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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FROM OUR SITE

• Fat Tuesday, indeed…of ND coaching news

COACHING

• Irish Illustrated: Gilmore: No comment on ND move
• ND Insider: Reports: Notre Dame to add Autry Denson, Keith Gilmore to football staff
• CBS Sports: Report: Notre Dame to hire Autry Denson (RB), Keith Gilmore (DL)
• One Foot Down: Notre Dame rounds out new coaching staff
• Subway Domer: Notre Dame coaching staff: Achievement unlocked
• Irish Illustrated: Denson returning to alma mater
• Irish Illustrated: Elliott reassigned on staff
• Sports Illustrated: Notre Dame’s Bob Elliott expected to take off-field role
• CSN Chicago: Notre Dame coaching shuffle reportedly lands Autry Denson
• Sports Illustrated: Notre Dame football: Autry Denson expected to coach RBs
• 247 Sports: Tony Driver: Notre Dame ‘perfect fit’ for Denson
• Tampa Bay Times: USF Bulls lose Autry Denson as spring football nears
• Tampa Tribune: USF RB coach Autry Denson leaving for Notre Dame
• Slap the Sign: Brian Kelly finalizes Notre Dame football staff
• UHND: How can Notre Dame replace Alford and Cooks on the recruiting staff?
• The UConn Blog: Offensive coordinator Frank Verducci highlights changes in coaching staff
• Sports Illustrated: Boise State TEs coach Eliah Drinkwitz promoted to OC (Mike Sanford)
• Times-News: Straight from the horse’s mouth: Boise State makes Sanford Jr. departure, Drinkwitz promotion official
• Idaho Statesman: Boise State football promotes Drinkwitz to offensive coordinator (Mike Sanford)
• Idaho Statesman: New offensive coordinator a fresh “Drink” for Boise State (Mike Sanford)
• Talking 12: Oklahoma Sooners make football coaching additions, changes (Kerry Cooks)

RECRUITING

• One Foot Down: 2016 Notre Dame recruiting big board: Quarterback & running back
• Slap the Sign: 2016 Notre Dame football recruiting big board 1.0
• Scout: Huskies are right in the mix for Sidney (Trevon Sidney)
• Scout: Four-star DB is in no hurry this time around (Chauncey Gardner)
• Scout: Miami is the front-runner for 6-foot-5 WR (Freddie Pinder)
• 247 Sports: 5-star QB Shea Patterson commits to Ole Miss
• Sporting News: Shea Patterson commits to Ole Miss over LSU, others
• College Football Talk: Ole Miss lands verbal commitment from 5-star Shea Patterson
• Rivals: Five-star commits to Ole Miss (Shea Patterson)
• California Golden Blogs: Cal football recruiting: Rahssan Thornton, Oluwole Betiku, D.J. Morgan,  CJ Pollard, early offers
• FishDuck.com: 2016 football and basketball commit is “100 percent” for Ducks (Dillon Mitchell)
• STLToday: Soldan’s Bohannon raises his profile; Tatum’s first visit is Duke (A.J. Epenesa)
• Eleven Warriors: At quarterback for 2016: If not Guarantano then who? (Woody Barrett, Brandon Peters, Messiah deWeaver and Tristen Wallace)
• 247 Sports: Best of the midwest combine: Top performers (Hunter Johnson & Quinton Baker)
• News-Sentinel: National recruits Robertson and Mack to commit on the same day
• The Oregonian: Damian Alloway, nation’s top all-purpose back, hopes to visit Oregon Ducks, likes UCLA Bruins

CURRENT TEAM

• Irish Illustrated: Controlling scrimmage
• One Foot Down: Explaining Notre Dame linebacker responsibilities in Brian VanGorder’s defense
• Inside the Irish: Spring solutions: Running backs
• Bleacher Report: Every Power 5 college football team’s most important returning player for 2015 (Malik Zaire)

IRISH IN THE NFL

• Irish Illustrated: Three Notre Damers get shot at combine (Ben Koyack, Kyle Brindza & DaVaris Daniels)
• Detroit News: Local contingent set to impress at NFL combine (Kyle Brindza)
• SB Nation: The 22 most intriguing playmakers at the 2015 NFL Combine (DaVaris Daniels)
• DNAInfo: Darius Fleming returns to St. Rita High School as a Super Bowl champion
• 247 Sports: Three former Irish players at NFL Combine
• Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel: First draft: Will TE Maxx Williams leap over NFL defenders, too? (Ben Koyack)
• Pittsburgh Sporting News: NFL Combine preview: Offensive line and tight ends (Ben Koyack)
• Jamestown Sun: Injury-prone Rudolph wants to kick the rep
• Latino Post: Jimmy Clausen news: Hot girlfriend Jess Gysin now his wife [Photos]
• Hustle Belt: 2015 NFL Draft bio: Andrew Hendrix – QB, Miami Red Hawks

MISC.

• 247 Sports: Michigan tops college football’s winningest teams
• 247 Sports: How can we fix assistant coaches leaving after Signing Day?
• LimaOhio.com: Carpenter new football coach at Shawnee
• Gwinett Daily Post: Wesleyan’s Jones ready for prime time as big baseball future awaits (T.J. Jones)
• ABC 10 (Upper Peninsula): February 18th, Pasty Central day in history (George Gipp)
• Inside NoVa: Alex Carter finds comfort in his father’s counsel as NFL Combine begins (Tom Carter)

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