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		<title>After missing first press conference, Neal picks Irish</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With 600 grade schoolers assembled at Kyrene de la Esperanza elementary school, the finish line to Davonte Neal&#8216;s recruitment was in sight. But with Fox Sports&#8217; Arizona affiliate broadcasting the proceedings on the internet, a funny thing happened: Neal didn&#8217;t show up. And so continued a recruitment that&#8217;s been both the very best and very&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6443&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Local linemen could be recipe for recruiting success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Losing a recruit like Taylor Decker would usually be cause for alarm. Over the last decade, the Irish have struggled to keep proper inventory along the offensive line, and the loss of a six-foot-eight, 300-pound left tackle prospect, three-star recruit or not, would&#8217;ve set off more than a few Irish fans. After all, it was&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6427&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vowing to fix offense, Kelly announces staff shake-up</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/10/vowing-to-fix-offense-kelly-announces-staff-shake-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Elliott]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After spending the days following Notre Dame&#8217;s bowl loss in a sprint to the recruiting finish line, Brian Kelly spent Friday morning announcing the staff changes that have taken shape since wrapping up the 2011 season. With offensive coordinator Charley Molnar taking over the football program at UMass, and Ed Warinner and Tim Hinton joining&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6382&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Martin gives inside look at recruiting process</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/06/martin-gives-inside-look-at-recruiting-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to look at the sixteen recruits that signed with Notre Dame last week and place an evaluation on the job Brian Kelly and his coaching staff did. With the last minute defection of wide receiver Deontay Greenberry, the runner-up finish for blue-chippers Nelson Agholor and Brian Poole, and the loss of one-time commits&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6326&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Live Blog: National Signing Day 2012</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/01/live-blog-national-signing-day-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/02/01/live-blog-national-signing-day-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The faxes will begin rolling into the football offices at Notre Dame before sunrise. With cornerback Tee Shepard, defensive lineman Sheldon Day, and quarterback Gunner Kiel already enrolled in school, the Irish are expected to receive at least fourteen letters-of-intent Wednesday, finalizing a recruiting season that will bring another class of student-athletes into the Notre&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6211&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Elliott set to finalize Irish coaching staff</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/19/elliott-set-to-finalize-irish-coaching-staff/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/19/elliott-set-to-finalize-irish-coaching-staff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notre Dame is set to name Iowa State&#8217;s Bobby Elliott the final member of Brian Kelly&#8217;s coaching staff. Elliott coached Paul Rhoads&#8217; secondary and was associate head coach in Ames. He&#8217;ll likely work with the Irish secondary as well, working with cornerbacks coach and co-defensive coordinator Kerry Cooks on the back end of the defense,&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6067&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>With classes set to begin, did the Irish flip two blue-chips?</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/16/with-classes-set-to-begin-did-the-irish-flip-two-blue-chips/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/16/with-classes-set-to-begin-did-the-irish-flip-two-blue-chips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arik Armstead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Armond Armstead]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve got to hand it to Brian Kelly and his assistants. A year after reeling in the trio of Ishaq Williams, Stephon Tuitt, and Aaron Lynch in dramatic fashion, the Irish are close to landing two of the nation&#8217;s most heralded recruits, amidst even more extraordinary circumstances than last year. With the spring semester set&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6043&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Peer pressure only adds to recruiting drama</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/13/peer-pressure-only-adds-to-recruiting-drama/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/13/peer-pressure-only-adds-to-recruiting-drama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can blame aggressive coaching staffs and negative recruiting spin. You can blame teams taking their eye off the ball and chasing uncommitted prospects while ignoring their verbal pledges. You can change instability on coaching staffs, with assistants bouncing from school to school, often at the most inopportune time. But in the era of made-for-TV&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=6018&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Faced with adversity, Kelly turns offense over to Martin</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/faced-with-adversity-kelly-turns-offense-over-to-martin/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/faced-with-adversity-kelly-turns-offense-over-to-martin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first two years of Brian Kelly&#8217;s tenure at Notre Dame, Charley Molnar was the offensive coordinator. That much, just about everybody knows. What we don&#8217;t know, is what kind of say Molnar had in actually, well &#8212; coordinating the offense. As it tends to happen, many are speculating about Molnar&#8217;s departure from Notre&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5960&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Irish getting unlikely transfer in USC&#8217;s Amir Carlisle</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/08/irish-getting-unlikely-transfer-in-uscs-amir-carlisle/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/08/irish-getting-unlikely-transfer-in-uscs-amir-carlisle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transfer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, the Irish came down to the wire for the services of blue-chip running back Amir Carlisle, only to see the California native stay in his home state and play for Southern Cal. After whispers of a surprise transfer flew across the Irish blogosphere over the past few days, Bob Wieneke of the South&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5983&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eifert returning for senior season</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/06/eifert-returning-for-senior-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NFL Draft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Irish head to Ireland next year to kick off the 2012 season, they&#8217;ll have their two best senior leaders with them. With Manti Te&#8217;o already set to return for his senior season and lead the Irish defense, it now looks like All-American tight end Tyler Eifert will be there with him to take&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5965&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Warinner and Hinton leave as coaching staff shakes up</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/02/warinner-and-hinton-leave-as-coaching-staff-shakes-up/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/02/warinner-and-hinton-leave-as-coaching-staff-shakes-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaching Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make no mistake about it, this means war. Urban Meyer has always held a peculiar place in Irish fans&#8217; hearts. He&#8217;s spurned them, leaving Monk Malloy and the school jet empty when he turned down his &#8220;dream job&#8221; at Notre Dame to head to Gainesville instead. He&#8217;s poached from them, with he and former henchman&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5940&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s resolutions for 2012 Irish</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/01/new-years-resolutions-for-2012-irish/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2012/01/01/new-years-resolutions-for-2012-irish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#8217;t take a CSI investigator to know that Irish fans are still smarting from the 18-14 loss to Florida State. Minutes away from a nine win season, the firm grasp the Irish defense had around the throat of the Seminoles loosened, and an offense that moved the ball prolifically earlier this season ground to&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5933&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five things we learned: Florida State 18, Notre Dame 14</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/29/five-things-we-learned-florida-state-18-notre-dame-14/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/29/five-things-we-learned-florida-state-18-notre-dame-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you could boil down one game to encapsulate a season, you might have something that looks like the Champs Sports Bowl. During Notre Dame&#8217;s 18-14 loss, the Irish turned just about every conceivable emotion for a football fan on its head&#8211; ecstasy to agony, confidence to frustration, bravado to helplessness. At times, the Irish&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5920&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pregame Six Pack: One last time for 2011</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/29/pregame-six-pack-one-last-time-for-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/29/pregame-six-pack-one-last-time-for-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve got to love college football. It&#8217;s the only sport where you can logically explain taking a month-long break in your schedule before playing a bowl game, an essentially meaningless exhibition game when it comes to postseason implications. But that&#8217;s our sport and we all love it. And for Notre Dame and Florida State, two&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5905&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Crist moving on to Kansas, but forever a Notre Dame man</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/22/crist-moving-on-to-kansas-but-forever-a-notre-dame-man/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/22/crist-moving-on-to-kansas-but-forever-a-notre-dame-man/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=5883</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was no hat picking or press conference. The process was condensed into three short weeks, a far cry from the recruitment of one of the nation&#8217;s top prospects back when he was a highly-touted prep quarterback in Sherman Oaks, California with offers to play football from just about every major program in the country.&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5883&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s panic season in recruiting</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/its-panic-season-in-recruiting/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/its-panic-season-in-recruiting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recruiting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irish.nbcsports.com/?p=5858</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For a small, but fanatical subset of college football fans, this is the most stressful time of year. Forget autumn Saturdays &#8212; where sixty minutes determine who wins and who loses. This is way more serious. Two years of work &#8212; evaluating, wooing, relationship-building &#8212; all coming down the stretch, as coaches try and convince&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5858&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ronnie Stanley commits to Notre Dame</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/15/ronnie-stanley-commits-to-notre-dame/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/15/ronnie-stanley-commits-to-notre-dame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blue-chip offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley committed to Notre Dame this afternoon, adding a much needed sixteenth man to the 2012 recruiting class. The pledge, the first to the Irish since the last day of September, was important for a number of reasons, the first and foremost being the quality of player Stanley projects to be.&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5843&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Help Wanted: Without Floyd, wide receivers in demand</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/13/help-wanted-without-floyd-wide-receivers-in-demand/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/13/help-wanted-without-floyd-wide-receivers-in-demand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Michael Floyd set to play his final game in an Irish uniform, Brian Kelly is in a position not many people saw coming: He&#8217;s out of play-making wide receivers. In what has been the golden age of aerial offense in South Bend, the Irish&#8217;s head coach has a problem &#8212; he&#8217;s got an offense&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5826&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Te&#8217;o set to return for senior season</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/teo-set-to-return-for-senior-season/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/11/teo-set-to-return-for-senior-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manti Te&#8217;o didn&#8217;t win the Lott Impact Award Sunday night in Newport Beach, with Boston College&#8217;s Luke Kuechly receiving the prize. But Te&#8217;o did steal just about all the headlines, when he announced that he&#8217;d be returning for his senior season at Notre Dame. The Irish&#8217;s All-American linebacker, who many thought would be destined for&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5815&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quarterback plans signal next year can wait</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/07/quarterback-plans-signal-next-year-can-wait/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/07/quarterback-plans-signal-next-year-can-wait/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beating Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl is a big deal for Brian Kelly and the Fighting Irish. His decision to keep Tommy Rees the starting quarterback proves that. In a bowl game that most fans see as equal parts rivalry and exhibition game, the Kelly regime needs a victory to keep the football&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5797&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Crist makes it official: Transfer in motion</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/04/crist-makes-it-official-transfer-in-motion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transfer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It started with a tweet last week (of course it did, this is 2011 after all), quickly deleted after it spread like wildfire through cyberspace: walkerRcarey Walker Carey I have a sneaking feeling that I will be a Wisconsin Badgers fan next year. 8 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply Retweeted by @SeanCwynar98 After weeks of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5772&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Weekend six pack: plane tracker edition</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/12/02/weekend-six-pack-plane-tracker-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pregame Six Pack]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a bowl game still to be determined, the Irish aren&#8217;t quite sure when their next game is. For players, that means a week where there isn&#8217;t a whole lot to do. &#8220;I hate not knowing what to do with your free time,&#8221; linebacker Carlo Calabrese tweeted yesterday. Well that makes a few thousand of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5763&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Midwest recruiting scene just got a little more crowded</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/30/midwest-recruiting-scene-just-got-a-little-more-crowded/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/30/midwest-recruiting-scene-just-got-a-little-more-crowded/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Way back in June, we took a look at the lay of the land in the Midwest, and noticed how the recruiting world might be shifting a bit. Back then, big news was that Russell Wilson &#8212; given his walking papers by North Carolina State coach Tom O&#8217;Brien &#8212; was signing on the dotted line&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5751&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The good, the bad, the ugly: Notre Dame vs. Stanford</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/28/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-notre-dame-vs-stanford/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/28/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-notre-dame-vs-stanford/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve got a month to spend talking about what comes next for the Irish, but let’s talk about what just happened first. With the Irish given one last chance to perform on a big stage, they turned into wallflowers, tripping over their feet when they finally got their chance to tango with a Stanford team&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5728&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five things we learned: Stanford 28, Notre Dame 14</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/27/five-things-we-learned-stanford-28-notre-dame-14/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/27/five-things-we-learned-stanford-28-notre-dame-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you laid out the checklist of things Notre Dame needed to do to beat No. 4 Stanford on Saturday night, the objectives were quite clear. Limit mistakes, win the battle at the line of scrimmage, and eliminate turnovers &#8212; bedrock principles for winning football games. Yet from the opening minutes of the Irish&#8217;s 28-14&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5721&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pregame Six Pack: Stanford edition</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/25/pregame-six-pack-stanford-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/25/pregame-six-pack-stanford-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[12 Pack]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With turkey and leftovers stuffed into refrigerators everywhere, the rest of the weekend can be dedicated to what&#8217;s important (and no, it&#8217;s not Black Friday sales): Football. As the final regular season Saturday of the year approaches, Notre Dame has the chance to prove that they&#8217;re a different team than the one that opened the&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5710&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And in that corner&#8230; The Stanford Cardinal</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/23/and-in-that-corner-the-stanford-cardinal-2/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/23/and-in-that-corner-the-stanford-cardinal-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After nearly three months of being the favorite, the Irish finally get to try their hand as an underdog. That&#8217;s how Brian Kelly&#8216;s troops find themselves as they prepare to head to Palo Alto on Saturday, ready to take on the No. 4 Stanford Cardinal, led by All-Universe quarterback Andrew Luck. Leaving Luck &#8212; all&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5692&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All hands on deck for Stanford</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/22/all-hands-on-deck-for-stanford/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/22/all-hands-on-deck-for-stanford/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depth Chart]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At this time of year, no football team is entirely healthy. (Just ask the guys in Palo Alto.) But as the Irish head into their final &#8212; and most important &#8212; game of the year, let&#8217;s take a look at the positional depth chart and see just how well the Irish are hanging on. Brian&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5686&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The good, the bad, the ugly: Notre Dame vs. Boston College</title>
		<link>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/20/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-notre-dame-vs-boston-college/</link>
		<comments>http://irish.nbcsports.com/2011/11/20/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-notre-dame-vs-boston-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Arnold</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boston College]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all the bellyaching that&#8217;s followed the Irish&#8217;s imperfect 16-14 victory over Boston College, a chaotic Saturday in the college football world should&#8217;ve given people plenty of reminders that no victory should be assumed and simply surviving is sometimes accomplishment enough. That was No. 8 Virginia Tech surviving a fourth quarter rally by mediocre North&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irish.nbcsports.com&amp;blog=15933026&amp;post=5666&amp;subd=nbcirish&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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