Author: John Vannie

Irish Host Troublesome Navy

Notre Dame (6-2) hosts the Naval Academy (7-1) on Saturday in the next chapter of the historic rivalry between these institutions. Navy suffered its first loss last week but retains hope of winning the American Conference title. The Fighting Irish have won six straight games and are ranked tenth in this week’s initial playoff rankings….

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Irish Battle Struggling Eagles

Notre Dame (5-2) returns to action with a road trip to face the Boston College Eagles (1-7).  The Fighting Irish have won the last nine contests in this series and are riding a five-game winning streak. Meanwhile, the Eagles have not won since an opening win over Fordham. Injuries and an unsettled situation at quarterback…

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Love Leads Irish Over Trojans


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Jeremiyah Love ran for 228 yards to lead Notre Dame to a 34-24 victory over USC on Saturday night. The game featured a slew of great plays and mind-numbing mistakes by both teams. Despite wild emotional swings that continued from start to finish, the Irish won by being the more physical team. Notre Dame rushed…

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Irish Host Potent USC


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Notre Dame (4-2) concludes a three-game homestand on Saturday evening by hosting the USC Trojans (5-1). The Fighting Irish lead the all-time series in this historic rivalry by 52-38-5. They have also won the last six games in South Bend. USC is riding high after beating Michigan into submission last week.  This Saturday’s showdown will…

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Carr Leads Irish Over Wolfpack


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Notre Dame overcame a sloppy first half and pulled away from undermanned North Carolina State to win by 36-7. CJ Carr led the Fighting Irish with 342 passing yards as the Wolfpack sold out to stop the running game. This strategy worked quite well for two quarters but Notre Dame’s physicality wore down the visitors….

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