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PODCAST
- Irish Sports Daily: 3-16-2015 Power Hour (57:38)
- Irish Sports Talk: Notre Dame spring predictions on defense & Tony meets N Martin Mar 16 IST 156 (29:56)
RECRUITING (2016 offers / 2017 offers)
- Bleacher Report (Monaco): Notre Dame football recruiting offers of the week (Hunter Johnson, Lokeni Toailoa, Liam Eichenberg, Tony Jones Jr., Julian Love, Corey Malone-Hatcher and Damar Hamlin)
- Bucknuts: BH: Young speed taking off; Culture club (Liam Eichenberg)
- Eleven Warriors: The Hurry Up: Tristen Wallace could visit soon, Ocean Lakes’ deep talent, Mack’s schedule and more (Austin Mack, Auston Robertson and Jarrett Guarantano)
- Irish Sports Daily: Recruiting week in review (JoeJuan Williams and Jordan Fuller)
- One Foot Down: 2016 Notre Dame recruiting big board: Linebacker (Brendan Ferns, Tre Lamar, Lokeni Toailoa, Jaquan Yulee, Daniel Bituli, Cameron Brown, Ben Davis, Caleb Kelly, Julian Okwara, Curtis Robinson, Jamir Jones and Mique Juarez)
- One Foot Down: 2016 Notre Dame recruiting big board: Secondary (Roderick Campbell, Eric Cuffee, Kristian Fulton, Damar Hamlin, Mecole Hardman, Jared Mayden, Trayvon Mullen, Byron Murphy, Levonta Taylor, Troy Warner, JoeJuan Williams, Ikenna Okeke, Spencer Perry, Craig Watts, Devin Studstill, Brandon Burton, Deontay Anderson, Brandon Jones, Eric Monroe and Nigel Warrior)
- Scout: Keyshon Camp talking football
- Scout: Lamar Anderson rescheduling Nebraska trip
- Scout: Southeast recruiting notes (Trayvon Mullen, Binjimen Victor and Christian Tutt)
- Scout: Midlands: Rankings risers (Dontavious Jackson and Jalen Hurts)
- Scout: East: Two new 4-stars in expanded rankings (Rashan Gary, Levonta Taylor, Ellison Jordan, Jaquan Yulee, Michal Menet, Jarrett Guarantano, Jordan Fuller and Ahmir Mitchell)
- UHND: Notre Dame’s Junior Day is first test for new assistant coaches (Khalid Kareem, Damar Hamlin and Javon McKinley)
CURRENT TEAM
- CBS Sports: Spring practice watch: Breaking down FBS returning starter numbers (19 starters, tied for No. 2 in FBS)
- CSN Sportsnet Chicago: Notre Dame spring preview: Five players to watch (Malik Zaire, Everett Golson, Greg Bryant, Durham Smythe, Nyles Morgan, Max Redfield, Elijah Shumate…yes, that’s 7 people. Don’t blame me.)
- Inside the Irish: The road to a successful 2015 season is just getting started (Brian Kelly, KeiVarae Russell, Ishaq Williams, Everett Golson, Malik Zaire, Brian VanGorder, Joe Schmidt, Jarron Jones, Ronnie Stanley, Sheldon Day, Will Fuller, Tarean Folston and Jaylon Smith)
- Irish Illustrated: Quiet no more? (Sheldon Day)
- Irish247: Spring practice: Three positions to watch (Malik Zaire, Everett Golson, Matt Hegarty, Ronnie Stanley, Brian Kelly, Steve Elmer, Mark Harrell, John Montelus, Quenton Nelson, Colin McGovern, Jimmy Byrne, Sam Mustipher, Hunter Bivin, Mike McGlinchey, Alex Bars, Jarrett Grace, Joe Schmidt, Nyles Morgan, James Onwualu, Durham Smythe, Tyler Luatua, Nic Weishar, Mike Heurerman)
- Slap the Sign: Notre Dame spring battles: Linebackers (Joe Schmidt, Nyles Morgan, Jarrett Grace, James Onwualu, Greer Martini and Josh Barajas)
SCHEDULE
- Ball State Sports: Football sets date to play at Notre Dame in 2018
- Chicago Tribune: Notre Dame, Ball State set date for first-ever football game
- CSN Sportsnet Chicago: Notre Dame to face Ball State in 2018
- Elkhart Truth: Ball State, Notre Dame to meet on the football field in 2018 season opener
- FB Schedules: Ball State to play at Notre Dame in 2018
- Indy Star: Ball State football to play at Notre Dame in 2018
- Inside the Irish: Notre Dame, Ball State set to meet in 2018
- Irish247: Notre Dame football to play Ball State in 2018 season
- Journal Gazette: Ball State, ND football to play in ’18
- ND Insider: Ball State announces 2018 football game at Notre Dame
- The Star Press: Ball State football to play Notre Dame in 2018
- State College.com: Nittany Lion fans contemplate Pitt season tickets to save costs for 2016 meeting
- WANE: Ball State to play Notre Dame in football
- WISH-TV: Ball State vs. Notre Dame announced for 2018 football season
IRISH IN THE NFL
- Bleacher Report: Vince Willfork signing gives Texas more margin for error at inside linebacker (Louis Nix)
- Chargers.com: March Madness: Who are the Chargers pulling for? (Manti Te’o, Chris Watt, Trevor Robinson)
- NFL.com: NFL draft: Eight best quarterback debates of all time (Rick Mirer vs. Drew Bledsoe)
MISC.
- Bleacher Report: Ranking the top 25 colleges with the best football and basketball combos (Notre Dame is #7)
- CBS Sports: Helmet madness – college football bracket: Sweet 16 voting
- Daily Record: Ellensburg High School to induct hall of fame class (Dan Kelleher)
- EurekAlert!: Die-hard college sports fans defy expectations
- Sporting News: What if college football had a 68-team playoff? Here’s the bracket (#11 Notre Dame would play #6 Cincinnati)
- NBA.com: Fan of the Pack: Torii Hunter
- Indy Star: Who has the best alumni? Our special NCAA tournament bracket (Northeastern’s Biz Stone, George D. Behrakis, Shawn Fanning, Jane Curtin, Wendy Williams and Patrice O’Neal beat Notre Dame’s Mike Golic, Nicholas Sparks, Hannah Storm, Regis Philbin, Joe Donnelly and Steve Bartman.)
- Sporting News: Move over, “Soybean Wind”: 12 cooler college football coach anagrams (Brian Kelly = Blarney Ilk)
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