FROM OUR SITE

• Defensive “change” must come, one way or another

PODCAST

• CSN Chicago: Where does Notre Dame’s defense go from here?
• Irish Illustrated: How will Irish bounce back?
• Irish Sports Daily: Power Hour loaded

NEXT GAME: vs. Nevada (3:30 ET Saturday, NBC)

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame vs. Nevada: On paper
• AP: Irish looking to rebound, fix mistakes vs. Nevada
• Irish Sports Daily: Breaking down Nevada’s offense
• Irish247 ($): Tale of the tape
• Irish247: Polian prepared for Notre Dame homecoming
• NBC Sports: Notre Dame among heavy favorites in Week 2 college football odds
• ND Insider ($): Nevada’s Brian Polian returns to Notre Dame as opposing head coach
• ND Insider: More story: Nevada coach Brian Polian returns to Notre Dame
• Reno Gazette Journal: The odd link between Nevada and Notre Dame
• Slap the Sign: Throwback Thursday: Notre Dame’s lone romp over Nevada
• UHND: Nevada ’16: Notre Dame offense vs. Nevada defense
• USA Today: NBC’s Mike Tirico gets a first this weekend

2016 TEAM

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: BGI video: Brian Kelly post-practice, Sept. 8
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Brian Kelly, post practice
• Irish Illustrated ($): Prister’s Thursday thoughts
• Irish Sports Daily: From the cheap seats
• Irish Sports Daily: Kelly post practice
• Irish Sports Daily ($): BK notebook 9/8
• Irish Sports Daily ($): Seeing the field
• Irish Sports Daily ($): Six (late night) thoughts on a Thursday

OFFENSE

• AP: St. Brown shows calm demeanor in bigger role for Notre Dame
• Blue & Gold Illlustrated: Kelly wants more from Notre Dame’s left side
• CSN Chicago: DeShone Kizer stays the same leader for new group of Notre Dame teammates
• Irish Illustrated: Open season for young Irish WR corps
• Irish247 ($): Holmes, Stepherson, McKinley propelled into significant role
• ND Insider: Video: C.J. Sanders: I’m able to be a difference maker
• ND Insider: Malik Zaire’s father cools after angry Facebook posts
• News-Sentinel: Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly was the problem, now DeShone Kizer is the solution
• SB Nation: Why DeShone Kizer is (finally) the right choice to lead Notre Dame’s offense
• Sporting News: DeShone Kizer named Notre Dame starting QB

DEFENSE

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame aiming to cleaning up tackling problems
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Freshman Devin Studstill could make first at Notre Dame
• Irish Illustrated ($): Irish have hope in secondary
• Irish Illustrated: Video: Kelly keeps faith in Coleman
• Irish Sports Daily: Hopefully Nyles Morgan’s defense learns quickly
• Irish Sports Daily: Luke ready to right ship
• ND Insider ($): CB Cole Luke finds his voice with young secondary
• ND Insider: Notebook: Brian Kelly praises safety Drue Tranquill for pushing forward

RECRUITING

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Four-star safety Chaz Ah You still weighing his options
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: 2017 Rivals150 OL Aaron Banks will return to Notre Dame for official visit
• Irish Sports Daily ($): In the film room: Salvon Ahmed
• Irish Sports Daily: 2018 TX S sets Notre Dame visit
• Irish Sports Daily: Recruiting week in review
• Irish247 ($): Tunnel vision
• Irish247 ($): Four star OL Aaron Banks sets visits to Notre Dame, Oregon
• Irish247 ($): Finn Dirstine visiting Notre Dame this weekend
• ND Insider ($): New official visit rule has Notre Dame thinking of more changes
• ND Insider ($): Notre Dame LB commit Pete Werner healthy, hungry in senior season
• ND Insider ($): Notre Dame commit recap: Jordan Pouncey takes advantage of running back opportunity

LAST GAME: Texas 50, Notre Dame 47

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame vs. Texas: Defensive breakdown – 3-3-5 issues
• Burt Orange Nation: Quandre Diggs talks big Texas win over Notre Dame (Golden Tate)
• CSN Chicago: Notre Dame chat: Looking back at Texas, looking forward to Nevada
• ESPN ($): Texas win does wonders for recruiting

MISC.

• CBS Sports: Our fantasy football team with Tebow and MLB players who would be good at football
• Chicago Tribune: NBC’s Mike Tirico has favorite school, but – hey Irish fans – it’s not Michigan
• Irish247: Remembering Greg Bryant’s untimely death
• ND Insider: Throwback Thursday: Notre Dame Stadium history in photos
• ND Insider: Hard work leads D.J. Harvey to Notre Dame visit (basketball)
• Slap the Sign: Is it time for Notre Dame to join the ACC?
• UND: Irish sellout streak reaches 250 mark

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FROM OUR SITE

• Notre Dame defense vs. Texas: The numbers
• Texas loss marks beginning of Kelly’s end at ND

PODCAST

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Texas recap
• Irish Illustrated: Making sense of Sunday
• ND Insider: Five fixes for Notre Dame’s defense
• Slap the Sign: Notre Dame’s defenseless defense and other Texas topics

NEXT GAME: vs. Nevada (3:30 p.m. ET Saturday, NBC)

• Bleacher Report: Betting odds, football pick
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Nevada’s Brian Polian talks matchup with Notre Dame
• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Video: Brian Kelly press conference review, Sept. 6
• Inside the Irish: Irish move forward to Nevada
• Irish Illustrated ($): Insider’s Q&A: Nevada
• Irish Sports Daily: Notre Dame depth chart: Nevada
• Irish Sports Daily ($): BK notebook: 9/6
• Irish247: Impressions: Brian Kelly press conference (Sept. 6)
• ND Insider: Quick hits: Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly’s Nevada week press conference
• One Foot Down: Notre Dame football depth chart for Nevada
• One Foot Down: Tuesdays with Brian Kelly – Nevada week
• Sports Chat Place: College football pick, odds and prediction
• UHND: Notre Dame football depth chart: 2016 Nevada
• UND: Home opener Sunday vs. Nevada for #18 Irish
• UND: Brian Kelly press conference transcript

2016 TEAM

• Athlon: Five thoughts on Notre Dame after week one
• CSN Chicago: Notre Dame falls to No. 21 in coaches’ poll
• Irish Illustrated ($): Tim Prister’s tale of the tape
• NWI Times: Irish now crossing a minefield
• UHND: Notre Dame football stock report: Week 2

OFFENSE

• Campus Sports: Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly not ready to give up on 2 QB system
• CSN Chicago: Notre Dame in wait-to-meet mode on DeShone Kizer, Malik Zaire
• ESPN: Notre Dame WR Hunter deals with concussion symptoms
• Goshen News: Still no decision on QB plan, Kelly says
• Irish Illustrated ($): Looking back at the rise of Kizer
• Irish Illustrated: Video: Brian Kelly talks quarterback uncertainty
• Irish Sports Daily ($): Kelly talks QBs
• ND Insider: It’s not about naming who’s the No. 1 QB at Notre Dame, but how to keep No. 2 engaged
• NFL: Dare to compare: NFL comp for Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer
• Slap the Sign: St. Brown and Sanders could become two-headed monster
• Slap the Sign: Give Kizer keys to the offense
• 247Sports: Barton Simmons on DeShone Kizer, young QBs and Minnesota’s tricky skill

DEFENSE

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Dubious defensive days at Notre Dame
• ND Insider: Video: Is Notre Dame DC Brian VanGorder the right man for the job?
• Irish Illustrated: Kelly comes to VanGorder’s defense
• Slap the Sign: Is Brian VanGorder the right man for Notre Dame?
• UND: Rochell lives by his father’s message

SCHEDULE

• Detroit Free Press: MSU’s next opponent: What we learned from Notre Dame’s loss at Texas

RECRUITING

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame commit tracker and recap video: Week two
• Irish Sports Daily ($): Video: C.J. Holmes excited for official, senior season
• Irish Sports Daily: Recruit roundup
• Irish247 ($): Position change in Pouncey’s future?

LAST GAME: Texas 50, Notre Dame 47

• Barking Carnival: Sights and sounds: Texas football vs. Notre Dame
• CBS Sports: College football writer: Notre Dame game a pivotal moment for Texas
• CSN Chicago: Big 12 official: Hit on Torii Hunter Jr. reviewed, didn’t warrant ‘egregious foul’
• Fox Sports: How DeShone Kizer ended Notre Dame’s QB battle by shredding Texas
• Horns247: Stathead: Breaking down the Texas Longhorns football win against Notre Dame
• Irish Illustrated: O’Malley’s game one musings
• Irish Sports Daily ($): Notre Dame-Texas film review (part 1)
• Irish Sports Daily ($): Notre Dame-Texas film review (part 2)
• Irish247 ($): Report card: Offense
• Irish247 ($): Report card: Defense
• Irish247: Proud of team’s effort, Kelly says Irish need to finish
• One Foot Down: The Texas hangover
• One Foot Down: 3 things to takeaway from Notre Dame’s loss to Texas
• UHND: Beyond the boxscore: Notre Dame vs. Texas ’16
• USA Today: Big 12 says hit on Notre Dame receiver was not targeting

IRISH IN THE NFL

• Irish Illustrated: ND in the NFL: Final cut downs

MISC.

• Blue & Gold Illustrated: Notre Dame basketball targets in updated Rivals150
• UND: Jerome Bettis to join Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame

Photo credit for featured image: Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune

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