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Tyler Reidy | Wednesday, August 30, 2023
This spring, ESPN’s Football Power Index ranked Notre Dame’s schedule the 19th-toughest in college football. Of their final 11 games, the Irish will face eight teams that won eight or more games last year. Headlining that list are serious playoff contenders in Ohio State, USC and Clemson. With their season-opening rout of Navy behind us,
J.J. Post | Monday, April 3, 2023
Notre Dame softball split a doubleheader Sunday afternoon, concluding a three-game series against Pittsburgh. The Irish fell in the overall series two games to one but ended on a high note. Notre Dame cruised to a dominant 10-2 win in game three of the weekend. After a Friday matchup where the bats largely sputtered and a
J.J. Post | Friday, March 31, 2023
Notre Dame softball will return to ACC play this weekend when they square off against Pittsburgh in South Bend. The Irish are looking to find momentum following a dominant 15-0 showing against IUPUI Tuesday. The offensive explosion was much needed for a Notre Dame squad that struggled over the weekend against Syracuse. After a series-opening
J.J. Post | Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Tuesday afternoon, Notre Dame softball will look to get back to winning ways with a home matchup against IUPUI. The Irish are coming off a showing in which they made recent program history over the weekend. Notre Dame tied their first game since 2008 — their first 0-0 tie since 1990 — Sunday night against
J.J. Post | Friday, February 17, 2023
In a game full of twists and turns, Notre Dame women’s basketball had the last say in a thriller Thursday night at Purcell Pavilion. Sophomore guard Olivia Miles picked up a handoff from junior forward Kylee Watson at the top of the key, charged forward and splashed a buzzer-beating fadeaway to give the Irish a
Observer Photo Department and Max Petrosky | Friday, January 7, 2022
The Notre Dame men’s basketball team defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers 68-67 on Dec. 28, 2021. Observer Photographer Max Petrosky was on the court to capture the game’s most exciting moments.
Mannion McGinley | Friday, December 18, 2020
Defensive lineman Kurt Hinish, defensive coordinator Clark Lea and the rest of the Notre Dame defense have one goal: to make this a championship season for the Irish. Lea instilled the challenge of finding a new level every week in order to achieve that goal. “We talked about bringing the juice and playing fun,” Hinish
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
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, May 1, 2020
Although we are months away from the college football season kicking off, the Observer Sports Department has previewed each and every game for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 2020. While the season may be pushed back due to uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, we operated under the assumption that the season would go on as planned.
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 16, 2020
One of Notre Dame’s more underrated rivalry games returns to the schedule in 2020. The Irish will take on the Pittsburgh Panthers on Oct. 17 at Heinz Field, home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. It will be Notre Dame’s third game of the season at an NFL stadium, after Wake Forest and Wisconsin. Opponent: