The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the intercollegiate football team representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, north of the city of South Bend. The team plays its home games at the campus’s Notre Dame Stadium, which has a capacity of 77,622.
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Notre Dame kicks off its spring practice on Thursday, which will give us our first chance to see the 2022 version of the Fighting Irish football program. The spring is also the conclusion of the important winter period, which lays the initial foundation for the program.
Over the last week the Irish Breakdown team has worked hard behind the scenes to get as much intel as possible on how the winter workouts went and where the team is heading into spring practice.
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In the above offensive intel section you’ll find some detailed nuggets on the Notre Dame quarterback position and how Tyler Buchner has developed.
We discuss what we’ve heard about running back Chris Tyree, potential breakout players at wide receiver and a changing standard along the offensive line. There is a lot of confidence coming from campus when it comes to the offense.
Line:
In the above defensive intel section you’ll find a number of quick nuggets and notes about defenders on all three levels of the defense.
We spend time talking about what we’ve learned about the defensive line, including a rising sophomore who has had a strong winter and veterans linemen on the verge of breaking out.
We talk about what to expect from Marist Liufau at linebacker and of course plenty of intel on the talented freshman class.
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Cincinnati Bengals assistant Al Golden has accepted the job to become Notre Dame’s new defensive coordinator, the school announced.
The hire completes Marcus Freeman’s on-field coaching staff, which has included seven of 10 new assistants. Golden’s hire represents the only staffer with significant head college coaching experience.
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Golden will be the Irish’s third defensive coordinator in three years. Freeman made it clear Wednesday that while he wants Golden to build upon what Notre Dame has been doing well defensively, that unit is Golden’s to run.
“He has to take this thing over,” Freeman said.
Golden said Wednesday he hopes to help Freeman make the transition from assistant to head coach, starting with where to stand during practice.
