Freeman, who turns 35 on Sunday, had spent the last three seasons as Cincinnati’s linebackers coach and defensive coordinator.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ian Book had Notre Dame moving with a chance to get within a touchdown of No. 1 Alabama when his interception shifted the m…
“Based upon who we are and how we have operated this year, we will have to run the ball more effectively that we did the last time we played.”
The most recent time Alabama and Notre Dame played each other, it was a BCS championship blowout won by the Crimson Tide.
"I never want to be a cocky person, but when I'm on the field, I want people to know like, 'JoJo makes a difference.'"
Nine Notre Dame players were voted to either the first or second all-ACC teams by the Associated Press.
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“His ability to run really stresses your coverage calls,” Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said.
"That was one of the things he was worried about as he was getting ready for surgery like, 'What about my scholarship?' (Ball State) taking th…
“It’s not going to disrupt what he does in his preparation for the game and hopefully moving forward," Kelly said. "I’m not concerned (and) I …
“It’s hard doing any 24 things consecutively — I have trouble doing two in a row.," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly joked after his team provided…
“I think the most important thing for us is to carry on the play that we exhibited in the second half of the game against North Carolina,” Kel…
“I thought that the plan was outstanding,” Kelly said, “and the players executed it extremely well.”
Times sports writers James Boyd and Mike Clark discuss the latest Region sports news, including Merrillville star JoJo Johnson's verbal commit…
"I haven't really won a big championship before. I've won some little championships when I was younger but nothing like state. So going into c…
“They’re an extremely talented team,” Kelly said. “We’ve played similar teams — Clemson comes to mind. (The Tar Heels) don’t go away – they ha…
“You can see him just continue to grow each and every week,” Kelly said.
Notre Dame’s overtime victory against Clemson put the No. 2 Fighting Irish atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings and gave the league tw…
“We’re 29-3 in our last 32 games,” Kelly told reporters. “We’ve won 22 consecutive games at home. We’ve won 12 in a row. I don’t know … you gu…
There you have it. So far, the Hoosier State (10-0) is having a better season than all of the football-obsessed places that make up the SEC, e…
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“These kids see a lot now and are well prepared. DJ will be well prepared for a number of things that we’ll show him,” Irish coach Brian Kelly said.
“You know what they say about stats,” Kelly said, making a reference to the “stats are for losers” line when a question was posed about why th…
“We’re ascending at the right time,” Book said. “I feel like my game is starting to ascend and I need to keep doing the same things.”
“Going into my junior year, I realized I had to make a lot of technical advancements in my game if I wanted to play at the level that I wanted…
Clemson easily held off Alabama on Sunday to retain the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college football poll, extending its longest run at…
“I'm definitely hard on myself, but my job at the end of the day is to get the ‘W’,” Book said.
SOUTH BEND — Even somebody with vision as compromised as left tackle Liam Eichenberg wound up having against Florida State can see No. 4 Notre…