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Irish Hopes Are Thrown to Lyons

Posted on by John Vannie

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Notre Dame fought gamely to overcome an early deficit, but Stanford’s Wayne Lyons thwarted a fourth quarter comeback with two pass interceptions by as the Cardinal held on for a 27-20 victory. Tyler Gaffney paced a relentless ground attack that racked up 265 yards against the undermanned Irish defense, but the scrappy visitors would not…

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Banged-up Irish Battle Stanford

Posted on by John Vannie

Notre Dame travels to Palo Alto on Saturday night to renew what has become an intense rivalry with the Stanford Cardinal. The Irish stand at 8-3 heading into this regular season finale while the Stanford is 9-2. The Cardinal have locked up a spot in the PAC-12 championship game next week against Arizona State, whom…

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Wynn: 3 Keys to an Irish Victory

Posted on by Mike Coffey

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As the Fighting Irish finish the regular season with Stanford this Saturday, ACC Digital Network analyst and former Irish All-American Renaldo Wynn gives his 3 keys for a Notre Dame win including playing very physical in the trenches, establishing the running game and getting to Stanford QB Kevin Hogan.

IBG: Trying to See the Forest

Posted on by Mike Coffey

After a week off, the IBG is back with something short of a vengeance but definitely more than a whimper. The new format seems to be a hit, so rather than asking five … er, three questions to another IBG participant, all of us will answer a single question submitted to the pool. The past…

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A Snowy Senior Day Win

Posted on by Mike Coffey

In the last of our guest-lecturer game reviews, Rocketshark follows up on his pre-game assessment of the Cougars’ clash with the Fighting Irish. John Vannie will return to his usual pontifications next week when Notre Dame travels to Stanford. At one of the coldest home football games in recent memory, the Fighting Irish of Notre…

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