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• How a knee injury made Olivia Miles a better 3-point shooter and turned Notre Dame into a contender

Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles plays against North Carolina on Jan. 5, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C. | Mitchell Northam, SB Nation While sidelined last season, the All-American playmaker gained a new perspective that has helped the Fighting Irish become the best 3-point shooting team in women’s college basketball. Olivia Miles says that she sees the game of basketball as art. A self-taught hoo...2025
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• Colts’ Quenton Nelson was PFF’s highest-graded LG in 2024

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The longtime Colt proved that he remains one of the best players at his position in his seventh season in the NFL. Quenton Nelson is fresh off of his first All-Pro nod (2nd team) since 2021. Despite another season of blocking for multiple starting quarterbacks, Nelson put together a season’s worth of strong tape and was rewarded for his efforts. His fifth...2025
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• 4-round New York Giants mock draft, 1.0: A quarterback, and a lot of defense

Cam Ward | Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images So, go ahead and start ripping the picks. I know you will. The time has come for me to begin what has become an annual tradition at Big Blue View of posting weekly multi-round mock drafts for the New York Giants. I am well aware that most of you will skip right to the picks and won’t care about any of the preamble. Still, here is my annual ...2025
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• Jack Kiser discusses new Bengals DC Al Golden

Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/Getty Images The Notre Dame linebacker credits the new Bengals DC for his development. The Cincinnati Bengals have had an eventful offseason as they have added a new play-caller on the defensive side of the ball. Al Golden is very familiar with the Queen City and returns to the franchise after helping lead the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to the National C...2025
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• 11 Senior Bowl winners who helped their 2025 NFL Draft stock

Photo by Ricky Bowden/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are the players who helped their NFL Draft stock the most at the Senior Bowl. Another stop on the road to the 2025 NFL Draft is complete. As the dust settles on another eventful week in Mobile for the Senior Bowl, there are plenty of guys who improved their stock this week. With the eyes of the NFL world focused on the Senior Bow...2025
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• Cowboys 2025 draft: Ranking Top 10 players at each position

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Who are your favorite draft prospects right now? The Ohio State Buckeyes victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the National Championship Game officially put an end to the 2024 NCAA season. And with just the Super Bowl to play, the 2024 NFL season is winding down as well. You know what that means? The 2025 NFL Draft season is upon us. Between n...2025
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• Women’s college basketball rankings: Only one undefeated team remains as top-25 rankings shift

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images South Carolina ends LSU’s bid for perfection, Maryland suffers key injuries and more in week 12 There are six weeks remaining in the NCAA women’s basketball regular season and while a few teams are building a case for conference trophies, it’s still a toss-up across the power conferences. In week 12, eight games ended with either an unranked or lower ranked...2025
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• Here’s everything you may have missed in this women’s college basketball season, so far

Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Now is the time to get updated on all things women’s college hoops as we are 54 days from Selection Sunday. For college sports fans everywhere, the football season is officially over and it’s now time to turn our attention to hoops. It’s hard to find a better collegiate sports alternative to watch than women’s basketball. As ...2025
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• CFP 2025 National Championship- Notre Dame Fighting Irish Vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Live Thread & Game Information

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images The first-ever CFP 12-team playoffs wind down this evening with the CFP 2025 National Championship game. Both teams in tonight's game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes, had to win three games to reach the Championship game. Four teams earned a bye week in the first round, but all four teams—the Arizona State Sun Devils, the Ore...2025
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• 5 players for Dallas fans to watch in the College National Championship game

Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Dallas should keep an eye on where these players would fit for the Cowboys. It’s a rough week to be a Dallas Cowboys fan. Division rivals Washington and Philadelphia are in the NFC championship. This means that the Cowboys are the lone team in the NFC to have not made the conference championship since 1995, a bitte...2025
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• 14 2025 NFL Draft prospects to watch during Notre Dame-Ohio State

Photo by CFP/Getty Images College football will crown a national champion on Monday night, but the NFL Draft is always looming The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff draws to a close tonight, when Ohio State and Notre Dame meet to decide a national champion. But the NFL Draft is always looming. Tonight several NFL Draft prospects will get a chance to not just help their team win a ...2025
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• Draft prospects to watch in Monday’s CFP National Championship

Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Seattle Seahawks fans should keep close tabs on these draft prospects from the two national championship teams. The first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff will conclude on Monday, Jan. 20 in Atlanta. Notre Dame and Ohio State have reached the finals with different narratives. The Buckeyes have grown a lot in the playoff...2025
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• PFF lists Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison as intriguing 2025 draft prospect for Colts

Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cornerback doesn’t appear to be a glaring need for Indianapolis, but the team could still withstand to upgrade. According to PFF, Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison is their intriguing 2025 NFL Draft prospect for the Indianapolis Colts, among a list compiled for each of the NFL’s 32 teams: Indianapolis Colts: TE, EDGE, CB, S Day ...2025
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"The rumors, which have been around since 2014, reared their head again after Drake’s since-deleted Fighting Irish Freestyle clip did the rounds on social media."

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"Hannah Hidalgo isn’t just the leading scorer for the Number 2 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish."

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"Here’s what you need to know: Brey, 64, retired as the coach of the Fighting Irish in March at the conclusion of his 23rd season helming the program."

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"Jerome Bettis, the former Pittsburgh Steelers and Fighting Irish Star, made a promise to his mother that he would return to Notre Dame and graudate."

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"Here is Notre Dame's full schedule for the 2020 season as the the Fighting Irish reached the College Football Playoff for a second time in three seasons."

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"The Fighting Irish advanced to the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament every year during Byrne’s 13 seasons as an assistant coach, making it to the championship weekend four times and twice finishing with the euphemistic designation of national runner-up."

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"Here's a comprehensive look at the Fighting Irish."

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"McGlinchey and his Fighting Irish teammate Quenton Nelson (6-4, 330), the top-ranked guard of the class who could be a top 10 pick, impressed as well."

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"The Fighting Irish are up to Number 9 in the latest edition of these college football rankings"

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"The company is the apparel provider for various colleges, including the Maryland Terrapins, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Auburn Tigers."

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"We watched the Fighting Irish on TV every Saturday."

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"It helps that the young Fighting Irish product is impressing in ways that don't show up on the stat sheet, too: Great blitz pickup by Theo Riddick on that third-and-2."

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• 4-round New York Giants mock draft, 1.0: A quarterback, and a lot of defense
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• 5 takeaways from Al Golden’s return

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images He’s home. New Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden is back in Cincinnati. After the contract was signed, we got to hear more from Golden about what brought him back to Cincinnati during an interview with Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. Golden’s family remained in Cincinnati while he was with Notre Dame Familiarity with not only Zac Taylor but the city of Cinci...2025
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• Bengals Twitter (mostly) celebrates the hirings of Al Golden and Jerry Montgomery

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Bengals made two coaching moves that drew some nice praise. Wednesday afternoon, the Cincinnati Bengals hired former Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden to the same role. Golden returns to Cincinnati, where he was the linebackers coach in 2021. His familiarity with Zac Taylor was a big reason that Golden has been linked to the job ...2025
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• College Football Playoff National Championship Game: Ohio State vs. Notre Dame

Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images Everything you need to know for the College Football Playoff National Championship game. The CFP National Championship game will get underway on Monday night, featuring the Ohio State Buckeyes against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in Atlanta for the final matchup of the 2024 college football season. The Buckeyes are more than a touchdown favorite (-8.5) ...2025
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• Cincinnati Bengals officially hire Al Golden as defensive coordinator

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images “Al has a great football mind and will bring a smart, physical, aggressive approach to our defense.” The Cincinnati Bengals have officially hired Al Golden as the new defensive coordinator, the team announced Thursday. Golden, 55, previously served as the Bengals’ linebackers coach from 2020-21 before spending the past three seasons (2022-24) as defensive coord...2025
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• Here’s everything you may have missed in this women’s college basketball season, so far
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• Offensive dominance by Ohio State, Will Howard brought a National Championship back to Columbus

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Will Howard and his teammates will now be known as Ohio State legends. The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff National Championship 34-23 over the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday night in Atlanta. While it was a well-rounded performance from Ohio State’s offense, defense and special teams, it was the Buckeyes’ offense that ...2025
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• 6 instant takeaways from Ohio State’s National Championship victory over Notre Dame

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 34-23 on Monday night in Atlanta. The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 on Monday night in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to win the College Football Playoff National Championship. Here are six key takeaways from the game. A great first drive from Notre Dame gave hope Notre Dame g...2025
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• 2025 CFP National Championship Game Open Thread

Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The College Football Playoff National Championship Game is set to begin. Follow and discuss the game here with us! Tonight, the #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1) face the #8 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) in the CFP National Championship Game presented by AT&T. These historically famous programs faced each other in 2022 and 2023, wi...2025
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• How a knee injury made Olivia Miles a better 3-point shooter and turned Notre Dame into a contender
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• 4-round New York Giants mock draft, 1.0: A quarterback, and a lot of defense
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• Here’s everything you may have missed in this women’s college basketball season, so far
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• Ohio State vs Notre Dame CFP National Championship: How to watch, stream, odds, and players to know

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images Players to know in the CFP National Championship and how to watch the game. Happy National Championship Day to all those who celebrate. The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish faceoff in the College Football Playoffs National Championship Game. Here is everything you need to know about the game. CFP National Championship: #8 Ohio Stat...2025
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• QBs Will Howard and Riley Leonard were once considered ‘underdogs’ and now could win a National Championship

Brett Davis-Imagn Images The two quarterbacks have a taken the College Football Playoff by storm. When the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1) square off against the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) on Monday night in Atlanta the impact of the transfer portal will be apparent for both programs at the quarterback position. Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard transferred to the...2025
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• Al Golden briefly comments on reported interest from Bengals

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Golden focused on Notre Dame’s title game clash with Ohio State. The Cincinnati Bengals are in search of a new defensive coordinator, and that person could be Alfred James Golden Jr., who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Fighting Irish are in the hunt for a title themselves as they will take on the Ohio State ...2025
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• Remembering Tim Brown's Hall of Fame Career
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• MLB, Under Armour Reportedly Agree on Uniform Deal Starting with 2020 Season
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• Michigan-Notre Dame meet again in a different tournament
CINCINNATI - Michigan vs. Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament, Round II. This time, on ice. A week after the Fighting Irish knocked off the Wolverines in the men's basketball tournament, the long-time rivals are going at it again, this time wit......2016
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• Former Notre Dame coach Mike Brey to join Atlanta Hawks staff: Source
Former Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Mike Brey is set to join the Atlanta Hawks’ coaching staff next season, a team source confirmed to The Athletic on Monday. Here’s what you need to know: Brey, 64, retired as the coach of the Fighting Irish in March at the conclusion of his 23rd season helming the program. Hawks coach Quin Snyder played from 1985 to 1989 at Duke, where Bre...2023
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• Promising Ivy League Lacrosse Season Comes to Abrupt and Painful End
Gerry Byrne sympathizes with seasons suddenly lost. Notre Dame even had a playbook, of sorts, when it came to abrupt and unsatisfying endings and locker rooms full of virile 18- to 22-year-old young men reduced to tears. The Fighting Irish advanced to the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament every year during Byrne’s 13 seasons as an assistant coach, making it to the championship weekend four times and ...2020
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• Jerome Bettis is a Pro Football Hall of Famer. Sunday he'll be a Notre Dame graduate, too
Jerome Bettis, the former Pittsburgh Steelers and Fighting Irish Star, made a promise to his mother that he would return to Notre Dame and graudate. ...2022
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• Report: Longtime Notre Dame Coach Lands First NBA Job for 2023–24 Season

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• Chargers land TE of the future in new 2023 mock draft
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Mayer caught 18 touchdowns for the Irish over his three-year career. The Chargers have been in limbo at the tight end position since Hunter Henry was allowed to walk in free agency prior to the 2021 season. Over the past two seasons, veterans Jared Cook (2021) and Gerald Everett (2022) were signed to help bridge the gap in the meantime. Both enjoyed respectabl...2023
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• Why Ezekiel Elliott Is the 2016 NFL Draft's Top Running Back
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• Colts’ Quenton Nelson was PFF’s highest-graded LG in 2024
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• Women’s college basketball rankings: Only one undefeated team remains as top-25 rankings shift
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• Bengals to interview Al Golden Wednesday, per report

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images It looks like things may start to move fast now. Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor is expected to interview Notre Dame’s Al Golden for the team’s open defensive coordinator job on Wednesday, according to The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr. The Bengals fired Lou Anarumo after they finished with a disappointing 9-8 record and missed the playoffs despite Joe Burrow’s ...2025
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• Muffet McGraw talks Hannah Hidalgo off-court controversy ‘it was almost insulting to her teammates’

Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/Getty Images The legendary Notre Dame coach talked about Hidalgo’s anti-gay social media post from the summer and more. There’s no denying the skill and ability of Notre Dame sophomore guard Hannah Hidalgo on the court. In her first collegiate season, Hidalgo was only the fifth player in the women’s college basketball history to earn First Team All-Americ...2025
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• College Football Playoff picks for semifinals Notre Dame-Penn State, Ohio State-Texas

Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Debating who wins Notre Dame-Penn State as well as Ohio State-Texas Just four teams remain in pursuit of a college football national championship. It all gets underway later tonight, when Notre Dame takes on Penn State in the Orange Bowl. The winner of that game will face the winner of Friday night’s Cotton Bowl Classic between Texa...2025
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• Women’s college basketball rankings: Updated top-25, Kentucky rises, Geno Auriemma ties Tara VanDerVeer

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images UConn wins their first ranked game of the season, a battle in Kentucky and teams make a case for top-25 rankings NCAA women’s basketball continued to surprise in week two. Top-25 teams fell to both ranked and unranked opponents, a new team emerges out of Texas and the Buckeyes almost fall to a mid-major. Here are the current rankings and what stood out...2024
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• College Football Playoff released first top-25 rankings of season with plenty of surprises

Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images The first College Football Playoff rankings are out with Oregon at No. 1. This season marks the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. And after weeks of games, and speculation, we have our first official College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season. Tuesday began with several undefeated teams in the AP Top 25 rankings, including Oregon (No. 1),...2024
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• Auburn flipped top 2025 quarterback recruit Deuce Knight. What could be next for its recruiting class?

Barbara Gauntt/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK Knight now is at the forefront of a Top 3 class in the cycle, with the Tigers looking to push for the overall No. 1 class in 2025. The Auburn Tigers made the headlines this week when they finally were able to flip high four-star quarterback Deuce Knight from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, getting the headliner of their 2025 recruiting class...2024
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• Ravens potential plug-and-play prospects: Offensive tackles

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images Possible targets for the Ravens in the 2024 NFL Draft who could come in and start on the end of their offensive line right away as rookies. Aside from first-round wide receiver Zay Flowers who quickly established himself as a starter and broke multiple franchise records during a standout rookie campaign, the Baltimore Ravens 2023 rookie class mostly consiste...2024
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• Cowboys countdown to kickoff: #70 Zack Martin
Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys face the New York Giants in Week 1. And we’re counting down to it by jersey numbers. We’re continuing our countdown to the opening game of the Dallas Cowboys 2023 regular season. Each day we’ll present a new player whose jersey number represents the countdown to opening day. Today is number 70. OG Zack MartinBorn: 20th November 1990 (32...2023
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• Pipe Dreams: How a Notre Dame Tradition Bonds Brian Tevlin with His Late Brother
THE BLACKWOOD PIPES PROTRUDE FROM A VELVET POUCH, held in alignment by green silk cords with tassels as Brian Tevlin hoists the bass drone over his left shoulder and puffs into the blow stick. The air leaves his lungs and inflates the bag to reveal a Celtic cross sewn into the fabric. An A-sharp minor tonic fills the concrete aperture of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The bagpipes that once b...2023
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• Morning Flurries: shortened season and Tyler Seguin’s cologne ads
Tyler Seguin has officially hit the level of quarantine horny™ that the rest of the world did back in late spring. The Dallas Stars alternate captain has been in the news for his off-ice behavior throughout his career, although it’s been a roller coaster of a journey watching him go from a healthy scratch for missing team meetings to a rubber duck-carrying nude model for ESPN (who talked about ho...2020
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• Colorado Avalanche prospect report: Three-goal weeks for Bowen Byram and Alex Beaucage
Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Notre Dame’s season is over. All NCAA hockey conferences’ regular seasons wrapped up over the weekend, so next week’s prospect report will be primarily playoff-oriented. The CHL’s regular season will end in a couple of weeks as well. Just a reminder, these prospect reports only follow Avalanche prospects who are Not Goalies and Not In The AHL (we have other ...2020
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