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Notre Dame among a few teams named semifinalist for top OL award

The best offensive line in college football 💪 The Notre Dame offensive line has been named a @JoeMooreAward Semifinalist!

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 12, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC
Key points
  • The group has performed at a high level this fall, and it was enough for them to be named as semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award.
  • The gas that drives Notre Dame’s offense is its offensive line, as the big guys up front make everything possible.
  • Starting in 2015, Notre Dame was recipients in 2017, and have been in consideration multiple other seasons.

If Notre Dame’s offensive line continues to perform at a high level, it very well could win the Moore Award.

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Additional details
  • It’s an honor given out annually to the top offensive line in the country, but hasn’t been around for long.
  • From left to right on the Irish starting line is Will Black, Anthonie Knapp, Ashton Craig, Sullivan Absher and Guerby Lambert.
  • The five have developed a ton of chemistry this fall, as Knapp moved inside and Black took over at left tackle.
  • This fall, there’s a good chance for the Irish, with really only Georgia standing in the way of winning it.
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