Jimmy Clausen leads the WRs and QBs through warm up drills at Notre Dame football practice.

Football Open Practice Update - Aug. 15

Aug. 15, 2009

The University of Notre Dame football team appeared before its fans in Notre Dame Stadium today for the squad’s lone open practice of the preseason schedule. Starting at 9 a.m. ET Saturday morning, the Irish worked through a two hour practice which featured live 11 vs. 11 drills, the highly competitive Irish Eyes drills and several one-on-one drills.

The und.com cameras were there to capture all of the action. First up is the traditional practice report, which offers a preview of all the action we will post in today’s update…

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As part of our exclusive breakdown of practice, you can check out the wide receivers and defensive backs going at each other in their workout session –

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The offensive line and defensive line also went at each other in a one-on-one drill –

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A favorite of practice observers is always the ‘Irish Eyes’ drill, which features and offensive player against a defensive player with a ball carrier. It is one of the most competitive drills the Irish run at practice –

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Finally, here is the highlights from the ‘team drills’ – when the Irish went head to head (either 11 vs. 11 or 7 vs. 7) –

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The team’s practice on Sunday, August 16, is closed to all media members and cameras, so the daily updates will return on Monday, Aug. 17.

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