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Irish Have Room to Improve vs. USF

Notre Dame hosts the South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference on Saturday in a hastily-arranged matchup that was announced on August 27. Both teams won their respective openers last week as the Fighting Irish beat Duke and the Bulls manhandled The Citadel. The game will be televised on the USA network, which is…

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Williams Lifts Irish Over Duke


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Kyren Williams ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns, and added 93 yards on a pair of pass receptions to lead sluggish Notre Dame to a 27-13 victory over Duke in the season opener. Avery Davis caught a 17-yard scoring pass from Ian Book early in the fourth quarter to seal the win, while kicker…

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Irish Open ACC Slate with Duke

An odd thing happened to Notre Dame as its football team planned a trip to Ireland to face Navy on August 29 in the 2020 season opener. With the entirety of college football on the brink of cancellation due to the COVID-19 virus, the Fighting Irish brokered a deal with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)…

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Notes from the Geetar: Have Team, Will Travel

The B1G’s announcement of a conference-only 2020 is the first domino in what stands to be a true cascade. COVID-19 has everyone scrambling to still have a season while keeping everything as safe as possible, and Notre Dame is not an exception. So far, all we know is the game against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field…

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Give Terry Brennan a Smile


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The COVID-19 outbreak has us all in unfamiliar situations, isolated from each other and left to our own devices to keep our spirits up. Some of us are more able than others to react in these situations, and a former ND player and coach could use your help on that score. Terry Brennan, a member…

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