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Observer Exclusive: Swarbrick reflects on busy semester

Notre Dame Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick is a busy man. But in the past semester, Swarbrick has been especially busy. There was a BCS National Championship Game, the Manti Te’o saga, the move to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), proposed renovations to Notre Dame Stadium and the contract extension with NBC. The Observer sat down during finals week with Swarbrick, who said while all the major events were finalized over the span of a few months, decisions such as the NBC deal and the Stadium renovations are really the product of years of work. Full story

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