(Notre Dame Football News | by Scott Engler) – I recently ran into a Domer who told me the story of “Nordy”. Far before Rudy, Frank Hoffman was part of Irish lore from the Rockne days. A member of the Hall of Fame and All-American, Nordy had never played football… until one day, walking across campus,…
(Notre Dame Football News) – I don’t think anyone’s under the illusion that you can learn an awful lot from a snippet of the first fall practice, but with NDNation hungry for information and insight, I’ve gathered some sights and sounds from different media sources. The main themes are “tempo” and “constant coaching.” Some players…
(Notre Dame Football News) – COACH KELLY: Good afternoon. I can tell you for the first time probably in my 20 years of being a head football coach at this time, I generally am asked, Are you ready to go? I’ll respond by saying, you know, I could use a couple more days. That’s not…
(Notre Dame Football News) – In a giant step away from Notre Dame’s recent legacy of sycophantic athletic “aspirationitis,” the Irish put some fight back into the schedule and tradition back on the priority list by scheduling the University of Texas to a four-game series in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020. Notre Dame athletics director…
(Notre Dame Football News) – Since he was hired, there’s been so much disinformation swirling around him, that I decided to research what Kelly does and get some perspective on how he approaches leadership, running his offense, recruiting and motivation. As many fans are returning to see what’s going on with ND football, I thought…