In last season's wins over Utah, Army and USC, the Notre Dame defense allowed an average of just 233.3 yards per game. In the first nine games of the season, the Fighting Irish allowed 393.1 yards per game. After surrendering 20+ points in six of the first nine contests in 2010, the Irish rebounded from their 4-5 start to go 4-0 down the stretch (including the Sun Bowl win over … [Read more...] about Notre Dame’s Biggest Strength: Possibly Defensive Front 7
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Best Defensive End in College Football? Notre Dame, Michigan Have Candidates
Notre Dame senior defensive end tandem of Kapron Lewis-Moore and Ethan Johnson were named preseason candidates for the 2011 Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award. Lewis-Moore and Johnson are one of three sets of teammates to appear on the list of 35 players. The other two are North Carolina's Quinton Coples and Donte Paige-Moss; and USC's Wes Horton and Nick … [Read more...] about Best Defensive End in College Football? Notre Dame, Michigan Have Candidates
Notre Dame Spring Game Observations/Summary
The South Bend, Indiana weather didn't exactly cooperate with Notre Dame today. Wind, rain and cold greeted the 82nd-Annual Blue-Gold Game, won by the Gold 17-14. The spring college football intra-squad game was broadcast live nationally on Versus. It drew 27,863 to Notre Dame Stadium. Not bad for the abysmal weather conditions. ND typically draws at least 20,000 and this … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Spring Game Observations/Summary
Notre Dame Spring Blue/Gold Game Filled with Storylines
The University of Notre Dame football team has a big weekend ahead with the 82nd-Annual Blue-Gold Game on Saturday at 2 p.m ET. The spring college football intra-squad game will be broadcast live nationally on Versus and available via live video stream at und.com. And this year's spring scrimmage is extremely intriguing as it poses a ton of questions; let's get to it. By … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Spring Blue/Gold Game Filled with Storylines
Notre Dame Decisively Beats Purdue at Line of Scrimmage
Just like on so many college football Saturdays, the numbers don't accurately tell the whole story. In their 23-12 opening day victory, Notre Dame outgained the Big Ten's Purdue Boilermakers 358-322, and by 51 on the ground. But those statistics don't reflect all the tremendous pressure that Boilers quarterback Robert Marve faced all day. If it wasn't for Marve's blazing 4.5 … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Decisively Beats Purdue at Line of Scrimmage