Football

Irish Seek to End Losing Streak

Notre Dame will attempt to end a three game losing streak on Saturday afternoon when the Fighting Irish host Nevada. Former Irish assistant Brian Polian is in his fourth season as head coach of the Wolfpack, where he has recorded19 wins and two bowl appearances. Nevada is coming off a 30-27 overtime victory over Cal…

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Horns Outmuscle Irish in OT

Tyrone Swoopes crashed into the end zone in the second overtime to give the Texas Longhorns a 50-47 victory over the Fighting Irish on Sunday night. The teams were tied at 37 at the end of regulation, and both squandered opportunities to win the game in the fourth quarter. Swoopes scored twice in overtime while…

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Irish Invade Texas in Opener

Notre Dame kicks off its 2016 football campaign on Sunday night against the University of Texas Longhorns in Austin, TX. This is the first time in ten years that the Fighting Irish have played in a true road game to begin the season, as this contest completes a home and home series with Texas that…

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10th Anniversary NDNation Probability Poll Results

For the 10th year (happy anniversary)  the NDNation Probability Poll is in and the success of 2015 has created a tiny bit more optimism on average for 2016 and a tiny bit more pessimism at the upper and lower bounds for Brian Kelly’s seventh season. See 2015 results here. The probability concept puts a little…

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The 10th Anniversary NDNation Probability Poll

The 10th NDNation Probability Poll is underway. In theory, the probability concept puts a little more thought around predictions than just “ND is favored over X!” We ask every fan to estimate the probability of the Irish winning each game and use that to calculate expectations. Last year, the optimists won out (and this was…

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