Author: John Vannie

Irish Ready for Showdown with Stanford

Notre Dame begins its grueling October schedule by hosting the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday afternoon. The rivalry between these teams has intensified during the last few years as both programs have regained national attention after several years of mediocre play, and both teams have sent numerous players to the NFL in recent drafts. The Cardinal…

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Orange Is the New Victim

Notre Dame overcame an uncharacteristic number of self-inflicted wounds and handled the Syracuse Orange by 31-15 on Saturday night. Everett Golson had a roller coaster performance, combining two fumbles, two interceptions, a school record 25 consecutive completions and 363 passing yards. Fortunately, the defense performed consistently well throughout the evening, and its ability to shut…

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Irish Return to Take on Syracuse

Notre Dame (3-0) will leave the State of Indiana for the first time this season to take on the Syracuse Orange at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. The Irish took advantage of a break in the schedule last week to retool its offensive line, but a significant number of injured or suspended players are still…

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Golson Rescues Ailing Irish

Everett Golson passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, accounting for 315 of Notre Dame’s 398 total yards in a hard fought 30-14 win over Purdue. The senior quarterback connected on 25 of 40 throws for 259 yards with no interceptions and 56 rushing yards as he willed a sputtering offense down the field….

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Rolling Irish Meet Purdue in Indy

Notre Dame (2-0) will take on intrastate rival Purdue (1-1) on Saturday evening in a Shamrock Series contest to be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Coach Darrell Hazell is in his second year at Purdue and is definitely still in a rebuilding mode at 2-12 overall. These teams have played each other 85…

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