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Folston & Fuller Save Error-Prone Irish


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Tarean Folston ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns, caught a pass for the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, and Notre Dame shrugged off a horrible start to outlast pesky North Carolina by 50-43. Will Fuller ran through the porous Tar Heel secondary for 133 yards and two scores, and also drew three crucial…

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Wonder, Think & Know: Admiral Ackbar Edition


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Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”. He might have said some of the unprintable things I said while watching the game, though. Probably while watching Cubs games. I’ve never seen two teams work harder to give each other the game. Final score notwithstanding,…

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Irish Battle Distractions and Tar Heels

Undefeated and sixth-ranked Notre Dame will try to continue its winning ways on Saturday afternoon as the Fighting Irish host North Carolina. The Tar Heels (2-3) are coached by Larry Fedora, who is 17-13 in his third year in Chapel Hill after four successful seasons at Southern Mississippi. While Notre Dame will try to avoid…

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IBG: You’ve Got Something On Your Heel

The First Big Test for Notre Dame football this season is over and done, and looks like there’ll be a pop quiz before the Midterm Exam on the 18th. But there’s no intellectual rest for the Irish Blogger Gathering, so we plow on kicking ass and taking names. My question will be in its usual…

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Stanford Can’t Prevent Irish Victory

Everett Golson hit Ben Koyack on a last gasp, 23-yard scoring strike with a minute left in the game as Notre Dame came back to take down the Stanford Cardinal by 17-14 on a rainy Saturday in South Bend. The Cardinal had taken a 14-10 lead with three minutes remaining on an 11-yard burst up…

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