Notre Dame's Hottest Fan: Leslie

Notre Dame football just got a lot hotter.

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College Football QB Battles: Notre Dame

Both Dayne Crist and Tommy Rees are eyeing the starting job in South Bend.

-by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter)

Brian Kelly is an offensive genius. This much we know.

We also know it hasn’t really mattered much who took snaps for his offense, since whoever was under center produced in true EA Sports fashion.

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Athlon Awards: Linebacker Units

Vontaze Burfict leads one of the Pac-12's best defenses at Arizona State.

They're the teams within the team - those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context.

Whether it's the offensive linemen firing off time after time into those familiar blocking sleds, or the defensive linemen drilling repeatedly on how to shed blockers, or the defensive backs breaking on ball after ball - these teams in miniature hone their tasks on the practice field until those tasks become second nature.

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Athlon Awards: Wide Receiver Units

Oklahoma's Ryan Broyles leads one of the nation's top receiving corps.

They're the teams within the team - those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context.

Whether it's the offensive linemen firing off time after time into those familiar blocking sleds, or the defensive linemen drilling repeatedly on how to shed blockers, or the defensive backs breaking on ball after ball - these teams in miniature hone their tasks on the practice field until those tasks become second nature.

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Athlon Awards: Quarterback Units

They're the teams within the team - those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context.

Whether it's the offensive linemen firing off time after time into those familiar blocking sleds, or the defensive linemen drilling repeatedly on how to shed blockers, or the defensive backs breaking on ball after ball - these teams in miniature hone their tasks on the practice field until those tasks become second nature.

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Five Reasons to Believe in Notre Dame in 2011

After finishing 2010 with four straight wins, the Irish are in position to contend for a BCS bowl.

By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)

When the preseason magazines and polls are released every year, no team generates as much discussion as Notre Dame. The Irish are one of the most polarizing teams in college football, and the hype for 2011 has already started - Athlon Sports has projected the Irish to finish No. 6 in the nation.

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The Hottest Notre Dame Fans

These lasses are worth Fightin' for.

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Notre Dame Cheerleaders Through The Years

Some of our favorite Notre Dame Fighting Irish football cheerleaders over the last twenty years.

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Catching Up with Tony Rice

Tony Rice had a decision to make, and he had to make it in a hurry. Should he pitch the ball to tailback Mark Green, or should he hold on to it himself?

USC safety Mark Carrier had made the move to stop the option play, but now the All-America safety had his own decision to make. Should he take the pitch man, Green, or should he attempt to make the tackle on Rice? Carrier hesitated and left himself in no man’s land. Rice made him pay the ultimate price.

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