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Thomas Zwiller | Friday, November 11, 2022
After a weekend of significant upsets (yes, I am counting No. 3 Georgia defeating No. 1 Tennessee as an “upset,” even though Georgia was a 10-point favorite), the playoff picture got much clearer. Alabama, it would seem, is officially out of the playoff race as they no longer control the SEC West and are a
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Thursday, April 25, 2019
In what is the first of many lasts in my final few weeks as an undergrad here at Notre Dame, today I’ll be submitting my last-ever Observer Sports Authority. So I figured there’d be no better way to end my sports-writing career than by writing about the three teams that have occupied pretty much every
Joe Andrews | Thursday, March 28, 2019
A group of 19 men who make up the Notre Dame men’s ultimate frisbee team, pulled off a major upset, defeating heavily favored No. 8 University of Central Florida while running around in Lowe’s construction tool belts with frosted tips over spring break. “We beat them while having a lot more fun than them,” senior Connor Buckley,
Ryan Kolakowski | Tuesday, March 26, 2019
A missed free throw by the jewel of college basketball allowed one of the game’s biggest juggernauts to collect an offensive rebound and force home a game-winning layup to steal a victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. When Duke freshman forward Zion Williamson’s free throw attempt fell short, hitting the front edge
Observer Sports Staff | Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Former Notre Dame quarterback Brandon Wimbush revealed via social media Tuesday that he is heading to Central Florida next season as a graduate transfer. “A sincere thank you to Notre Dame for giving me endless opportunities on and off the field,” Wimbush wrote on Instagram. “Words truly can not describe what this incredible University and
Elizabeth Greason | Saturday, November 17, 2018
This week, University of Central Florida junior quarterback McKenzie Milton said, “You can’t tell me Notre Dame is a better team than us.” Well, after watching the No. 3 Irish (11-0) absolutely trounce the No. 12 Orange on Saturday, I can say that I definitively believe Notre Dame is a markedly better team than the
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Monday, October 8, 2018
After six weeks of college football, 11 teams remain undefeated. Among these teams, you’ve got perennial juggernauts No. 1 Alabama, who are beating up unranked, below-average teams like they do every year; a high-flying No. 6 West Virginia team who has succeeded on the back of perhaps the best quarterback in the country — Will
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Shortly after it completed one of the greatest upsets in American sporting history, the Univeristy of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) — who became the first 16-seed to upset their top-seeded opponent in NCAA men’s basketball tournament history — received a tweet from an unlikely supporter. Sure, there’d been some impressive tweets directed at UMBC Athletics
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Thursday, January 25, 2018
In what has become an increasingly rare occurrence over the past nine years, the University of Alabama did not win the college football national championship. I mean sure, they brought a trophy back to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, after a thrilling win over Georgia on Jan. 8, had a big parade and celebrated with all the pageantry
Brian Plamondon | Thursday, March 20, 2014
The Irish will face a tough field including ranked opponents this weekend in Baton Rouge, La., where they will compete in the LSU Golf Classic. Notre Dame will square off with No. 4 Arkansas, No. 16 UCF, Kentucky and No. 17 LSU, among others. The Irish are coming off a second-place finish this past weekend