Notre Dame had the ball and a 14-10 lead with just over four minutes remaining but could not run out the clock. One last gasp was all Ohio State needed to pull out a last second victory with a 65-yard scoring march that broke the hearts of the Irish faithful. The ending was eerily reminiscent…
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Irish Seek Breakthrough vs. OSU
The early season romps are over for a pair of top ten heavyweights as Notre Dame (4-0) hosts the Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) on Saturday night. Each team rolled over inferior opponents and traveled to face a quasi-competitive conference member to work out a few kinks. Both Indiana and North Carolina State pestered the Buckeyes…
Big Plays Lift Irish Over CMU
Notre Dame raced out to a 21-7 lead in the initial 16 minutes of play and coasted to a 41-17 victory over the gutsy Central Michigan Chippewas on Saturday afternoon. Audric Estime and Sam Hartman led the Fighting Irish with big plays that proved to be too much for the visitors. The final margin masked…
Irish Host Chippewas
Notre Dame (3-0) returns home on Saturday to face Central Michigan (1-1) of the Mid-American Conference. The Fighting Irish have won their first three games of the season by an average score of 48-10. This week’s contest appears to be more of the same but the emphasis for the hosts will be on their own…
Irish Persevere in Raleigh
Notre Dame struggled at times on Saturday but ultimately wore down North Carolina State on the way to a 45-24 victory. The 3-0 Fighting Irish blew open a tight contest with 21 straight points in the fourth quarter to lead by 45-17. A late score by the Wolfpack added a small measure of respectability to…