Notre Dame woke up in the second quarter to score 21 points and turned a tight game into a rout as they coasted past Virginia by 35-14. The contest had settled into a punt-filled snoozer before three Irish interceptions stunned the visitors. Al Golden’s defense chased Cavalier quarterback Anthony Colandrea from the game while Jeremiah…
Notre Dame’s suffocating defense recorded eight sacks and limited Florida State to just 208 yards of offense to lead the Fighting Irish to a 52-3 thrashing of the Seminoles. Tackle Rylie Mills led the way with three sacks while safety Luke Talich ended the night with a 79-yard interception return. The Irish offense cruised to…
Unbeaten Navy sailed into battle against Notre Dame with a nation’s best turnover ratio at 14-2. Three hours and six giveaways later, the shellshocked Midshipmen chugged out of the New York area with a 6-1 record. The Fighting Irish took no prisoners with a balanced offense and an opportunistic defense to run away with a…
Notre Dame knew the battle against Georgia Tech would be a physical one. There was considerable hype surrounding the Yellowjackets as a rough and tumble team of brawlers. As it turned out, the Fighting Irish defense did the bullying as they shut down the Tech running game and eased to a 31-13 victory. Notre Dame…
Notre Dame exploded for 35 points during a 21-minute stretch and ran away from Stanford in a 49-7 rout. Riley Leonard had three scoring passes and a rushing touchdown in three quarters of work. Jadarian Price and Jeremiah Love also found the end zone on impressive runs through the porous Cardinal defense. After surrendering an…