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Syracuse has hit the skids. After going 10-3 in 2018 and finishing the season with a No. 15 ranking, the Orange have gone 6-16. It's been an injury-plagued season for the Orange. Syracuse is down to its fourth-string running back and third-string quarterback.  On offense, their top two running backs, Abdul Adams and Jarveon Howard opted out due to Covid-19. On defense, … [Read more...] about #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Syracuse Orange Game Preview

Playing football for Notre Dame comes with a tremendous amount of pressure. It's a storied program, with weekly nationally televised games and an international fan base. I caught up with former quarterback Malik Zaire to discuss what it's like to play for the Fighting Irish and the challenges he faced during his time in the program.  In regards to Notre Dame's 12-7 win … [Read more...] about Malik Zaire Candid on College Football Coaching World (Exclusive)

As the Irish travel this Saturday to Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, for a road game against Boston College, they're entering into what the modern lexicon refers to as a trap game. A trap game is when a stronger opponent overlooks a weaker one for those unfamiliar with the term, resulting in the better team losing.  What better setting for a trap game than … [Read more...] about Holy War: #2 Notre Dame at Boston College Game Preview

This Saturday, the #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish are hosting the #1 Clemson Tigers in what is undoubtedly the game of the year. The Tigers will be without their star quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, who contracted COVID-19. Before becoming the consensus number one overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, Lawrence was a freshman phenomenon who unseated a 19-2 senior quarterback from … [Read more...] about D.J. Uiagalelei: the Next Clemson Star QB in the Making

Did you know Georgia Tech once won a game 222-0? They were up 126-0 at halftime, and their coach decided they needed to score 96 more points -- he was a jerk. That man's name? John Heisman.  Yes, that Heisman. Did you know that the most prestigious college football award given for "outstanding performance which best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity" is named … [Read more...] about #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Game Preview

There's a financial theory that asset prices and historical returns eventually will revert to the long-run mean or average level of the entire dataset. It's called mean reversion. Louisville football is proving this theory correct in 2020. Expectations were high for the Cardinals this season following a better than expected 2019 season. Under first-year head coach Scott … [Read more...] about #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Louisville Cardinals Game Preview

This year some bowl games have been canceled; most notably the Redbox Bowl. It's going to be a challenging year without the prestige and excitement of the Redbox Bowl, but this Saturday, Notre Dame and Florida State will play in another obscure bowl game: the COVID-19 Recovery Bowl.  Florida State's new head coach, Mike Norvell, tested positive for coronavirus on September … [Read more...] about Florida State Seminoles at #5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Game Preview

Notre Dame did not have a player selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. 2021 will likely be no different. But similar to 2020, Notre Dame will be well represented. There are eight players on the team who can expect to hear their name called or sign onto an NFL team in 2021. The second of three bye weeks (we'll probably have some more of those, now that the state … [Read more...] about Top Three Notre Dame NFL Draft Prospects on Defense

Notre Dame did not have a player selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. 2021 will likely be no different. But similar to 2020, Notre Dame will be well represented. There are eight players on the team who can expect to hear their name called or sign onto an NFL team in 2021.  The second of three bye weeks (we'll probably have some more of those, now that the state … [Read more...] about Top Four Notre Dame NFL Draft Prospects on Offense