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Friday Roundup: The Fake Boy Band Edition

September 27, 2019 by Ryan Ritter

If you've watched any amount of college football this season, you've seen them. AT&T's "OK Boy Band" lip syncing a hook to a fake song that you probably don't want to admit becoming an ear-worm. It turns out the fake band has a name, 300 Likes, which I discovered because their fake song, "Summertime Lover" released as a full-blown song last Friday. I've been wanting to write about the most hated/loved commercial of this football season for some time now. However, I don't want to talk ...

HLS Podcast: The “Catching Up” Episode

July 17, 2017 by Ryan Ritter and SupermanTDJesus

After having many an adventure in real estate, Shane and I finally get back in front of our microphones to talk college football. It's been far too long since we last talked and there has been loads of college football news that's happened since our last episode. It would be impossible to cover everything, so we focused on some more recent items of note: Bob Elliott's passing, Bob Stoops' sudden retirement, and Malik Zaire's transfer. We also discuss a topic that I've been chomping at the bit ...

9/5/2016: ND INSIDER: Notre Dame's Malik Zaire (9) runs the ball as Texas' Sheroid Evans (1) and Naashon Hughes (40) defend during the Notre Dame-Texas NCAA college football game on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. South Bend Tribune Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN

Debate THIS! Close the Graduate Transfer Loophole

January 24, 2017 by Jimmy Grant

Welcome to Debate THIS! In this episode of the long-standing HLS series, we will take a look at the graduate transfer rule. Stay tuned to HLS for the other side of this argument. I am going on record to say that I cannot stand the graduate transfer rule. Let me try to understand this and put myself in the shoes of a student-athlete. I graduated early (good job!), but I don’t play at School X. In that case, I’m going to go shopping for a new school. If School Y has a graduate program that ...

Morning Roundup: Sept. 9, 2016

September 9, 2016 by andrewwinn

Mike Tirico says he's not a Michigan man. Bleacher Report has us reaching for the tissues with its remembrance of Greg Bryant. These stories and more from the last 24 hours of Notre Dame football below. ...

Notre Dame's DeShone Kizer (14) breaks away from Texas' Kevin Vaccaro (18) during the Notre Dame-Texas NCAA college football game on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. South Bend Tribune Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN

Morning Roundup: Sept. 8, 2016

September 8, 2016 by andrewwinn

DeShone Kizer says he's starting against Nevada and won't rotate with Malik Zaire at quarterback. The BGI guys debate the effect of Torii Hunter's absence. Brian VanGorder's defense remains under the microscope. All these stories and more from the past 24 hours of Notre Dame football below. ...

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Texas Loss Marks Beginning of Kelly’s End At ND

September 6, 2016 by Jimmy Grant

For every coach in the post-Lou Holtz era of Notre Dame football, the ending of a coach’s tenure came well before the final game. As a fan you can almost sense it, that point when you finally realize the program is not going to be truly great with that coach at the helm. For Bob Davie, it came in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl when the Irish got humiliated and manhandled by Oregon State 41-9. In the Tyrone Willingham era it was year two. With a road trip to Syracuse and a minor bowl bid on the line, ...

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Morning Roundup: Sept. 6, 2016

September 6, 2016 by andrewwinn

Here are the headlines about Notre Dame football from the past 24 hours. ...

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Communication: Despite the Bright Lights, Little is Clear from Kelly

September 5, 2016 by Bayou Irish

You just knew that this second meeting between the University of Notre Dame and the University of Texas would be one for the ages. As Notre Dame fans, we expect such moments to go our way. As it is, at the end of two overtimes, the Irish fell just short and their season's trajectory is less than apparent. From the quarterback position, to the defense, to the meaning of "targeting," nothing is clear about what comes next. Head football coach Brian Kelly, now in his seventh season, stuck to his ...

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Quarterback: Know Thyself, Know Thy Enemy

August 26, 2016 by andrewwinn

This preseason series highlights Notre Dame’s 2016 stars by personnel grouping and identifies who to watch on opposing teams. Today’s position group: the quarterbacks. ...

Carson Palmer, left, and his younger brother, Jordan.

Former NFL QB: I “Hate” ND’s Time Share Idea

August 25, 2016 by andrewwinn

A former NFL quarterback didn't mince words when asked about Coach Brian Kelly's decision to play both DeShone Kizer and Malik Zaire at quarterback for Notre Dame. ...