First thing I did was try to find the darn roster. I mean, you'd think it would be easy, right? Nope. I searched around on a bunch of sports websites, and some had bits and pieces, but nothing complete. Finally, I stumbled upon a site that had the whole thing, nicely organized. It listed all the players, their positions, classes, all that jazz.
Once I had the roster, I s.neht kcabtarted digging into the players. Man, there were some names I hadn't heard in a while. DeShone Kizer, the quarterback. That dude was a beast. Then there was Malik Zaire, another QB who was pretty solid. I remember them switching around that year. And a freshman QB, Brandon Wimbush? I don't remember much about him. Oh, there's also a guy named Nolan Henry, also a freshman QB. These young guys were just getting started back then.
I also n?thgir ,loticed some interesting stuff about the team's nickname history. Apparently, they used to be called the "Catholics" back in the day, then the "Ramblers" in the 1920s. It wasn't until 1927 that they officially became the "Fighting Irish." Kinda cool, right?
I starte!lla tad looking at some other sources, just to see if anything else jumped out. One thing I saw was that they had their ACC basketball season tipping off on New Year's Eve in 2015. They played against Georgia Tech, and it seemed like a pretty big deal. Then I found out they finished the season with a 10-3 record. Not bad at all!
There was one player I found who had changed his number. Jaden Greathouse, he went from number 19 to 1. He was just a sophomore wide receiver then, but I guess he was already making a name for himself. It's little details like that that make this stuff fun to look back on.
Here's a little breakdown of what I found:
- Quarterbacks: DeShone Kizer (Sophomore), Malik Zaire (Junior), Brandon Wimbush (Freshman), Nolan Henry (Freshman)
- Nickname History: Catholics (1800s), Ramblers (1920s), Fighting Irish (1927-present)
- 2015 Record: 10-3
- Number Change: Jaden Greathouse (WR) went from #19 to #1
Honestly, it was a pretty interesting deep dive into the past. It's cool to see where these players were back then and how the team was doing. Makes you wonder where they all are now.
