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Irish A-to-Z: Isaac Rochell
Isaac Rochell has quietly established himself as perhaps Notre Dame’s best front-seven defender. The goal of this final season? Make sure that impact isn’t all that quiet. For Notre Dame’s defense to...
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Irish A-to-Z: Avery Sebastian
For Irish safety Avery Sebastian, a sixth season is a rare opportunity to make an impact after a star-crossed career. Sebastian, who came to Notre Dame as a graduate transfer and lasted less than a...
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Irish A-to-Z: Durham Smythe
Notre Dame’s tight end depth chart is topped by Durham Smythe. And a season after suffering a hard-luck year, the senior hopes to pick up the slack Alizé Jones’ ineligibility leaves behind. A capable...
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Irish A-to-Z: Devin Studstill
Another rookie, another young player who took charge as an early enrollee. Devin Studstill went from high school to pushing Max Redfield for starting reps this spring. Quite a jump for a guy who was...
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Irish A-to-Z: Brandon Tiassum
Another redshirt with an eligibility clock just getting started, Brandon Tiassum used his first year at Notre Dame to reshape his body as he got ready to contribute. Now he’ll look to take those gains...
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Irish A-to-Z: Donte Vaughn
It didn’t take long after Donte Vaughn arrived on campus to know that the Irish landed a special prospect in the Memphis native. A long-limbed, athlete with the body of a safety and the cover skills of...
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Irish A-to-Z: Nic Weishar
A year after earning major practice reps when the position group couldn’t stay healthy, Nic Weishar gets another chance to step forward with the loss of Alizé Jones. While the Chicagoland product won’t...
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Irish A-to-Z: Dexter Williams
A third-string running back with home run potential, Dexter Williams made waves for the wrong reasons last week when he was one of five players in the infamous Ford Focus. The sophomore—thrown into the...
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Irish A-to-Z: Brandon Wimbush
Notre Dame’s quarterback of tomorrow is Brandon Wimbush. Until then, the key to the 2016 season is making sure tomorrow doesn’t come over the next dozen Saturdays this fall. Eventually, the Irish staff...
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84 & Counting: A Scholarship Chart
After signing 21 incoming freshmen last week, Irish coach Brian Kelly quickly indicated the Notre Dame roster may not yet be done growing. In a radio interview on Weekday Sportsbeat, Kelly spoke of a...
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Kelly on situational safeties and Spencer Perry’s transfer
If anyone hoped the move of Notre Dame senior Drue Tranquill from safety to rover would lessen the questions at the former position, they hoped in vain. The defensive backfield’s elder statesman is...
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Four defensive positions to watch in Notre Dame spring game
Entering spring, question marks riddled Notre Dame’s defense. What is a rover? Who will play on the defensive line? Do the Irish have enough big bodies to fill the defensive line? What about athletes...
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Where Notre Dame Was & Is: Rover
Before spring practice, the rover position was lumped in with the linebackers in positional previews. Nearly two months later, that seems to have been the right placement—the rover will likely spend...
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Notre Dame 99-to-2: No. 28 Nicco Fertitta, safety
Listed Measurements: 5-foot-9, 179 pounds 2017-18 year, eligibility: Junior with two years of eligibility remaining including the 2017 season Depth chart: The week of the Blue-Gold Game, Irish coach...
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Notre Dame 99-to-2: No. 13 Jordan Genmark Heath, safety
Listed Measurements: 6-foot-2, 200 pounds 2017-18 year, eligibility: Freshman with four years of eligibility remaining including the 2017 season. Depth chart: Due to Isaiah Robertson’s early enrollment...
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Notre Dame 99-to-2: No. 8 Donte Vaughn, cornerback
Listed Measurements: 6-foot-2 ½, 209 pounds 2017-18 year, eligibility: Sophomore with three years of eligibility remaining including the 2017 season. Depth chart: Of the oft-praised quintet at...
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Notre Dame 99-to-2: No. 20 Shaun Crawford, cornerback
Editor’s Note: When it was learned sophomore cornerback Donte Vaughn would be changing his number from 35 to 8, that led to an adjustment of the “99-to-2” schedule. While editing that spreadsheet, your...
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Notre Dame 99-to-2: No. 7 Nick Watkins, cornerback
Listed Measurements: 6-foot-1, 203 pounds 2017-18 year, eligibility: Senior with two years of eligibility remaining including the 2017 season. Depth chart: Partly due to his size, partly due to his...
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Notre Dame 99-to-2: No. 6 Equanimeous St. Brown, receiver
Listed Measurements: 6-foot-5, 204 pounds 2017-18 year, eligibility: Junior with two years of eligibility remaining including the 2017 season. Depth chart: St. Brown will start as the field receiver,...
View ArticleFriday at 4: National Signing Day’s Things We Learned & Things We Knew
From a pure numbers perspective, Notre Dame went above and beyond by signing 27 recruits this cycle. To a degree, that was expected. As soon as the Irish exceeded 23 recruits, the effect was the same,...
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