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-Greg McKenna | Thursday, January 21, 2021
The Notre Dame football program received one year of probation, a $5,000 fine and additional recruiting-related penalties after the NCAA Committee of Infractions reached an agreement with the University regarding recruiting violations committed by a former Irish assistant coach and head coach Brian Kelly, the NCAA announced in a press release Thursday. According to the
Greg McKenna | Friday, December 18, 2020
At top college football programs, even highly-touted recruits are often forced to wait their turn to contribute on the field, never mind start. Senior offensive lineman Josh Lugg, ESPN’s 15th-ranked offensive tackle and 156th overall recruit in 2017, had to come to terms with this reality early in his college career. In a press conference
Greg McKenna | Sunday, December 6, 2020
Over his career for one of college football’s most historic programs, Notre Dame graduate student quarterback Ian Book has amassed 9,998 total yards and 88 total touchdowns — all while throwing just 19 interceptions — but another number dominated the discourse before, during and after the Irish’s senior-day victory over Syracuse. With the 45-21 win
Greg McKenna | Monday, November 9, 2020
The No. 14 Notre Dame women’s soccer team is set for a rematch versus No. 2 Florida State Tuesday in the opening match of the ACC Tournament at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. Though North Carolina came in at No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches’ national poll after defeating
Greg McKenna | Thursday, October 29, 2020
The No. 13 Irish will look to put the conference on notice Sunday ahead of the ACC Tournament when the Notre Dame women’s soccer team travels to Chapel Hill to face top-ranked North Carolina in the final match of the regular season for both teams. Sunday’s match is the 31st meeting between perhaps the two
Greg McKenna | Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Notre Dame will look to bounce back from two consecutive home losses this Sunday when the Irish (3-3-0, 3-3-0 ACC) travel to Louisville to face the No. 13 Cardinals (4-2-0, 4-2-0 ACC) at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium. The last road trip of Notre Dame’s regular season comes off the back of an extremely
Greg McKenna | Tuesday, October 13, 2020
When I became a soccer fan and developed my fandom for Liverpool Football Club, in the spirit of the so-called “friendly derby” (well actually, just to get under my skin), my brother naturally chose to support Everton. By electing to support the city’s smaller, less successful team that eventually became dubbed “the People’s Club”, he
Greg McKenna | Friday, October 2, 2020
Two first-half goals propelled Notre Dame (2-1) to a 2-0 win over a youthful Boston College (0-1) squad on a rainy Thursday night at Alumni Stadium. Victory in the Irish’s 2020 home opener meant Notre Dame improved to 13-1-1 all-time vs. Boston College and 8-0 at home against the Eagles. In this year’s condensed schedule
Greg McKenna | Friday, September 25, 2020
After last Thursday’s 1-0 win over Kentucky to open the 2020 season, No. 5 Notre Dame (1-0) returns to action at Alumni Stadium Saturday night against No. 4 Pittsburgh (0-0). With the ACC being the one of the few conferences still playing this fall, the United Soccer Coaches’ poll cut their customary top 25 to
Greg McKenna | Friday, September 18, 2020
Freshman Daniel Russo scored on debut as Notre Dame began its eight-game 2020 slate with a scrappy 1-0 win over Kentucky on Thursday night in a nearly empty Alumni stadium. Notre Dame (1-0, ACC) head coach Chad Riley admitted that given the uncertainty surrounding the season just a few weeks ago, his team was thrilled