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The way Brandon Wimbush sees it, the Notre Dame quarterback has already experienced enough ups and downs to last a college career. Wimbush, the third-year sophomore tasked with resuscitating the Fighting Irish after a 4-8 season, spent most of his first season preparing to be just one snap away from taking over a team that was fighting for a College Football Playoff spot until the very last play of its regular season. Continue to Article

April 07, 2017 2:46:am EST

Lou Holtz hired Urban Meyer as an assistant at Notre Dame in 1996. Ohio State will have a few special guests for its spring game. The program announced Tuesday that two close friends of Urban Meyer, Lou Holtz and Phil Knight, will serve as guest coaches for the annual Scarlet and Gray Game. Continue to Article

March 21, 2017 11:49:am EST

Clemson's Deshaun Watson put on an impressive show for NFL teams, making the case at the Tigers' pro day that he should be the first quarterback taken in next month's draft. Watson went through a crisp workout for scouts and evaluators for all 32 teams, including three head coaches: Tennessee's Mike Mularky, Chicago's John Fox and Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin. Watson, the Heisman Trophy runner up this year, completed 54 of 62 throws at Clemson's indoor practice facility. Continue to Article

March 16, 2017 2:51:pm EST

Brian Kelly was at Notre Dame's 5:45 a.m. player workouts this winter, a departure from the past. The Fighting Irish coach spent time with multiple position groups during his program's first spring practice Wednesday, as opposed to working primarily with the quarterbacks. ''The changes that coach Kelly has made both in his approach and also the people that he has brought into this building have provided a spark that you can kind of feel something good is building here. Continue to Article

March 14, 2017 12:43:pm EST

Bronco Mendenhall says Virginia has moved from the ''transitional'' phase of recruiting to the ''foundational'' phase. The additions also include offensive lineman Colin McGovern, a transfer from Notre Dame who will be eligible to play right away, shoring up one of the team's biggest weaknesses last year. Mendenhall, coming off a debut season in which the Cavaliers were 2-10, said one of his priorities remains putting in place a system of natural progression at most positions. Continue to Article

February 01, 2017 6:36:pm EST