Five Big Things I’ll Be Watching In The Blue-Gold Game

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Hope springs eternal at Notre Dame -- and after the wonderful rebirth of Notre Dame football in 2012, that never rings more true than this year. The 84th annual Blue-Gold game is upon us this weekend, and there's quite a few things that I'll have my eyes on -- here's a few of them (in no real order): 5. Players returning from injury - Lo Wood. Alex Welch. Austin Collinsworth. Amir Carlisle. Chase Hounshell. These are just a few of the big-name injuries from last year, all guys that were … [Read more...]

Is Notre Dame’s 2013 Schedule The Nation’s Hardest?

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Okay, so we held out for as long as we could -- we made it to April before starting to discuss Notre Dame's 2013 football schedule. We'll certainly have a number of pieces on this year's upcoming slate throughout the offseason, so we'll just get our feet wet a little bit here, but let's get this out of the way immediately -- 2013 will not present an easy set of opponents. … [Read more...]

Kelly Still Learning, Ready To Refocus Team

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In the past decade or so around this time of the year we have been using phrases such as "hope springs eternal" or "everyone's undefeated in March" -- this year it's a little bit different. And it's not because there's no longer hope in South Bend, it's better than that -- the mentality has switched from hoping for a good season to now expecting something great. That shift has to be attributed the success under Brian Kelly, and his continued work toward bringing home a crystal trophy. This … [Read more...]