Monday’s 71-70 victory over North Carolina in Chapel Hill left the Fighting Irish with a 3-0 ACC record, a 15-1 overall record, and a #13 ranking in the current AP poll. It’s a good start. Good. Not great. “To be 3-0 in this league, we’re thrilled,” Mike Brey said after the Carolina game, “but we…
I make neither secret of or apology for my years spent marching with the Band of the Fighting Irish. It was one of my favorite experiences during four of the best years of my life. I made life-long friends (including my wife) and got paid to attend New Years Day bowl games (including a National…
Kyle Brindza’s 32-yard field goal as time expired gave Notre Dame a well-earned 31-28 upset victory over the LSU Tigers in the Music City Bowl on Tuesday. Quarterback Malik Zaire got the start and played very well for the Irish, who stuck to a ball control strategy with numerous runs and short passes. Notre Dame…
Notre Dame (7-5) will take on the LSU Tigers (8-4) on Tuesday afternoon at the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee. The Irish hope to end a four game losing streak that occurred during a disastrous November, marked by turnovers, injuries, and uninspired play. The Tigers have a young team that began to gel late…
When you look at The Spirit of Christmas at Notre Dame, the new book by Susan Guibert and Brendan O’Shaughnessy, your first inclination might be to get it for your six-year-old nephew. But as you look deeper, you realize it’s just as (if not more) appropriate for your soon-to-be ND grad. The beautifully-rhymed book tells…