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-Nate Moller | Friday, October 22, 2021
The state of Notre Dame football has been great over the last five years. Since 2017, the Irish boast an outstanding 48-9 record, and they have recorded at least ten wins every year. Despite being great, the Irish have not been able to propel themselves to the elite level. One of the major reasons for
Nate Moller and Mannion McGinley | Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Saint Mary’s cross country team returned to action at the Bethel Invitational at St. Joseph’s County Park on Friday, just a few miles north of campus. The team ultimately came in seventh out of 16 teams with 194 points. This race was the Belles’ first cross country race in a couple of weeks, and
Nate Moller | Monday, October 11, 2021
The Irish hit the road Saturday night to face the Virginia Tech Hokies in front of a crazy loud crowd at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia where they escaped with a 32-29 win in thrilling, comeback fashion. It was a slow start for the Irish with graduate student quarterback Jack Coan not able to spark
Nate Moller | Monday, October 11, 2021
Junior running back Kyren Williams is at the heart and soul of this year’s Notre Dame football team and that was on full display in Saturday’s 32-29 victory over Virginia Tech. Williams finished the game with a rushing and receiving touchdown and had 74 yards on the ground off 19 carries and 26 receiving yards.
Aidan Thomas, Jimmy Ward, Colin Capece, Emily DeFazio, Nate Moller and Mannion McGinley | Friday, October 8, 2021
Notre Dame travels to Blacksburg, Virginia to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies in a night game at the always raucous Lane Stadium. The Irish are looking to avoid losing two straight games in the regular season for the first time in five years. The Observer staff – after watching Notre Dame lose at home
Sam Ouhaj, Thomas Zwiller, Jamison Cook and Nate Moller | Thursday, October 7, 2021
Between the Red River Showdown and Iowa vs. Penn State, there are insane matchups across the board this week in college football. After some massive upsets, college football feels like it can be anyone’s season this year. Another Roundtable starts now! NCAA Games of the Week No. 6 Oklahoma @ No. 21 Texas No. 4
Nate Moller | Tuesday, October 5, 2021
The men’s and women’s cross country team competed this past Friday at the Joe Piane Invitational at the Burke Golf Course. The men’s team held out seven of their top runners from the meet, but the team was still able to place eleventh overall and beat some nationally ranked teams. Head men’s cross country coach
Nate Moller | Friday, October 1, 2021
Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell said his team will be more than ready for a top-10 showdown when the Bearcats take the field at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday. Notre Dame defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman previously coached under Fickell at Cincinnati as the defensive coordinator from 2017-2020, and there will likely be plenty of narratives
Mannion McGinley, Nate Moller, Aidan Thomas, Colin Capece, Emily DeFazio and Jimmy Ward | Friday, October 1, 2021
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will take on the Cincinnati Bearcats at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2. The Observer staff takes to their sixth sense again as they lay out their predictions for the game. Mannion McGinley – Sports Editor Cincinnati will not be an easy test this weekend. Yes, I sound like a
Nate Moller | Thursday, September 30, 2021
The Notre Dame men’s and women’s cross country team will return to action this Friday at the Joe Piane-Notre Dame Invitational, which will be the team’s second home meet of the season. The meet will feature some of the top teams across the country, which should serve as a good benchmark for where the Irish