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As you can see and hear Notre Dame put on the pads today and the competition got a little more heated on Day 3 at Culver Academies.

Some highlights include:

-Tight end Cole Kmet with a juke move on his route to get safety Alohi Gilman skating for a long gain.

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-WR Braden Lenzy catching a quick WR screen, making a good spin move to avoid #28 (?) and is greeted by Shaun "Mongoose" Crawford in the hole.  Great to see Crawford back on the field.  Welcome back indeed.

 

-Kmet catching a quick slant from Ian Book.

 

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-WR Chase Claypool making a ridiculous circus over-the-back catch vs CB Troy Pride.  I don't know how Claypool managed to catch it but damn I hope to see a lot more of that in the fall from Chase.

-RB Jafar Armstrong picking up strong blocks from left tackle Liam Eichenberg and left guard Tommy Kraemer and busting it back inside for a gain.

 

 

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Brian Kelly recapped today's practice with Jack Nolan...

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New blackout unis for @boisestatefootball #uniswag

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Take notes Michigan State. This is how you do a special uniform. These new "blackout" uniforms for Boise State are fire.

Take a look at the Boise State blackout helmet and the detail that went into it.

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It’s all in the details ◼️◾️▪️ . #BleedBlue

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Pretty much standard stuff here from Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly. Coming out of Day 2 in fall camp at Culver Academies as long as there are no significant injury reports and everyone seems to be moving along as needed I'm happy.

One of the more pressing questions going into year 2 of Ian Book at QB is whether or not he could hit the more intermediate to deep routes to his wide receivers in stride. As good as Book was last year the Notre Dame offense left a lot of points on the field because of misses with the deep throws. This slow motion clip of Book hitting sophomore WR Lawrence Keys in stride shows progress as Keys blows past freshman safety Kyle Hamilton.

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I got them keys, keys, keys 🔑 @lkeysiii #GoIrish ☘️

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King doing King stuff.

Must be nice to have 30/30 stuff at age 21 with a hose of an arm that looks absolutely perfect throwing seeds out in right field.  I don't know about you guys but I'm thinking this kid might be pretty good.

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Sources: Brenton Cox has been dismissed from the Georgia football team. https://t.co/dzmlSIM24C

— Anthony Dasher (@AnthonyDasher1) August 5, 2019

 

Fall camp just started but UGA got some unexpected bad news today.  Starting linebacker Brenton Cox was dismissed from the team and has entered the transfer portal.

ATHENS — Georgia football sophomore outside linebacker Brenton Cox has entered the transfer portal after parting ways with the Bulldogs.

UGAsports.com reported Monday afternoon that Cox was dismissed from the team, but Kirby Smart has yet to confirm.

The portal reflected the transaction early on Monday afternoon.

Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning provided a clue earlier Monday morning that something could be amiss with Cox.

When asked how Cox might contribute to the team this season, Lanning replied, “That’s a good question. I would leave that up to coach Smart at this time.”

Cox is a 6'4 outside linebacker who as a 5-star freshman last season played in 13 of 14 games with one start vs Texas in the Sugar Bowl.  While Cox's stats were modest with 20 total tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and 3 pass breakups he was expected to get significant playing time as a potential starter this year.

Cox if you recall got into a little bit of trouble his freshman season with sophomore linebacker Robert Beal when they were busted with cannabis inside their dorm room by an RA.  The two players were taken into police custody less than an hour before a UGA spring practice on April 2. 

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No word yet on where Cox could be looking to transfer to.  The Lithonia, GA product was committed to Ohio State before flipping to UGA.  If I had to guess where he ends up Auburn has a history of picking up talented discarded Dawgs.

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Hey Michigan State the Power Rangers called... they want their uniforms back. I don't know what Sparty and/or Nike was thinking here when they came out with this monstrosity of a design. Even the Oregon Ducks wouldn't wear this shit.  It's sad to see a once great second-tier Big Ten football program try to compete with Maryland for worst uniforms in the conference.

The only thing impressive is the bulge in the mannequins pants.  I never figured Little Brother to go Mandingo but here we are.  I'm sure Paul Lukas over at UniWatch choked on his espresso when he saw the size of STATE on Mandingo.

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Missed the BRIAN KELLY Press Conference?

Here are the Highlights: Aaron Banks surgery went well.

Crawford is cleared to do everything for the team.

On leadership: Captains will be named early in camp. Within the first week of camp. BK wants players to weigh in. There will be an announcement when they get back from Culver.

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On the development of Jurkovec: Really good things. We knew the talent level that was there. He lost a little bit of confidence at times. He is going to be fine. He is the kind of guy that we feel is really going to blossom this year. He will get plenty of opportunities to grow.

On leadership: It has turned out that there will potentially be more captains than expected. Potentially six as in times past.

Kevin Austin: He is still on our team, but it is a day-to-day process with him.

Center Position: Jarret Patterson emerged as someone we feel great about. Moves well. Smart. Good on protections. Ruhland had a great summer. So it is a bonus to have him. Center is now a position of strength.

BK says that Notre Dame has to be “Road Warriors” this year. We have to play tough on all the away games. The players know the challenges ahead of them. BK says that the standard at Notre Dame is high. They are here to make the playoffs. They are here to win a National Championship. That is the standard at Notre Dame.

BK on Ian Book: He needs to continue to work on his own craft. We have to address those internally. That has already begun. What we have seen is that he is a leader. He is doing a great job at leading. He is confident. He knows the technical things he needs to work on. But what I see is a young man that is really confident and holding others accountable.

BK on Lugg: He is our Swiss Army Knife. Very versatile on the line.

BK on Phil Jurkovic: We don’t touch throwing motions. I never had success with it. Let them be who they are. The focus has to be on footwork and confidence. We stay away from trying to make major arm angle changes to throw. We have not tinkered with his motion. He will have some good success this year.

BK on interior D-Line: There has to be a rotation on the line. You cannot play the whole game. Even with Jerry, we had a rotation. Some younger guys are going to have to step up and give us quality playing time.

BK on safety position: I think what has to happen is there has to be some form of the second group there that you feel confident that you can put in there because they need to breathe. Part of our challenge will be establishing a second rotation at the safety position.

BK on Claypool: Ankle surgery went well. He is “full go.” We will slowly get him going in camp.

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BK on Book going to Manning Camp: Exposure among elite players brings self-realization that “I’m pretty good.” The great thing about it is being aware. He came back and knows that he is really good at a lot of things and has to work in other areas.

BK on Derrick Allen: Got a lot of reps in the spring. He will have to be part of the rotation evaluation. He will have an opportunity to make a statement.

BK on replacing kickers in 2019: It has been an ongoing process. We are not just dealing with this now. Jonathan has had a really good build-up. We have seen the confidence build up necessary. He is going to get a lot of work. He doesn’t have the veteran presence. We will put him in situations to see what he can do. We have seen progress.

BK on the biggest thing he has learned in 10 years: Ten years anywhere is a journey that you just have to be able to learn, keep working on yourself and keep pushing the envelope. Never get satisfied. We got a taste of being in the playoffs, but I want to with the darn thing. Never get to the point where you think you know it all.

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The Golden Dome.
The Leprechaun.

Notre Dame Traditions will debut this fall, focusing on the rich history of the @FightingIrish. pic.twitter.com/YWkEOJ7og1

— ACC Network (@accnetwork) August 1, 2019

Notre Dame football is so big it now needs to be covered by two networks: NBC and now the ACC Network.

The ACC Network starts in 3 weeks and will feature Notre Dame road game in Louisville and Duke. It will also feature original Notre Dame programs focusing on some of the traditions and history of the football program.  Not bad for an irrelevant independent football program.

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