Despite a thrashing by Alabama in the National Championship, losing Everett Golson, and graduating their defensive leader, Notre Dame found themselves ranked at #11 in the preseason coaches poll. With all that considered, I'll definitely take this ranking, but more on that later. First, here's the poll in full: ...
Kelly Previews Fall Camp, Vanderdoes Gets Reprieve
We have a couple notes of interest from today. Firstly, Brian Kelly sat down with Jack Nolan to discuss the upcoming fall camp and giving a bit of a "state of the team" address in the interview. You can watch the whole thing below: ...
Notre Dame Stadium Bag Policy Changed for 2013 Season
Used to packing up a bag full of ponchos, blankets and other gameday necessities to bring into Notre Dame Stadium? Well, you will have to come up with a new plan as Notre Dame announced that the Notre Dame Stadium Bag policy will see some changes at the start of the 2013 season: ...
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Know Thyself, Know Thy Enemy: Wide Receiver
Since the departure of Michael Floyd, one of the biggest questions on offense has been who would fill in for his production. In 2012, that man wasn't really a wide receiver as Tyler Eifert stole the show. In 2013, with both Floyd and Eifert now gone, the same question looms even larger. However, I believe the answer is easier than most people think. If you've seen my roster rankings, you probably also know where I will be going with this as well. Irish Player to Watch T.J. Jones, ...
Friday Roundup: The “Go Home, Offseason, You’re Drunk” Edition
I suppose it was only a matter of time before the offseason hit a critical mass of stupid. Keep actual football out of the equation long enough and something ridiculous is bound to happen. Major conferences having their media days practically guarantees it. And at the center of all the insanity was Urban Meyer attempting to respond to charges against Buckeye running back, Carlos Hyde. ...
Ranking the Irish Roster: Tex’s Top 25
Every year, Keith Arnold over at Inside the Irish does an annual ranking of the top 25 players on the Notre Dame roster. This year marks the second year that I have been able to contribute and, this time around, I wanted to give a break down of my rankings. Thankfully, I don't have to justify ranking a kicker #1 (NEVER FORGET) or leaving our starting QB off the top 25 list (NEVER FORGET THIS AS WELL). So without further ado, let's get to the rankings. ...
Friday Roundup: The “Open Letter to Aggies” Edition
Dear Aggies, Some of you reading might be good friends of mine. If you have no idea who I am, howdy. I might bleed blue & gold, but when it comes to college football in the state of Texas, my loyalties lie with Texas A&M. I am writing this because I see something developing around your football team. It's something that Notre Dame fans have dealt with for the better part of 25 years and I feel like someone needs to properly prepare y'all for what's about to happen. ...
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Friday Roundup: The “NCAA ’14 Simulation” Edition
Well it's that time of year once again. EA Sports has released its next iteration of the NCAA Football franchise with NCAA '14. As is starting to become common practice on the Internet, this also signals the time of year in which bloggers start simulating the season to see how everything shakes out and we here at HLS are no different. ...
Friday Roundup: The “Celebrating Freedom” Edition
This week, I have been able to celebrate a little more freedom than usual. Sure, there was the celebration of my country's freedom yesterday, but I've also had some additional freedom from work, some freedom from HLS, and even some freedom from my fiancée. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of all three (especially my future bride); however, it is always nice to get these additional freedoms and breaks from what has become the norm. It's simply refreshing and allows you to get back to ...
Friday Roundup: The “See Y’all Later” Edition
No, I'm not quitting HLS. I've had a planned vacation for a while that starts next week and work has decided to get incredibly crazy so I will be out of the country as soon as I get back. Basically, I won't be back until July. Seriously. ...