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Notre Dame spotted Clemson ten first half points with a pick six and a fumbled punt and the Fighting Irish could not recover in a 31-23 defeat. A sputtering offense could find no traction in the final 20 minutes even though the defense tightened up and gave them numerous opportunities. Punter Aidan Swanson pinned Notre…
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Notre Dame scored in all three phases of the game and blew open a physical contest with a 27-0 third quarter as the Fighting Irish romped to a 58-7 victory. Chris Tyree’s electric 82-yard punt return opened the scoring while backup quarterback Steve Angeli led two impressive fourth quarter scoring drives to close out the…
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Notre Dame turned two first-half interceptions by safety Xavier Watts into 14 points, and Watts provided a final exclamation point with a late scoop and score as the Fighting Irish routed archrival USC by 48-20. Al Golden’s defense was phenomenal. The Irish forced five turnovers, stopped the Trojans twice on fourth down, sacked Caleb Wiliams…
With a record home crowd at a constant fever pitch, the Louisville Cardinals humbled Notre Dame with a 33-20 beating that was even more convincing than the final margin would indicate. The Fighting Irish offense was dysfunctional all evening while poor tackling and an unforgiveable penalty on Marist Liufau undermined the defense. Tailback Jawhar Jordan…
The situation was bleak. Notre Dame’s offense could not get out of its own way after the opening possession of the night. Duke rallied behind Riley Leonard and Justin Waters to take a 14-13 lead with nine minutes remaining. The Fighting Irish were one play away from a second consecutive loss and faced a fourth…