Armando Allen led the way with 247 all-purpose yards and Notre Dame delivered a breakthrough offensive performance on Saturday in a 38-21 thumping of Purdue. The Irish took control in the third quarter behind a rejuvenated running game and timely play action passes by Jimmy Clausen. Allen ran for 134 of Notre Dame’s 201 rushing…
Notre Dame returns home on Saturday and will attempt to get back on track with a victory over Purdue after hitting a pothole last week in East Lansing. Each team is 2-1 and has turned in relatively inconsistent performances in its first three contests. The Irish hope to use this annual in-state encounter as a…
Michigan State dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and wore down one-dimensional Notre Dame with a relentless ground attack to win by 23-7 on Saturday. Javon Ringer rushed for 201 yards and the Spartan defense held the anemic Irish ground game to 16 net yards. Notre Dame contributed to its…
Notre Dame makes its first road trip of the season this week as the 2-0 Irish travel to East Lansing to play Michigan State. Coach Mike Dantonio’s Spartans are 2-1 after an opening loss at California and two easy wins over Eastern Michigan and Florida Atlantic. This game is a significant benchmark for Notre Dame…
Despite a relentless, driving rain that deluged South Bend throughout the weekend, the dark clouds surrounding Notre Dame’s football program lifted suddenly on Saturday in a long-awaited and stunning reversal of fortune. The opportunistic Irish rolled over turnover prone Michigan by 35-17 and finally put to rest the ghosts of 2007. The victory righted the…