Some reports are dribbling out by a few reporters who observed Saturdays practice indicate that Wimbush seemed to backslide on the easy short passes. I think it’s mental for as the tempo accelerates he reverts to form. Here is the Brian Kelly Press Conference video: Here is a clip of the 8/11 practice: https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/ndinsider.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/31/831ba904-0846-53b1-bd24-003ce56094c0/5b6f57802cda2.video.mp4
Coach Brian Kelly is very high on Brandon Wimbush after this practice, but Ian Book also looked good. Check out the video clips. Here is the practice clip: https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/ndinsider.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/13/a138e9e4-7bd4-53ca-a744-4dd8d8272b6a/5b6cb9a65acf8.video.mp4 Here is the Brian Kelly press clip:
Brian Kelly met the Press and advised that the entire football team is bigger, faster and stronger than ever. It’s the best conditioned team he has been around. He said same thing last year as the team wilted in the 4th quarter. Oh and everybody is cross training. Here is the press conference: Also Brian
6 year OL Coach Harry Hiestand accepted the OL position from the Chicago Bears. Undoubtedly this will be his last stop in coaching. He had a great run at ND producing outstanding linemen who ended up highly drafted to Pro football. His 2017 OL won the Joe Moore Trophy as the best OL in college
Hoping for continuity on defense ND promoted LB’s Coach Lea to fill the role of departing DC Mike Elko. It is a certainty that Lea would have joined Elko at Texas A&M. Lea did an excellent job with the LB’s and impressed Brian Kelly with his energetic recruiting. Lea is also being touted for the
They all held to their commitments and we have a potential Ace in our 6’5″ QB commit. Here is the 2018 Signing Class: Here’s Kelly speaking about the class: Other news: WR Kevin Stepherson and RB CJ Holmes indefinitely suspended for shoplifting.
Well that’s that! We look like 2016 except that the Georgia Defense completely demolished the ND Offensive Line and made LT McGlinchey look like he never played in a football game and he’s been there 5 years. The rest of the OL were turnstiles also. ND ran the ball 37 times for 55 yards. Here
Georgia coach Kirby Smart was Nick Sabin’s DC for 4 NC games – so playing a night game at ND won’t faze him at all – certainly Brian Kelly won’t. Smart is concentrating on OC Chip Long’s up-tempo offense. What this game comes down to is the ND OL vs. Georgia’s front 7. We’ll find
Here is the latest Brian Kelly presser provided by WatchND:
We are getting very little out of the ND camp except a whole bunch of restrictions on reporters. Here is the latest Brian Kelly post practice press conference. The only useful info is that Tommy Kraemer has won the RT position: Here’s a clip of the 8/5 practice from which you can glean nothing: Contrast