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Counting Down the Irish - LB - Bodie Kahoun

3 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Tim OMalley

When Notre Dame's linebackers coach Max Bullough discusses his pupils, reporters tend to listen—especially the younger players from the group, those not often seen outside the practice field's walls. Asked about red-shirt freshman Bodie Kahoun in early April, Bullough offered the following: "Bodie's good. You ask Coach (Loren) Landow, he's the most explosive linebacker we got."Wait…what?
Counting Down the Irish - TE - Justin Fisher

3 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Tim OMalley

At 6'3" 229-pounds, former Mishawaka High School quarterback Justin Fisher has earned myriad roles as a contribute to the Notre Dame offense and special teams. From scout team quarterback in preparation of Navy's triple option as a freshman, to tight end, to running back as a junior, and now back to tight end for his senior season, one constant has remained: Fisher brings it every day in practice.
Counting Down The Irish - LB-Teddy Rezac

3 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Tim OMalley

Perceived as a freshman lacking ballast and power to contribute as a rookie, Omaha-product Teddy Rezac instead participated in eight games last season—a stretch highlighted by his four-game Playoff run and starting kickoff coverage assignment against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
O’Malley’s Monday Musings

3 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Tim OMalley

O’Malley’s Monday MusingsManti and Suh. The ‘Others’ got the answer. The new short-yardage guy. Two official summer predictions…and unfortunate haircut conversations? All highlight this week’s edition of The Musings.
Counting Down the Irish - RB - Nolan James Jr.

3 weeks ago | 247sports.com | Tim OMalley

First impressions often belie reality in college football. The latest example to present on Notre Dame's 2025 practice field appears to be in the form of an undersized freshman runner who hit campus in mid-January. Listed at 5'10" 207 pounds, Nolan James' measurements are at least halfbelievable, because the Ramsey, N.J. product uses all 207 pounds of furious muscle to both engage and eschew would-be tacklers.
O’Malley’s Memorial Day Monday Musings Mailbag

1 month ago | 247sports.com | Tim OMalley

Monday Musings will take a day off in late July (Hello Italy!). But today, the format is tweaked for the first time in its 10-year history in favor of the first annual O'Malley's Memorial Day Monday Musings Mailbag.
Counting Down The Irish — CB-Chance Tucker

1 month ago | 247sports.com | Tim OMalley

The following is an excerpt from last season's preview of then-rising senior cornerback, Chance Tucker, currently a Notre Dame graduate about to begin his fifth season with the program: "The lone senior cornerback that remains among four to join the 2021 Irish recruiting class, Chance Tucker's prospects for playing time this season have heightened since the outset of 2024 spring practice." That was true because A.) Benjamin Morrison had been sidelined by shoulder surgery, and B.) Clarence...
Irish Illustrated Featured Appearance: Bud Elliott and Tim O'Malley Talk Notre Dame on "Summer School"

1 month ago | 247sports.com | Tim OMalley

VIDEOAs part of the annual Summer School series, Bud Elliott of 247Sports/CBS Sports connected with Tim O'Malley of Irish Illustrated to discuss the outlook for Notre Dame Football in 2025. The duo went through newcomers of note, strengths and weaknesses on the roster, and what defines success for the Fighting Irish this fall. Check out the episode in the video above, or listen at the embedded link below.
Counting Down The Irish - K/P Erik Schmidt

1 month ago | 247sports.com | Tim OMalley

College Football's transfer portal has provided Notre Dame its starting kicker in each of head coach Marcus Freeman's first three seasons at the helm, and that again is expected to transpire in 2025 when North Carolina's Noah Burnette takes the reins. But could the late-2024 cycle flip of former Wisconsin pledge Erik Schmidt to Notre Dame end that streak entering the 2026 campaign?
Your Notre Dame Football Question (and Answer) of the Day

1 month ago | 247sports.com | Tim OMalley

Welcome to a new summer series at Irish Illustrated in which we answer a question posed by our subscribers. The first question to be fully examined belongs to TerryBenedict who offered of late—initially in our podcast question thread—that my annual 'Indispensable List' will be much shorter this season. TerryBenedict is right.