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PREP FOOTBALL: Concord's Zaven Koltookian earns TGN Player of the Year award

The Concord Minutemen football team had a solid bounce-back season in 2021 after going just 4-4 the year prior. Head coach Craig Koehler’s group went 9-2 overall, won its first outright Northern Lakes Conference title since 2015 and advanced to the Class 5A Sectional 10 semifinals before falling to Mishawaka during a rain-soaked evening at Jake Field. The Minutemen had several veteran players on both sides of the ball that helped carry the team to the heights it reached, but arguably the most
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ND FOOTBALL: Notre Dame officially introduces Marcus Freeman as head coach

SOUTH BEND — After an insane week for the Notre Dame football program that saw the all-time winningest coach in Fighting Irish history depart for the Bayou, Monday was a welcomed return to stability within the Irish Athletics Center. Hundreds of people, ranging from football players to family members to media members, sat side-by-side to help introduce 35-year-old Marcus Freeman as the 30th head coach in Notre Dame football history. With his family behind him, Freeman walked into Notre Dame’s
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COLUMN: Kelly made the right move, but in the wrong way

Former Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly did so much good during his time as leader of the Fighting Irish as a football coach. You can’t argue against that. During his 12 campaigns donning the blue and gold, Kelly resurrected a broken program that had gone just 16-21 during the previous three seasons under Charlie Weis prior to Kelly’s hire in 2010. Kelly was responsible for just one losing season while in South Bend and helped lead the Irish to five straight seasons with 10 or more victories.
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PREP FOOTBALL: Hochstetler making an impact from the sidelines

MIDDLEBURY — After waiting anxiously for most of his high school career to get his opportunity, Northridge senior Micah Hochstetler was given the nod to lead his team as both the starting quarterback and a captain heading into his final year. Led by Hochstetler, the offense ran like a well-oiled machine during the first three contests, scoring a combined 102 points during the three-game winning streak to open the season. Heading into Northridge’s fourth game against Plymouth, Hochstetler was 21
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ND FOOTBALL: Wild fourth quarter leads to blowout win for Irish over Wisconsin

CHICAGO — Early in the fourth quarter, the momentum belonged to Wisconsin. Mere minutes after Badger fans jumped around wildly at the end of the third, Wisconsin kicker Collin Larsh put his team ahead 13-10 with a 27-yard field goal. With Notre Dame starting quarterback Jack Coan injured and a rigid Badger defense ready to dig back in, things looked bleak for the No. 12 Fighting Irish. That was until one of the fastest players on the team was given a chance to make a play. During the ensuing
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