Football

Irish Prepare for Pesky Midshipmen

Notre Dame continues its efforts to salvage the 2016 season on Saturday when the 3-5 Fighting Irish battle Navy (5-2) at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, FL. The Irish have won the last five meetings in this series after the Midshipmen won back to back games in 2009-10. The contest will be nationally televised on CBS,…

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Irish Recover to Avoid Disaster

A funny thing happened to Notre Dame as it headed toward another epic collapse fueled by a handful of horrific special teams miscues – the Irish caught a break. With two minutes remaining and the winning score a few tantalizing feet away, tight end Durham Smythe had the ball knocked out of his hands as…

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Discipline

There’s nothing like a 2-5 start to supercharge discussions of a coach’s future.  Will he stay or won’t he?  Which assistants will stay, and who will be let go?  Who can they get?  How can they improve?  What can they do? I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but under Brian Kelly’s leadership,…

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Irish Continue Perplexing Slide

Quenton Meeks ignited a second half comeback with a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown as Stanford overcame a 10-0 deficit to defeat Notre Dame by 17-10 on Saturday night. After a safety on another bad snap by the Irish brought the Cardinal to within 10-9, the visitors recorded the winning score with 10:38 left…

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