Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Chip Kelly, head coach of the Oregon Ducks, returns to Eugene for another season after defeating Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl at the culmination of last years campaign. Several key players return for the Ducks on both sides of the ball to offset the loss of last years starting backfield, Quarterback Daron Thomas and Tailback LaMichael James, who both declared for the 2012 NFL Draft.
Key Losses from 2011-2012:
#5 Quarterback Daron Thomas (Declared for NFL Draft)
#21 Tailback LaMichael James (Declared for NFL Draft)
The Ducks are loaded this year, their top returining offensive players entering this season are:
#24 Tailback Kenjon Barner SR(RS)94 ovr
#74 Left Tackle Kyle Long SR 92 ovr
#6 Tailback/Wide Receiver DeAnthony Thomas SO 89 ovr
The top returnees on defense are:
#96 Defensive End Dion Jordan SR(RS) 94 ovr
#47 Middle Linebacker Kiko Alonso SR(RS) 90 ovr
#20 Free Safety John Boyett SR(RS) 89 ovr
Week 1 the Ducks host the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
Key Losses from 2011-2012:
#5 Quarterback Daron Thomas (Declared for NFL Draft)
#21 Tailback LaMichael James (Declared for NFL Draft)
The Ducks are loaded this year, their top returining offensive players entering this season are:
#24 Tailback Kenjon Barner SR(RS)94 ovr
#74 Left Tackle Kyle Long SR 92 ovr
#6 Tailback/Wide Receiver DeAnthony Thomas SO 89 ovr
The top returnees on defense are:
#96 Defensive End Dion Jordan SR(RS) 94 ovr
#47 Middle Linebacker Kiko Alonso SR(RS) 90 ovr
#20 Free Safety John Boyett SR(RS) 89 ovr
Week 1 the Ducks host the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Notre Dame Fighting Irish61 Michigan State Spartans31 F
Everett Golson shreaded the spartans' defense, connecting on 6 touchdown passes and completing 88% percent of his passes. All three of ND's starting wide receivers caught two touchdowns, chris brown leading the pack with 149 yds on 6 rec.
Game Leaders:
Passing: ND E. Golson 24/27, 451 tds, 6 td, 1 int, 88%
Rushing: ND G. Atkinson III 14 car, 109 yds, 2 td
Receiving: MSU B. Fowler 10 rec, 183 yds, 1 td
Player of the game: Everett Golson
-Notes-
-The Irish are now ranked #8 (LW:8) in the AP Poll
Next week: The irish travel to Ann Arbor to play their bitter rival, the #22 ranked Michigan Wolverines (2-1) in what has all the makings of an instant classic.
Notre Dame whipped instate rival purdue 48-0 in West Lafayette. The passing attack put them up 35-0 at half setting up their deep stable of talented running backs to run out the clock.
Player of the Game: ND Everett Golson 14/22, 301 yds, 5 td, 1 Int, 9 car, 41 yds.
-Game Leaders-
Passing: ND Everett Golson 14/22, 301 yds, 5 td, 1 Int
Rushing: ND George Atkinson III 23 car, 143 yds, 1 td.
Receiving: ND Davaris Daniels 6 rec, 108 yds, 2 td
-notes-
-Irish now ranked #8 (LW:10) in the AP Poll
-Golson second in the ncaa in passing yards with 781
Next Week: The irish host the michigan state spartans in their home opener, in the battle for the megaphone.
-Recap- ND 52 AF 21 F
Despite committing 5 senseless turnovers the Irish lite up the scoreboard Saturday afternoon against the Air force falcons. The cadets rallied from 17 down to tie the score at 31 in the 4th quarter before the Irish passing game exploded putting up 3 more Scores to win the game 52-21.
-Injury Report-
The Irish suffered two serious losses at the running back position last Saturday when Freshman Greg Bryant and Junior Cam McDaniel both went down with injuries and did not return to the action. They will both miss an extended period of time with no guarantee either will return.
Greg Bryant: Broken Ribs 7 Weeks
Cam McDaniel:Broken Elbow Out for Season
Amir Carlise and Will Mahone are now 2 & 3 on the depth chart.
Tarean Folston a 5'10 195 pound running back will burn their redshirt and move to 4th on the depth chart.
-Players of the game-
Notre Dame: QB E. Golson 28-36 480 yds, 12 car,
Air Force: K. Pearson 19-39, 237 Yds, 11 Car.
-Game Leaders-
Passing: ND E. Golson28-36 480 yds, 3 TD, 2 Int 77%
Rushing: ND G. Atkinson III 18 car, 140 Yds, 1 TD
Receiving: ND D. Daniels 7 rec, 143 yds, 2 TD
AP Poll Ranking: #10 (LW:12)
Next Week: The Irish travel to West Lafayette to face the Purdue Boilermakers, an instate rival.
After a brief flirtation with the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, Brian Kelly elected to return to the school which he previous led to an undefeated regular season, only stumbling in the last game of the season, a 42-14 thrashing by SEC heavyweight Alabama in the BCS National Championship Game.
The defense is in good hands with Bob Diaco - a rising star in the coaching business - whose 3-4 defense finished second in the nation in scoring defense.
The offense grew throughout the 2012 campaign as red-shirt freshman, Everett Golson grew into the offense, finishing the season strong with 286 passing yards and 2 total touchdowns against the revered Crimson Tide Defense.
Chuck Martin begins his second season as the Fighting Irish's Offensive Co-ordinator and looks to put a deadly, balanced spread offense on the field in the 2013-2014 season.
PRESEASONSON AP POLL RANKING: 12
Team Schedule:
@ Air Force Falcons
@ Purdue Boilermakers
vs Michigan State Spartans
at #23 Michigan Wolverines
at Hawai'i Warriors
vs Arizona State Sun Devels(Shamrock Series)
at #3 Stanford Cardinal
at Pittsburgh Panthers
vs #17 Oklahoma Sooners
vs BYU Cougars
BYE
BYE
vs #25 Southern California Trojans
vs Navy Midshipman
Week 1 Offensive Depth Chart @ Air Force:
The defense is in good hands with Bob Diaco - a rising star in the coaching business - whose 3-4 defense finished second in the nation in scoring defense.
The offense grew throughout the 2012 campaign as red-shirt freshman, Everett Golson grew into the offense, finishing the season strong with 286 passing yards and 2 total touchdowns against the revered Crimson Tide Defense.
Chuck Martin begins his second season as the Fighting Irish's Offensive Co-ordinator and looks to put a deadly, balanced spread offense on the field in the 2013-2014 season.
PRESEASONSON AP POLL RANKING: 12
Team Schedule:
@ Air Force Falcons
@ Purdue Boilermakers
vs Michigan State Spartans
at #23 Michigan Wolverines
at Hawai'i Warriors
vs Arizona State Sun Devels(Shamrock Series)
at #3 Stanford Cardinal
at Pittsburgh Panthers
vs #17 Oklahoma Sooners
vs BYU Cougars
BYE
BYE
vs #25 Southern California Trojans
vs Navy Midshipman
Week 1 Offensive Depth Chart @ Air Force:
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Depth Chart - 2013-14 | ||||
Regular Offense | ||||
STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
WR | 7 T. Jones | 87 Daniel Smith | ||
TE | 85 Troy Niklas | 18 Ben Koyack | 9 Mike Heuerman | |
LT | 70 Zack Martin | 78 Ronnie Stanley | ||
LG | 66 Chris Watt | 65 Conor Hanratty | ||
C | 77 Matt Hegarty | 51 Bruce Heggie | ||
RG | 72 Nick Martin | 75 Mark Harrell | ||
RT | 74 Christian Lombard | 71 Steve Elmer | ||
WR | 10 Davaris Daniels | 88 Cory Robinson | ||
QB | 5 Everett Golson | 11 Tommy Rees | 12 Andrew Hendrix | 8 Malik Zaire |
H | 2 Chris Brown | 20 C.J. Prosise | ||
HB | 4 George Atkinson III | 6 Greg Bryant | 3 Amir Carlise | 33 Cam McDaniel |
Special Teams | ||||
STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
PR | 7 T.J. Jones | 3 Amir Carlise | ||
KR | 4 George Atkinson III | 33 Cam McDaniel | 3 Amir Carlise |
Thursday, September 27, 2012
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I got lazy....
The 4-1 Hurricanes meet the 4-0 #12 Fighting Irish in Chicago for the continuation of the Shamrock Series. The Irish will wear a special jersey made exclusively for this game.
_Miami Impact Players_
5 HB Mike James
8 HB Duke Johnson
17 QB Stephen Morris
71 RE Anthony Chickillo
_Miami Impact Players_
5 HB Mike James
8 HB Duke Johnson
17 QB Stephen Morris
71 RE Anthony Chickillo
#14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0)
Schedule:
@ Navy W 40-2
vs. Purdue W 70-3
@ Michigan State W 38-6
vs. Michigan W 41-0
Bye
vs. Miami (Neutral Site)
vs. Stanford
vs. BYU
@ #16 Oklahoma
vs. Pitt
@ Boston College
vs. Wake Forest
@ #1 USC
The Irish defense has not yet surrendered a touchdown this year and is ranked #1 in scoring defense nationally. E. Golson has managed a very balanced offensive attack despite several turnovers early on in the year. The Running attack has been led by Cierre Wood and Theo Riddick, each back has had a 200+ yard game this season.
Schedule:
@ Navy W 40-2
vs. Purdue W 70-3
@ Michigan State W 38-6
vs. Michigan W 41-0
Bye
vs. Miami (Neutral Site)
vs. Stanford
vs. BYU
@ #16 Oklahoma
vs. Pitt
@ Boston College
vs. Wake Forest
@ #1 USC
The Irish defense has not yet surrendered a touchdown this year and is ranked #1 in scoring defense nationally. E. Golson has managed a very balanced offensive attack despite several turnovers early on in the year. The Running attack has been led by Cierre Wood and Theo Riddick, each back has had a 200+ yard game this season.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The Irish Defense pitched a shutout as they blew out the #3 ranked team in the country in a statement game. The Wolverines had won the past three meetings with the Irish but they could not keep the streak alive thanks to a stout defense and powerful running game led by Cierre Wood who went for over 200 on the ground and was named player of the game.
The Irish have a bye week and then travel to Chicago in two weeks to take on the Hurricanes of Miami.
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The Irish have a bye week and then travel to Chicago in two weeks to take on the Hurricanes of Miami.
#3 Michigan (3-0) @ #19 Notre Dame (3-0)
This rivalry game is back on the national stage after Michigan opened their season with their upset of the then ranked #1 Alabama Crimson Tide and Irish Upset the then ranked #9 Michigan State Spartans last week. Notre Dame has dropped three in a row to the Wolverines but are hoping their vastly improved defense can win the game for them given another shot at Denard Robinson. Robinson will be the best player on the field when he is under centre for the Wolverines Saturday, a true Heisman contender who is a threat to score anytime he touches the ball.
__Michigan Impact Players__
16 QB Denard Robinson
28 HB Fitz Touisant
90 LB Jake Ryan
32 S Jordan Kovacs
This rivalry game is back on the national stage after Michigan opened their season with their upset of the then ranked #1 Alabama Crimson Tide and Irish Upset the then ranked #9 Michigan State Spartans last week. Notre Dame has dropped three in a row to the Wolverines but are hoping their vastly improved defense can win the game for them given another shot at Denard Robinson. Robinson will be the best player on the field when he is under centre for the Wolverines Saturday, a true Heisman contender who is a threat to score anytime he touches the ball.
__Michigan Impact Players__
16 QB Denard Robinson
28 HB Fitz Touisant
90 LB Jake Ryan
32 S Jordan Kovacs
The Return of Cierre Wood to the Irish backfield could not have gone much better for Notre Dame. The Redshirt Junior had over 120 yards for 3 touchdowns as the Irish whipped the #9 ranked Spartans 38-6. Starting Saftey Jamoris Slaughter was lost for the season due to a Torn ACL so redshirt freshman Mathias Farley is the "next man in" in the words of Coach Kelly. The Irish Offense continued to show balance gaining 200 through the air and on the ground for the third consecutive Saturday while the defense was stifling as usual. Next week the Irish play the #3 ranked Michigan Wolverines (3-0) in a rivalry game at South Bend.
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The #24 Irish enter Spartan Stadium to face the #9 ranked Spartans. Both teams enter tonights game with a record of 2-0. Only one of these teams will remain undefeated after tonights night game featuring two teams ranked in the top 25. Will the Fighting Irish retain possession of the Megaphone trophy?
Notre Dame's defense will get a tough test from All-Big 10 running back Le'von Bell but should put pressure on quarterback Andrew Maxwell. A first year starter for the Spartans.The Irish backfield gets a boost this week as Cierre Wood returns from a 2 game suspension. Kelly has penciled him in as the starter despite halfback Theo Riddick's monster game versus Purdue where he went for over 200 yards on the ground and 3 total touchdowns. LB Danny Spond returns from injury for the Irish and will start at the Dog Position. LB Dan Fox will move back to inside linebacker.
Impact Players for Michigan State:
24 HB Levon Bell
10 QB Andrew Maxwell
2 DE William Gholston
44 LB Max Bullough
Notre Dame's defense will get a tough test from All-Big 10 running back Le'von Bell but should put pressure on quarterback Andrew Maxwell. A first year starter for the Spartans.The Irish backfield gets a boost this week as Cierre Wood returns from a 2 game suspension. Kelly has penciled him in as the starter despite halfback Theo Riddick's monster game versus Purdue where he went for over 200 yards on the ground and 3 total touchdowns. LB Danny Spond returns from injury for the Irish and will start at the Dog Position. LB Dan Fox will move back to inside linebacker.
Impact Players for Michigan State:
24 HB Levon Bell
10 QB Andrew Maxwell
2 DE William Gholston
44 LB Max Bullough
Golson bounced back from 3 early interceptions to rack up almost 400 yds of total offence and lead the Irish to victory. The Defense held Purdue to 87 total yards and only 3 points. Next Week the competition level increases another notch as the Irish head to East Lancing Michigan for a Night game against Sparty.
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In-state rival Purdue Boilermakers travel to South Bend to play the #24 Fighting Irish in the battle for the Shillelagh Trophy.
Purdue Boildermakers (1-0)
Impact Players:
#19 C. Terbush
#92 K. Short
#90 B. Gaston
#24 A. Shavers
__Roster Update__
13 QB Tommy Rees and 44 MLB Carlo Calabrese are back on the team after serving 1 game suspensions week 1.
Rees will be the #2 QB while Calabrese will play next to Te'o as the second MLB. Dan Fox will move to the Dog position because Danny Spond continues to battle injuries.
__Commitment Alert_
DT A. Henry **** Commits to Notre Dame
Purdue Boildermakers (1-0)
Impact Players:
#19 C. Terbush
#92 K. Short
#90 B. Gaston
#24 A. Shavers
__Roster Update__
13 QB Tommy Rees and 44 MLB Carlo Calabrese are back on the team after serving 1 game suspensions week 1.
Rees will be the #2 QB while Calabrese will play next to Te'o as the second MLB. Dan Fox will move to the Dog position because Danny Spond continues to battle injuries.
__Commitment Alert_
DT A. Henry **** Commits to Notre Dame
Despite inconsistent play at the quarterback position resulting in multiple red zone turnovers the Notre Dame defense held navy to a mere 2 points coming from a botch two point conversion attempt by the Irish. The Irish took the Midshipmen behind the woodshed in a 40-2 shellacking. Player of the Game honors went to Irish Corner back Bennett Jackson who had two picks, one that he returned all the way for a Irish Touchdown.
Next Week: Vs. Purdue
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