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Notre Dame Football 2025: Why This Season Is a Make-or-Break Moment
There's plenty to like about Notre Dame in 2025, and some legitimate worries as well. Notre Dame will have one of the most ...
Bye-bye 'Vyper.' Why Notre Dame football wants versatile defensive ends in 2025
Notre Dame football, with Chris Ash now as defensive coordinator, has done away with the positional distinction for its ...
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Marcus Freeman’s True Intentions Confirmed Behind Major Notre Dame Move as HC Forced to Break Silence on $2M Exit
Wanna know the genius of Al Golden at Notre Dame? The post Marcus Freeman’s True Intentions Confirmed Behind Major Notre Dame ...
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Why Notre Dame coordinator Chris Ash has yet to speak with Al Golden about Irish defense
SOUTH BEND — Two months into his new role as defensive coordinator for Notre Dame football, Chris Ash has yet to compare notes with predecessor Al Golden. But that doesn’t mean a conversation ...
Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman still believes 'culture wins' at any level
Two of the biggest additions this offseason for Notre Dame football, GM Mike Martin and DC Chris Ash, were hired after ...
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Red-zone stops in spring game show Notre Dame defense is coming along under Chris Ash
SOUTH BEND —In a rarity, spring practice won’t conclude with the Blue-Gold Game this year for Notre Dame football ... with new coordinator Chris Ash. The former Rutgers head coach, who ...
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Notre Dame hires Chris Ash as defensive coordinator: Ex-Rutgers coach joins Irish to replace Al Golden
Notre Dame has hired Chris Ash as its defensive coordinator, the school announced on Saturday. The former Rutgers coach replaces Al Golden, who departed his post to take the same job with the ...
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Notre Dame hires Chris Ash as defensive coordinator
Veteran defensive coordinator Chris Ash has been hired as Notre Dame's defensive coordinator, the school announced Saturday. Ash was an appealing choice because of his experience -- spending 24 ...
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Notre Dame hiring Chris Ash as defensive coordinator to replace Al Golden: Source
Notre Dame has its next defensive coordinator. The hope for Marcus Freeman is he’ll resemble the last one. Former Rutgers head coach Chris Ash accepted the job Wednesday, according to a person ...
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What Notre Dame hiring Ja’Juan Seider and Chris Ash says about Marcus Freeman
That gets Notre Dame to Seider and defensive coordinator Chris Ash, both unveiled Wednesday. Freeman simply can’t pick from the Cincinnati tree anymore, both because it’s running out of fruit ...
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Why Mike Mickens remains Notre Dame football's 'cornerback whisperer' despite being passed over
Passed over as defensive coordinator for a more experienced hire in Chris Ash, Mickens returned for a sixth season as an assistant coach with Notre Dame football. Texas reportedly targeted Mickens ...
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Notre Dame Notebook: Chris Ash Talks Fighting Irish Defense
Notre Dame’s new defensive coordinator has been busy this spring. Chris Ash, who took over the defense this offseason when Al Golden left for the same position with the Cincinnati Bengals ...