Zack Martin

Houston Texans center Nick Martin (66) snaps the ball to quarterback Chuckie Keeton (6) during rookie mini camp at The Methodist Training Center on Saturday, May 7, 2016, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle )

Nick Martin Will Likely Start For NFL’s Texans

June 20, 2016 by andrewwinn

Nick Martin will likely be starting for the Houston Texans by season's end, a blogger covering the team predicted Monday. "He is as close to NFL ready that the draft class has to offer and he is already catching up to the curve with the demands of the position to help out in calling out pass protections," wrote Patrick Starr of the State of the Texans blog. "The Texans need consistency and a long term answer at center. Martin could be just the player needed." Martin was a model of ...

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Harry Hiestand’s Impact Is Unmistakeable

April 20, 2016 by BJ Konkle

Harry Hiestand is arguably the most coveted assistant in the Brian Kelly coaching cabinet. One could argue that he’s certainly not the flashiest (hey there Prince Sanford), but his presence has significantly improved the ground game, offensive line recruiting and development, and #NDFB as a program. Let’s dive into an eight-year rabbit hole worth of running statistics – four “Pre-Harry” and four “Post-Harry.” From 2008-2011, the running game ranged from mediocre to piss poor. These four years ...

Morning Roundup: Feb. 24, 2015

February 24, 2015 by andrewwinn

Good morning! Here are your headlines: FROM OUR SITE Two Notre Dame sons return home VIDEO Scout: Williams bringing a lot to South Bend (Dexter Williams) (5:46) Eastbay: Kyle Brindza - Notre Dame (0:15) MGoDrone: College stadiums of the midwest! (2:14) PODCAST Irish Sports Daily: 2-23-2015 Power Hour (1:08:52) RECRUITING Scout: Mitchell updates recruitment (Shon Mitchell) Scout: Core 6 unites top recruits (Hunter Johnson, Jared Mayden, Byron Murphy and Julian ...

Morning Roundup: Feb. 17, 2015

February 17, 2015 by andrewwinn

Good morning! Here are your headlines: 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 ...

Morning Roundup: Feb. 12, 2015

February 12, 2015 by andrewwinn

Good morning! COACHING 247 Sports: Notre Dame to land top coaching target Mike Sanford Fox Sports: Irish expected to hire Boise State's Sanford as new OC Irish Sports Daily: Report: Notre Dame set to hire Sanford CSN Chicago: Reports: Notre Dame to hire Mike Sanford as OC/QB coach Irish Illustrated: Irish getting 'bulldog' in Sanford NBC Sports: Boise State's Mike Sanford reportedly joining Notre Dame's staff One Foot Down: Boise State's Mike Sanford hired by Notre Dame as ...

Friday Roundup: The “Zack Martin, You Broke My Heart” Edition

May 30, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

Some times, I wonder why I love sports so much. They can cause me such pain and even in, what has been a quiet offseason to this point, Notre Dame football still finds a way to troll me. The Dallas Cowboys kicked off their OTAs this week and our best defender, middle linebacker, Sean Lee, when down with what will likely be a season ending ACL tear. So where's the Notre Dame connection? First round draft pick, Zack Martin, was the one that fell on him to cause the ...

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Harry Hiestand: Leaving a Mark on ND and the NFL

March 17, 2014 by Bayou Irish

Happy Monday. Today, as we celebrate the end of Spring Break, the return of Spring ball, March Madness, and St. Patrick's Day, I wanted to take a closer look at one of ND's recent coaching hires and assess his impact and influence as he enters his third season under Brian Kelly. I'm referring to the Irish offensive line coach, Harry Hiestand (HE-stand). Whether its in recruiting or developing the next Zack Martin, Coach Hiestand's record is one of demonstrated excellence. And, as the leader of ...

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. ...

Martin, Irish Chocolate and Lagniappe

December 18, 2012 by Bayou Irish

In New Orleans, a little something extra is called lagniappe. As you've no doubt heard by now, the Fighting Irish got quite a good deal of lagniappe (about 630 pounds of it) on Monday when Coach Kelly announced that Zack Martin (OL) and Louis Nix III (NG) would be staying with the program next season. That these two young men would decide to forego NFL millions speaks volumes to the program's trajectory and to their personal goals. And while it's too easy to harken back to Tyler Eifert's or Mati ...