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Defending the Option: Who Takes Over for Te’o?

October 24, 2013 by Ryan Ritter

Before the Irish started their 2012 season against Navy, I had a detailed post describing how Bob Diaco runs Notre Dame's defense against an option attack. In short, Diaco throws the 3-4 away for such games and switches to a more traditional 4-3 look. The catch though, was that Diaco had another wrinkle in the assignment football that you usually see in the option: Manti Te'o. To refresh, here's how ND started to assign players to defend the option after the 2010 disaster in the ...

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Filed Under: Notre Dame Football Tagged With: Austin Collinsworth, Carlo Calabrese, Dan Fox, Elijah Shumate, Ishaq Williams, Jarron Jones, Jaylon Smith, Kona Schwenke, Louis Nix III, Manti Te'o, Prince Shembo, Sheldon Day, Stephon Tuitt

Packaging Rhythm Throws with Base Run Plays

October 14, 2013 by Blog Davie

After rushing for nearly 190 yards per game in 2012, Notre Dame is averaging a meager 137 yards per game this season. While there are a number of reasons why the run game has struggled (graduation of key personnel, playing from behind, etc.), it is clear that the Irish miss Everett Golson's mobility. Defenses are attacking the line of scrimmage with little fear that Tommy Rees will make them pay for over-pursuing the Irish running backs. Although Rees will never be a running threat, Brian Kelly ...

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Filed Under: Inside the Film Room, Notre Dame Football Tagged With: Amir Carlisle, Brian Kelly, Carlo Calabrese, Chuck Martin, Dan Fox, Elijah Shumate, Jaylon Smith, Purdue, Temple, Tommy Rees, Troy Niklas

Know Thyself, Know Thy Enemy: Linebacker

August 13, 2013 by Bayou Irish

Linebacker. Anyone who's attended Notre Dame, or SMC, or Holy Cross, or gone to a game, has a handful of blurry memories of The 'backer, which is why its omission from the this list is a scandal of...what? OH! Nevermind... LINEBACKER: THE IRISH Manti Te'o won every award available to a linebacker, save one, last season, thereby leaving behind giant, Hawaii'an shoes to fill. With no disrespect intended to Carlo Calabrese, or Dan Fox, or Danny Spond, Prince Shembo is my pick for this piece ...

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Filed Under: Notre Dame Football Tagged With: Butkus Award, Dan Fox, Danny Spond, Kyle Van Noy, Prince Shembo

Ranking the Irish Roster: Tex’s Top 25

July 22, 2013 by Ryan Ritter

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. ...

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Filed Under: Notre Dame Football Tagged With: Bennett Jackson, Carlo Calabrese, Chris Brown, Chris Watt, Dan Fox, Danny Spond, Davaris Daniels, George Atkinson III, Greg Bryant, Ishaq Williams, Jaylon Smith, KeiVarae Russell, Louis Nix III, Malik Zaire, Matthias Farley, Max Redfield, Prince Shembo, Ronie Stanley, Sheldon Day, Stephon Tuitt, Steve Elmer, T.J. Jones, Tommy Rees, Troy Niklas, Zack Martin

Notre Dame 3-4 Defense Primer

August 22, 2012 by Ryan Ritter

Here at HLS, I have broken down game film and done in-depth analysis of the Notre Dame offense under Brian Kelly; however, I have yet to show similar love to the defense. Bob Diaco (and his flowing locks), has taken the schizophrenic Irish defense from the Weis era (seriously, three defensive coordinators in five years) and molded it into a true 3-4 anchored by a front seven that is a wrecking machine. While it would be impossible to describe Diaco's entire scheme or the intricacies of the ...

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Filed Under: Notre Dame Football Tagged With: 3-4 Defense, Bennett Jackson, Bob Diaco, Brian Kelly, Carlo Calabrese, Cat Linebacker, Chris Salvi, Dan Fox, Dan McCarthy, Dog Linebacker, Elijah Shumate, Gap Assignments, Ishaq Williams, Jalen Brown, Jamoris Slaughter, Jarron Jones, Josh Atkinson, Kapron Lewis-Moore, KeiVarae Russell, Kona Schwenke, Lo Wood, Louis Nix III, Manti Te'o, Notre Dame 3-4 Defense, Prince Shembo, Sheldon Day, Stephon Tuitt, Zeke Motta

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