, 2009

Echoes Awakened is the companion DVD to Jim Dent's new title Resurrection, about Ara Parsegian's first season at Notre Dame. The DVD has a great concept: Dent had already interviewed many key figures for his book, so why not put them in front of a camera and let them ...

Book Review: ‘Resurrection’ by Jim Dent

Published on: 31st August, 2009

Inept coaching. An administration de-emphasizing football. Highly-touted recruits who didn't produce on the field. The team's best talent rotting on the bench. Dwindling fan support.What has been true of the past decade of Irish football was true in the 1950s and early 60s, as Notre Dame ...

Book Review: ‘Rough & Tumble’ by Mark Bavaro

Published on: 31st August, 2009

A true football novel can only be written by someone who played the game. Mark Bavaro makes that clear from the first chapter of his debut novel, Rough & Tumble. It's one thing to say a tight end ran a five-yard hitch to make a catch, it's quite ...

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