Notre Dame linebacker Dan Fox intercepted a Taylor Kelly pass and returned it for a 14-yard score with just over one minute left and the Irish held on to defeat Arizona State by 37-34 on Saturday night in Dallas. Kyle Brindza had broken a 27-all tie with 3:03 remaining before Fox extended the lead to…
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Irish Search for Defense in Big D
Notre Dame will travel to the suburbs of Dallas in search of a much-needed victory as the Irish will take on Arizona State in this season’s Shamrock Series contest at AT&T Stadium. The 3-1 Sun Devils are coming off a 62-41 thrashing of USC, and hope to become the first school in history to beat…
IBG: A Devil of a Time
With the hangover of the Oklahoma loss still lingering, I managed to break through the ennui and come up with five … er, three questions for Aaron Horvath over at Strong and True, and he’s shared his thoughts with me below. My inquisitor this week was Irish Insider’s Keith Arnold, so check out my responses…
Solidarity
Mixed in with the rest of the angst generated by Saturday’s loss to Oklahoma is some discontent from the Notre Dame student body regarding a portion of the football team not staying to sway during the Alma Mater post-game. While I wasn’t at the game to witness it, according to some media reports, the decision…
Sooners Handle Mistake-Prone Irish
Oklahoma converted two pass interceptions into a 14-0 lead just three minutes into the contest and stayed in control the rest of the way for a 35-21 win at Notre Dame Stadium. The 4-0 Sooners used a productive running game and short, quick passes by Blake Bell to keep the Irish defense in chase mode…