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Focused Irish Invade Stanford

Notre Dame (9-2) completes its regular season on Saturday by visiting the Stanford Cardinal (4-7). The Fighting Irish have one final hurdle to clear before their playoff position is determined. Other teams can impact where Notre Dame ends up, but those games will be completed before kickoff. Despite a slow start, Stanford has improved throughout…

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Irish Celebrate Senior Day

Notre Dame hosts Syracuse on Saturday in the final home game of the regular season. The Fighting Irish will honor the graduating seniors and their families in a pregame ceremony. Coach Marcus Freeman’s ninth-ranked squad stands at 8-2 and is closing in on a spot in the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Orange are struggling, having lost…

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Irish Invade Panthers’ Lair

Notre Dame (7-2) takes to the road on Saturday as the Fighting Irish battle the Pittsburgh Panthers (7-2). Both teams are riding long winning streaks behind first-year quarterbacks who have exceeded expectations. For Notre Dame, Pitt represents its most significant hurdle toward locking down a berth in the playoffs. A loss would almost certainly put…

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Irish Host Troublesome Navy

Notre Dame (6-2) hosts the Naval Academy (7-1) on Saturday in the next chapter of the historic rivalry between these institutions. Navy suffered its first loss last week but retains hope of winning the American Conference title. The Fighting Irish have won six straight games and are ranked tenth in this week’s initial playoff rankings….

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Irish Battle Struggling Eagles

Notre Dame (5-2) returns to action with a road trip to face the Boston College Eagles (1-7).  The Fighting Irish have won the last nine contests in this series and are riding a five-game winning streak. Meanwhile, the Eagles have not won since an opening win over Fordham. Injuries and an unsettled situation at quarterback…

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