Football

IBG: Sooner the Better?

The Fighting Irish take the field Saturday looking to improve on a 3-1 season and a 9-1 record against the Oklahoma Sooners. What can we expect from Brian Kelly and his squad? I asked five … er, three similar questions to Frank Vitovich from UHND, and you can read his responses below. I opened up…

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Irish Flag Down Spartans

Notre Dame’s defense asserted itself in the second half and Cam McDaniel scored the go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter as the Irish held off Michigan State by 17-13 on Saturday. The game was an exercise in frustration for both offenses, but Notre Dame took advantage of a few favorable pass interference calls as…

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Irish Brace for Spartan Invasion

Notre Dame returns home on Saturday afternoon to host defensive-minded Michigan State. The 3-0 Spartans are ranked among the top five nationally in total defense, but will face a much more severe test from the Irish in their first road game of the season. Mark Dantonio is in his seventh year in East Lansing and…

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IBG: They aren’t quite Sparta

Notre Dame returns home to face the Spartans of Michigan State with questions still hanging over their heads. I asked five … er, three of those questions to Keith Arnold from NBC’s Inside the Irish, and his answers are available below. My questions came from Subway Domer, and my answers are at that link. The…

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Irish Rally to Get Past Purdue

Notre Dame took its first lead of the game early in the fourth quarter on the strength of two touchdown receptions by DaVaris Daniels, and held off the gritty Purdue Boilermakers by 31-24 on Saturday night. After a poor first half in which the Irish did not get on the scoreboard until the final minute,…

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