The Irish rushed for 293 yards Saturday against Navy — minus starting running back Cierre Wood and solid second, third or fourth choice Amir Carlisle. In their place, Theo Riddick rushed 19 times for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns. George Atkinson III rushed 9 times for 99 yards and 2[...]
Stop the madness at Notre Dame, ignore the alternate uniform phase
When I saw the uniforms Notre Dame football wore against Michigan in the second week of the season, I was thrown off. The Irish attempted to move into this alternate uniform phase, made famous by the Oregon Ducks (whom I commend for having wicked awesome uniforms), but they failed miserably[...]
Notre Dame wide receiver shows off sweet gloves: ‘What do you mean excessive celebration!?’
Saturday after an incredible pass-catch hook up between Notre Dame quarterback Tommy Rees and T.J. Jones, Jones celebrated by showing off the Irish’s new designer gloves (as shown in the picture on this post). After doing so, he was flagged for a personal foul penalty, for excessive celebration. What!?! Since[...]
Defensive backs still a glaring flaw in Irish defense
I hate to say this but the pass Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson completed to Ray Roundtree Saturday with 8 seconds left in the Michigan-Notre Dame game reminded me a lot of two moments, one a major thorn in Notre Dame history. In 2005, USC Trojan quarterback Matt Leinart completed a[...]
A shade too late, Tommy Rees named Notre Dame starting quarterback
It didn’t take Notre Dame football head coach Brian Kelly much time to rename his starting quarterback following Saturday’s loss to South Florida, which dropped the team from the top 25 national rankings. Dayne Crist, formerly the starting quarterback of the Irish, was 7-for-15 for 95 yards and an interception[...]
Notre Dame reinstates star receiver Michael Floyd
Notre Dame, hyped up as Phil Steele’s 6th best team in the nation, has reinstated its super star wide receiver, Michael Floyd, after he had been suspended since March 21. Notre Dame football head coach Brian Kelly kept Floyd on a short leash after his arrest in March for a[...]