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J.J. Post | Friday, September 15, 2023
MACtion. It’s a phrase every college football die-hard is familiar with. And for good reason: the Mid-American Conference represents so many of the things that make college football great. It’s remained geographically sound in the face of consistent realignment. A model of parity, it hasn’t had a repeat champion in over a decade. Best of
Nate Moller | Friday, May 13, 2022
Between a string of close games and an unexpected late season coaching change, the 2021 Notre Dame football season had its fair share of ups and downs. Despite the obstacles the team faced, however, the Irish still managed to post an 11-2 record and make a New Year’s Six game. Irish survive early nailbiters The
Mannion McGinley | Sunday, January 2, 2022
The Fiesta Bowl was nothing short of a test for the Irish. It tested a defense, and more specifically a secondary, without Kyle Hamilton. It tested a Chris Tyree-led running back room. It tested Tommy Rees and his unbridled offensive play calling. And it set the tone as the Irish stepped into the Marcus Freeman
Aidan Thomas | Friday, December 31, 2021
On Saturday, Notre Dame gets an opportunity to accomplish a feat they haven’t done in 27 years. After four straight Fiesta Bowl losses, the Irish have a chance to start the Marcus Freeman era off with a bang in Glendale, Arizona. “This is the new beginning of a new era — the Freeman era,” junior
Jimmy Ward | Sunday, November 28, 2021
On a truly wild day in the college football world, Notre Dame made the trek out to the west coast to cap off their regular season. The shakers and movers of the CFP discussion had Irish eyes watching carefully. Michigan started the day with a statement 42-27 win over Ohio State. As senior placekicker Johnathon
Mannion McGinley, Aidan Thomas, Emily DeFazio, Jimmy Ward, Nate Moller and Colin Capece | Friday, November 26, 2021
Notre Dame Passing In their 11 games this season, Stanford’s defense has allowed their opponents to walk all over them. The stats line: 185 completions on 305 attempts for 2246 yards and 13 touchdowns. The Irish will be no exception to this pattern, especially after the last few weeks. In five out of the last
Nate Moller | Sunday, October 31, 2021
For the second consecutive week, the No. 11-ranked Irish reigned victorious in a night game at Notre Dame Stadium. This time it was against the UNC Tar Heels by a score of 44-34. Although the defense had some issues with tackling and giving up big plays, junior running back Kyren Williams proved to be the
Emily DeFazio | Friday, October 1, 2021
Waves have already been made ahead of Saturday’s top ten matchup. Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder, the leader of Notre Dame’s opposition this weekend, may have given the Irish just what they needed to come out on top. Who needs the “Play Like a Champion Today” sign when you have an image of a cartoon character
Emily DeFazio | Sunday, September 19, 2021
The Irish were in for a battle against Purdue from the very beginning of the game on Saturday. The matchup went on to be one filled with statement plays rather than steady progression on either side. The Irish didn’t have a scoring drive for the entirety of the first quarter. Graduate student quarterback Jack Coan
Nate Moller | Saturday, September 11, 2021
The Irish (2-0) had yet another nail-biting win Saturday afternoon in their home opener against the Toledo Rockets (1-1, 0-0 MAC). In a game that went back and forth throughout, Notre Dame was ultimately able to prevail by a score of 32-29 to avoid an upset. It looked as though the Irish were set to