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Brian Plamondon | Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Forgive Irish head coach Kevin Corrigan if he has grown a few more gray hairs than most over the last decade or so. Notre Dame, which opens its 2016 season Saturday against Georgetown in Atlanta, has now lost to the eventual national champion in the NCAA tournament eight of the last 10 years, only once
Brian Plamondon | Friday, February 5, 2016
Looking to bounce back from losing two of its last three games, Notre Dame welcomes No. 1 North Carolina to Purcell Pavilion on Saturday night. Notre Dame (15-7, 6-4 ACC) is coming off a 79-70 loss on the road to Miami on Wednesday and thus will be trying to avoid its first back-to-back losses since
Brian Plamondon | Thursday, February 4, 2016
When Notre Dame opened the 2015 season against Texas on Sept. 5, its recruiting class sat at a mediocre 27th place in Rivals’ Team Rankings, behind the likes of Kentucky, Texas Tech and Duke. At that time, the top committed players to the Irish were two four-stars in offensive lineman Tommy Kraemer and receiver Chase
Brian Plamondon | Wednesday, January 27, 2016
No. 25 Notre Dame has slid back into the national rankings just in time for their tilt at the Carrier Dome on Thursday when the Irish visit Syracuse. Notre Dame (14-5, 5-2 ACC) is coming off four straight ACC victories and is now ranked for the first time since November. “You know I’m really thinking …
Brian Plamondon | Wednesday, January 20, 2016
He had barely been on campus a week in August and freshman guard Rex Pflueger had already made a name for himself, posting a video of dunks to his Twitter account that eventually went viral when it was picked up by Bleacher Report. Over four months later and well into his freshman season with the
Brian Plamondon | Monday, January 18, 2016
Just last week, sophomore forward Bonzie Colson moved from the starting lineup to the bench, telling Irish head coach Mike Brey he would do “whatever we need to do to get a win.” Whatever it took was a career-high 31 points and 11 rebounds from Colson coming off the bench, as Notre Dame dealt No. 9
Brian Plamondon | Friday, January 15, 2016
Looking for consecutive wins in ACC play for the first time this season, Notre Dame travels to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on No. 9 Duke on Saturday. The Irish (11-5, 2-2 ACC) will return to the venue where they suffered their most lopsided loss last year, falling to the Blue Devils (14-3, 3-1) 90-60 less than
Brian Plamondon | Monday, January 11, 2016
According to a statement issued by the University on Dec. 18, freshman receiver Jalen Guyton has been suspended from all football activities, “pending the resolution of a private University process.” The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Guyton did not see any game action in 2015 and was on track to redshirt this season. According to multiple reports, he
Brian Plamondon | Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Led by the duo of Demetrius Jackson and Zach Auguste, Notre Dame rolled Tuesday night over Stony Brook, 86-61, at Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame (6-2) opened the game shooting 6-of-8 from the floor, using a 7-0 run to build a 13-4 lead. “What a great night for us, and what a great last week for
Brian Plamondon | Monday, December 7, 2015
After a season that saw Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff hopes come unhinged by two losses by a combined four points, it was announced Sunday that the Irish will meet defending national champion No. 7 Ohio State in the BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, on Jan. 1. “I won’t tell you that they were jumping