What Can Notre Dame’s Dayne Crist Learn from Brady Quinn, Jimmy Clausen?

Published on: 8th March, 2010

Everyone needs a mentor in life. For most, it's a father, an older brother, or even a grandparent. For the Notre Dame quarterbacks, it's whoever sits atop the depth chart as the No. 1 signal-caller in South Bend. Jimmy Clausen came into the program as one of the most heralded recruits in ...

The Eight Mid-Majors Ready for BCS Conference Expansion

Published on: 1st March, 2010

Unappreciated. Overlooked. Undervalued. Boise State knows all of the above. Utah, TCU, BYU, and many others often find themselves thinking along the same lines as well. The landscape is growing as numerous mid-major programs are making their way up the totem pole of college football. Not only do some of these ...

Will a Healthy Michael Floyd Mean Another Biletnikoff for Notre Dame?

Published on: 25th February, 2010

Many have yet to witness the damage that can be done to opponents' secondary by Michael Floyd. When healthy, he was even thought higher than of last year's Biletnikoff Winner, Golden Tate. Although Tate's numbers were the most impressive, Irish fans knew they had a pure wide receiver waiting in the ...

The Top 25 Heisman Trophy Candidates for 2010

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

There isn't a more celebrated and anticipated award in sports than the Heisman trophy. Each December, a group of college football's elite gather in New York City in order to discover who will be added to the long-list of Heisman legends. Alabama's sophomore sensation, Mark Ingram, did just that just a ...

Notre Dame Recruiting: Which Irish Players Would Start in the SEC?

Published on: 17th February, 2010

Year after year, Notre Dame consistently hauls in Top 25 classes. Even despite the miserable past three seasons in South Bend, recruits are still flocking to the Irish in times of desperation. Brian Kelly hauled in a 24-man recruiting class on February 3rd, ranked 14th in the nation by Rivals.com. Even ...

College Football’s Top Five Uncommitted Recruits: Where Will They Sign?

Published on: 10th January, 2010

As the home stretch approaches of the 2010 recruiting season, the next month will be full of excitement, happiness, disappointment, and head-scratching. For some teams, closing out a class is a strength which leads to a feeling of freshness and excitement to see how good their team has improved with the ...

Pete Carroll to the Seahawks: What Does It Mean for College Football?

Published on: 9th January, 2010

According to the LA Daily News, after two years, Pete Carroll has finally listened to an NFL offer—and accepted. Carroll has apparently agreed to a five-year, $35-million contract, in which he would assume the head coaching and personnel duties in the front office alongside Tod Leiweke. After the announcement of Joe McKnight, Damian ...

Introducing Notre Dame’s Expected Hires for Brian Kelly’s Coaching Staff

Published on: 3rd January, 2010

Bringing in a new head coach means more than just one personnel change. It means bringing in almost an entirely new coaching staff along with that single man. Brian Kelly, the new head coach in South Bend, has chosen to do just that. Although the following hires aren't set in stone and ...

Life After Jimmy Clausen: Taking a Look at Notre Dame’s Quarterback Situation

Published on: 31st December, 2009

Irish fans were warned to appreciate what they had while Jimmy Clausen was under center this past season, even if that same season ended with six disappointing losses. Clausen, with special thanks to Golden Tate and Michael Floyd, skyrocketed up NFL draft boards after an impressive junior campaign in which ...

Notre Dame Enters Recruiting Dead Period: What Are Brian Kelly’s Biggest Needs?

Published on: 29th December, 2009

Brian Kelly accepted the challenge at Cincinnati in order to be a great football coach. He won with diamonds in the rough, coaching those same players past the expectations set in stone for them when they were being recruited as high school seniors. As well as that mindset worked in the Big ...

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