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Healthy Skowronek Lifts Irish

Ben Skowronek caught touchdown passes of 34 and 73 yards from Ian Book to stake Notre Dame to a 14-0 lead, and the Irish coasted to a 45-3 victory over the error-prone Pittsburgh Panthers. The Irish moved to 5-0 on the season. The joy of the day was tempered by the loss of the team’s…

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Irish Shuffle Past Cards

Notre Dame managed to overcome a dysfunctional offense and multiple coaching blunders to slide past the Louisville Cardinals by 12-7 on Saturday. Kyren Williams ran for 127 yards, including a 24-yard burst on a key third down play to seal the victory. The Irish defense played well in containing quarterback Malik Cunningham and the Cardinal…

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Irish Run Past Seminoles

Notre Dame gifted Florida State ten points in a wild first quarter, then settled down to put away the visitors by 42-26 on Saturday evening. Kyren Williams ran for 185 yards, while Chris Tyree chipped in 103 of the team’s 353 yards on the ground. The Seminoles fought gamely throughout the contest and were not…

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Irish Trounce Hapless Bulls


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Notre Dame’s offense sprinted out of the gate and rolled to a 35-0 halftime lead on the way to a 52-0 romp over the South Florida Bulls. The Irish defense did its part by smothering the USF offense throughout the sun-soaked afternoon. Notre Dame’s special teams got into the act against their error-prone counterparts, scoring…

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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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