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Bruton Holds Notre Dame’s Draft Hopes

With the NFL Draft just days away, it’s become increasingly clear that just one Notre Dame prospect - David Bruton - has a chance to be a high draft choice. A few former Irish draft hopefuls have a chance to…

Maurice Crum, A Profile in Leadership

(UHND.com) – Much has been made this spring about who will assume leadership roles for Notre Dame this fall. Just Monday Charlie Weis even went so far as to say that he won’t name captains or his leadership committee until…

Defensive Line Undergoing Youth Movement

Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – When the first Notre Dame depth chart was released on Friday, the youth along the Irish defensive line stood out more so than at any other position. Once the Irish get healthy, it’s possible that…

Walls Looking to Get Back in a Groove

Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame fans were hit with some shocking news last July just a few weeks before the start of fall camp for the 2008 season when the University released a statement stating that Darrin Walls…

Weis Outlines His Spring Objectives

Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – When Charlie Weis officially kicked off spring practice on Friday, he opened by outlining his four main objectives for the spring. Unlike past years when Weis may have used cliché’s or slogans, this year Weis…

Tuck Headlines ’09 Blue/Gold Coaches

Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – One of the nicest traditions started by Charlie Weis during his time at Notre Dame has been the addition of honorary coaches made up of former players each year for the annual Blue and Gold…

10 Questions for the Spring

Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) - As Notre Dame kicks off spring practice later today, the Irish will be looking to answer plenty of questions which plagued them during last year’s disappointing season. Plenty of changes have been made to the…

Reviewing Weis’s Busy Off-Season

Charlie Weis had a very busy off-season this year. He had to replace three coaches while trying to close out a recruiting class that had started to come apart during January with a few decommitments following Notre Dame’s disappointing 2008…

Spring ‘09 Position Battles - Defense

Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame is losing three starters from the 2008 defense to graduation this year, but a shift back to a 4-3 defense will put a lot of positions up for grabs this spring. With Jon…

Spring ’09 Position Battles – Offense

Notre Dame only graduated two starters on offense this past season in Michael Turkovich and Asaph Schwapp, but with some talented up and coming under-classmen and a few players coming off of injuries, there should be some interesting battles for…

‘09 Signing Day Coverage

We will be updating the blog throughout the day as news comes in on the signed letters of intent and the announcement of those recruits who are still undecided. We’ll have all of the updates throughout the day posted on…

The Streak Ends in Hawaii

Notre Dame’s record bowl losing streak came to an abrupt halt Wednesday night with a 49-21 victory over the Hawaii Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl. Notre Dame received a total team effort in all aspects of the game - Jimmy…

How Did We Get Here?

(UHND.com) – As the final seconds ticked away in the Coliseum Saturday night, I couldn’t help but wonder just how did we get here? Three years ago Notre Dame played one of the most epic and thrilling games in the…

Tar Heels Down Irish 102-87 in Maui Final

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish came into their first ever EA Sports Maui Invitational final tonight 6-0, ranked 8th nationally, and confident after edging the Texas Longhorns 81-80 Tuesday night.

The North Carolina Tar Heels (5-0) though, are, as they say,…

Irish Advance to Maui Final

(UHND.com) – Notre Dame advanced the final of the 2008 Maui Invitational Tuesday night with an 81-80 victory over #7 Texas. The Irish survived a furious Texas comeback led by AJ Abrams in the final minute of the game to…