PODCAST

• Irish Illustrated (F): Irish hit spring stride (50:55)
• ND Insider: Podcast: ND Insider recruiting update 4-2 (10:42)

RECRUITING – OFFERED

• Bruin Report Online ($): Video: Lucas at The Opening ( AZ RB Chase Lucas)
• Dawg Post (F): Big get for Dawgs – Price commits ( GA OT E.J. Price)
• Irish247 (F): Robinson, family excited about Notre Dame offer ( KY CB Davonte Robinson)
• Irish Turning Point: The buzz buzz
• Scout (F): Offers coming in for Ulmer, Robinson ( KY CB Davonte Robinson)
• Scout ($): 4-star TE Angeline planning Penn State return (PA Cary Angeline)
• Scout ($): 4-star TE Angeline gets Michigan fill (PA Cary Angeline)
• Scout ($): ND history on, off field impresses 4-star TE (PA Cary Angeline)
• Scout ($): Fulton likes LSU’s DB track record ( LA CB Kristian Fulton)
• Slap the Sign: Notre Dame offers ’17 Florida offensive lineman Dillan Gibbons
• USC Football.com: Trevon Sidney steals the show ( CA CB, also CA WRs Tyler Vaughns and Dylan Crawford)

RECRUITING – ND INTERESTED, NO OFFER

• Big Red Report (F): Brendan Scales talks about Nebraska offer ( MO TE)
• Big Red Report (F): D.J. Morgan adds Nebraska offer ( CA S)
• Irish Illustrated ($): LaBruna visits dream school (CA QB Andrew LaBruna, no rating yet)
• Scout ($): Alloway has two on top ( CA WR Damian Alloway)
• Show Me Mizzou ($): Mizzou offer for Scales ( MO TE Brendan Scales)

CURRENT TEAM

• CSN Sportsnet Chicago: Notre Dame won’t be surprised by Will Fuller’s growth
• Inside the Irish: Opportunities await Notre Dame’s running backs
• Inside the Irish: Spring practice breakdown: A look inside (finally!)
• Irish247 ($): Irish staff navigating through quarterback competition
• Irish247 (F): Denbrock: ‘(QB) is going to be a hard decision to make’
• Irish247 (F): Smythe leads the way for Irish at tight end
• Irish Illustrated (F): From a one in a thousand chance to…
• One Foot Down: Notre Dame football – Spring practice recap for April 1
• Rant Sports: 5 questions for Notre Dame football during 2015 spring practice

COACHING

• CBS Sports: Power Five college football coach rankings: The top 25 (Brian Kelly is #13)
• Irish Illustrated (F): The village voice(s)
• Irish Illustrated (F): Sanford scouting style, substance

IRISH IN THE NFL

• Bleacher Report (Monaco): Notre Dame football: DaVaris Daniels, Kendall Moore eye NFL careers
• ESPN: Atlanta Falcons waive safety Zeke Motta
• Irish247 (F): Daniels ready for next step
• Irish247 (F): Boosting draft stock was Koyack’s Pro Day focus
• Irish Turning Point: Pro Day results
• State of the Texans (F): Vince Wilfork is “here for Houston” (Louis Nix)

MISC.

• USA Today: College football playoff will keep weekly rankings

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PODCASTS

• Irish Sports Talk: DaVaris at NFL Combine & Notre Dame scholarship at 82 – Feb 23 IST153 (46:45)
• Irish Illustrated: Insider Podcast #166 – Turnover margins (44:55)

VIDEO

• StudentSports: GoPro: Manti Te’o – Hawaii linebacker coach (2:06)
• WatchND: Tire Wars (0:42)

CURRENT TEAM

• Irish Illustrated: Spring questions: Defensive line (Jarron Jones, Isaac Rochell, Romeo Okwara, Andrew Trumbetti, Grant Blankenship, Jhonny Williams, Jonathan Bonner, Jay Hayes, Sheldon Day, Kolin Hill, Daniel Cage, Jacob Matuska, Pete Mokwuah, Jerry Tillery, Micah Dew-Treadway)
• Inside the Irish: Spring solutions: Wide receivers (Will Fuller, Corey Robinson, Chris Brown, C.J. Prosise, Amir Carlisle, Torii Hunter Jr., Corey Holmes, Justin Brent)
• Athlon Sports: College football’s top 20 running backs on the rise for 2015 (Tarean Folston)
• Bleacher Report: 1 thing opponents should fear about every Power 5 college football team in 2015 (“The defense has figured it out”)
• Slap the Sign: Notre Dame spring battles: Malik Zaire vs. Everett Golson
• UHND: Where’s the rush for Notre Dame football? (Romeo Okwara, Jhonny Williams, Kolin Hill, Jaylon Smith, Andrew Trumbetti, Grant Blankenship)
• The Observer: Seniors share advice with University freshmen (Matthias Farley)

RECRUITING

• Scout: Ohio QB still adding offers (Messiah deWeaver)
• Scout: Pylon 7v7: Auston Robertson
• iSportsWeb: Michigan State football recruiting: Auston Robertson names leader
• The Patriot-News: Penn State 2016 recruiting: ‘All-wish list’ offense includes commits Jake Zembiec, Miles Sanders (Cary Angeline)
• Bleacher Report: 2016 college football recruits who could change a program instantly (Dwayne Haskins, Rashan Gary)
• NJ.com: Cedar Creek’s Ahmir Mitchell, N.J.’s top wide receiver, to visit Rutgers Monday
• Eleven Warriors: Defensive line options abound in 2016, Buckeyes searching for new bullets (Naquan Jones, Rashan Gary, Kyree Campbell, Auston Robertson, Austin Mack)
• TigerNet: 5-star DB: “I love Clemson with all my heart,” commits to LSU (Savion Smith)
• Irish Turning Point: Dwayne Haskins
• Irish Turning Point: Woody Barrett
• UHND: Notre Dame recruiting ’16 needs: Defense (Auston Robertson, Josh King, Damar Hamlin, Eric Monroe, Craig Watts, Devin Studstill, Lokeni Toailoa, Jaquan Yulee and Curtis Robinson)
• Irish Sports Daily: Gicewicz enjoys Irish brotherhood on visit (Paul Gicewicz)

COACHING

• Inside the Irish: All signs (still) point to Keith Gilmore as defensive line coach
• UConn Huskies: Strong coaching ties have influenced Verducci
• ND Insider: Archive photos: Todd Lyght at Notre Dame

IRISH IN THE NFL

• ESPN: Fantasy football combine review: Maxx Williams most likely to succeed in weak tight end class (Ben Koyack)
• Awful Announcing: Fox’s Brady Quinn making a comeback bid?

SCHEDULING

• Official Notre Dame Athletic Blog: Where will the 2015 Blue-Gold Game be played?
• FB Schedules: BYU A.D. talks future football games with Utah & Notre Dame
• Anderson Independent Mail: 2015 lookahead: Pre-spring Clemson football projections

MISC.

• Sportsnet: Greatest uniforms in Sports, No. 8: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• NewsOK: Media report: Oklahoma State receiver Ra’Shaad Samples to transfer

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VIDEO

• Irish Illustrated: NFL combine interview: Kyle Brindza (5:12)

RECRUITING

• Bleacher Report (Monaco): Position-by-position grades for 2015 recruiting class
• Irish Sports Daily: Eifler wants to hear more from Irish
• HooNation: Scouting 2016: Tight ends – Virginia (Cary Angeline)
• Scout: District of Columbia: Top 5 2016 prospects (Abdul Adams)
• Scout: East notes: Commitments, offers, etc. (Cary Angeline & Jordan Fuller)
• Fox Sports: East recruiting notes (Cary Angeline & Jordan fuller)
• Post Standard: 2016 4-star RB Robert Washington has Syracuse in Top 6, plans to commit in April
• Scout: 4-star RB gets huge offer, will decide soon (Robert Washington)
• Scout: Derek Dorsey picks up two offers
• Hoosier State Preps: 2016 profile: Ben Skowronek
• Detroit Free Press: Recruiting: More, better football prospects in Michigan in 2016 (Donnie Corley & Michael Jordan)
• Arizona Desert Storm: Arizona football recruiting: Rich Rodriguez bolstering the defense, offers two linebackers (Curtis Robinson)
• NJ.com: Top quarterback Dwayne Haskins recaps Monday’s Rutgers visit, plans to announce in April
• Bleacher Report: Dwayne Haskins sets decision plans: Which team has the best shot to land 4-star QB?
• Maize & Brew: 2016 defensive back JJ Givens reacts to Michigan offer
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Canadian underclassman has ND interest (Luiji Vilain)
• Bucknuts: Antwaun Jackson talks Ohio State visit, young RB on board (Antwaun Jackson & Ravon Bonner)

COACHING

• Inside the Irish: With smoke circling Gilmore and Denson, coaching staff coming into focus
• Tampa Tribune: Bulls Beat: Spring football a welcome sight (Autry Denson)
• USFNation: Autry Denson leaves for Notre Dame
• 247 Sports: Sanchez recounts Todd Lyght’s time as Bishop Gorman coach
• AP: UConn’s Diaco has a long history with newest assistant (Bob Diaco & Frank Verducci)
• CTPress: Brian Koonz: As UConn’s new offensive coordinator, Verducci plans to accentuate the positive
• Register Citizen: UConn offensive coordinator Frank Verducci already familiar with Bob Diaco
• Hartford Courant: UConn’s new offensive coordinator Verducci, Diaco go way back
• Hartford Courant: UConn new assistant coordinator Frank Verducci ready to take charge
• Daily Lobo: UNM football team brings low ticket revenue (Bob Davie)
• Bleacher Report: College football coaches who aren’t living up to their school’s expectations (Bob Davie)
• College Football Talk: Boise State stays in-house for new OC (Mike Sanford)
• Irish Turning Point: Fresh in the Gug: Mike Sanford

CURRENT TEAM

• One Foot Down: What makes Joe Schmidt so good?
• UND.com: Former Cal defensive back Avery Sebastian commits to Notre Dame
• Irish Sports Daily: Sebastian to Notre Dame is official
• Inside the Irish: Notre Dame announces graduate transfer of Avery Sebastian
• ND Insider: Notre Dame officially adds former Cal safety Avery Sebastian
• Irish Illustrated: Kelly likes Sebastian’s versatility
• Rant Sports: Notre Dame bolsters safety depth with Cal transfer Avery Sebastian
• 247 Sports: Notre Dame announces Avery Sebastian transfer
• CSN Chicago: Notre Dame announces addition of Cal transfer Avery Sebastian
• Chicago Tribune: Cal’s Avery Sebastian to play for Notre Dame next season
• AP: Sebastian to play at Notre Dame after graduating from Cal
• ESPN: Avery Sebastian to play final year for Notre Dame Fighting Irish after graduating from California Golden Bears
• Sporting News: Former Cal DB Avery Sebastian transfers to Notre Dame
• Sports Illustrated: Avery Sebastian to Notre Dame: Cal safety transfers to Irish
• CBS Sports: Notre Dame announces addition of Cal transfer S Avery Sebastian
• College Football Talk: Notre Dame officially add former Cal DB Avery Sebastian
• Irish Illustrated: Spring questions: Quarterbacks
• Athlon Sports: College football’s top 10 quarterbacks on the rise for 2015 (Malik Zaire)

IRISH IN THE NFL

• Bleacher Report (Arnold): Tracking 2015 NFL Combine results for former Irish stars
• The DA Show: Brady Quinn: “Combine not close to playing football”
• New England Patriots: Tight ends provide backup plan (Ben Koyack)
• Steelers Depot: Steelers 2015 draft: Top 50 big board 4.0 (Ben Koyack)
• Predominately Orange: Denver Broncos 7-round mock draft (Ben Koyack)

MISC.

• UHND: Notre Dame’s unusual 2015 football schedule
• Reign of Troy: USC football ranked as 2nd best college football program (Notre Dame is #13)
• Bleacher Report: Ranking college football’s 25 hardest schedules for 2015 (Notre Dame is #6)
• Seattle Seahawks: Maxx Williams utilizing lessons learned from NFL father at 2015 NFL Combine (Robert Williams)

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PODCASTS

• Irish Sports Daily: 2-16-15 Power Hour (1:06:27)

RECRUITING

• Irish Sports Daily: In the film room: Donnie Corley
• Irish Illustrated: Irish offer 2017 four-star (Maleik Gray)
• Bleacher Report (Monaco): Notre Dame football recruiting offers of the week (Cary Angeline, Maleik Gray and E.J. Price)
• UW Dawg Pound: 2016 UW football recruiting: The rest of the West (Devin Duvernay, Byron Murphy and Chase Lucas)
• USA Today: Nation’s No. 3 player in Class of 2016 set to commit; Ole Miss seems to be the favorite (Shea Patterson)
• Shreveport Times: Calvary QB Shea Patterson to pick college Tuesday
• WLOX: Ole Miss could make biggest catch on Fat Tuesday: Blue chip quarterback Shea Patterson
• Northeast Ohio Media Group: Gregory Little, Jaylon Jones and T.J. Vasher – looking at Ohio State’s recent scholarship offers (Little, Patrick Bethel and Khalid Kareem)
• The Patriot News: Pennsylvania’s top 2016 football recruits; Pittsburgh C.C. corner Damar Hamlin
• Victory Bell Rings: Penn State football recruiting: Top 10 2016 recruits – Pennsylvania (Damar Hamlin & Cary Angeline)
• Burnt Orange Nation: Texas offers Florida QB Xavier Gaines
• 247 Sports: Best of the Midwest Combo MVPs (Quinton Baker)
• Slap the Sign: Notre Dame football recruiting class: Defensive grades

CURRENT TEAM

• Inside the Irish: Spring solutions: Quarterbacks
• UHND: At long last, depth for Notre Dame football
• St. Paul Pioneer Press: Twinsights: Torii Hunter Jr. returns to baseball at Notre Dame

COACHING

• Irish Illustrated: Piecing together assistant coaching puzzle
• Slap the Sign: Something new for 2015, a six-year coach at Notre Dame
• Bleacher Report (Arnold): Projecting Brian Kelly’s 2015 coaching staff
• Idaho Statesmen: Boise State football coaches Harsin, Yates up for new contracts (Mike Sanford)
• Mountain West Connection: Broncos extend Bryan Harsin to a new five-year, $7.35 million deal (Mike Sanford)
• Fansided: Boise State, Bryan Harsin agree on 5-year extension (Mike Sanford)
• ESPN: Roquan Smith got it right by waiting (Charlie Weis)
• Eleven Warriors: After coaching turnover, familiarity might correlate with stability for Ohio State (Tony Alford)
• Vavel: Charlie Weis on coaching again: ‘Highly doubtful’

IRISH IN THE NFL

• St. Paul Pioneer Press: Vikings’ Rudolph eyeing a full season
• The Times-Picayune: 2015 NFL draft: Brandon Scherff could be great tackle or all-pro at guard, says Mike Mayock (Zack Martin)
• Heavy: Jess Gysin, Jimmy Clausen’s wife: 5 fast facts
• Steelers Depot: Jerome Bettis says it’s too early for Browns to give up on Johnny Football
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Ray Fittipaldo’s Steelers chat (Ben Koyack)
• Carolina Panthers: Panthers name Steve Wilks assistant head coach
• The Republican: Patriots NFL Draft 2015 position preview: Looking for Rob Gronkowski insurance (Ben Koyack)
• News-Sentinel: NFL Combine brings annual scrutiny to Indy (Ben Koyack, Kyle Brindza and DaVaris Daniels)

HISTORY

• Chicago Tribune: How Michigan State’s Duffy Daugherty helped integrate college football (1966 & Ara Parseghian)

MISC.

• Inside the Irish: Mailbag: What to expect from defense
• TigerNet.com: Clemson announces 2015 football game designations, spring game date (Notre Dame game is IPTAY Day)
• Addicted to Quack: Roundtable: Oregon’s out of conference football games
• USA Today: Examining college basketball’s scheduling conundrum
• Bleacher Report: Meet college football’s most inexperienced head coach (Gerry Faust)
• EDSBS: The presidents assigned to their proper schools (Abraham Lincoln assigned to ND)
• ESPN: Ultimate ESPN 300: 15 things to know

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VIDEO

• Ian Wierzba: Notre Dame football pump up (2015-16)

CURRENT TEAM

• UHND: Torii Hunter Jr to play baseball for Notre Dame
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Hunter Jr. a dual-sport athlete
• Inside the Irish: Torii Hunter Jr. joins the Irish baseball team
• Inside the Irish: Mailbag, part 2: What to do with the QBs?

RECRUITING

• UW Dawg Pound: 2016 UW football recruiting: California prospects (Tyler Vaughns, Javon McKinley, Oluwole Betiku and Trevon Sidney)
• The Oklahoman: The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of top football recruits for the Class of 2016 (Chandler Garrett)
• 247 Sports: Detroit King football aims for second state title (Donnie Corley)
• GBM Wolverine: Michigan recruiting: Robert Washington (RB) 2016 prospect
• Irish Sports Daily: Ball attacking process
• Scout: Big week for Skowronek
• Philadelphia Inquirer column: Gordon explains his decision to step down as LaSalle’s football coach (Cary Angeline)

COACHING

• College Football Talk: Charlie Weis says ‘it’s highly doubtful I will ever coach again’
• Lawrence Journal-World: Weis says coaching return unlikely
• KUSports.com: Weis says coaching return unlikely
• Sooners Illustrated: OU junior day storylines (Kerry Cooks)

MISC.

• Los Angeles Times: College football fall forecast (Notre Dame is #9)

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