Author: John Vannie

Irish Swamp Florida State

Notre Dame’s suffocating defense recorded eight sacks and limited Florida State to just 208 yards of offense to lead the Fighting Irish to a 52-3 thrashing of the Seminoles. Tackle Rylie Mills led the way with three sacks while safety Luke Talich ended the night with a 79-yard interception return. The Irish offense cruised to…

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Irish Host Struggling Seminoles

Notre Dame returns to action this weekend as the Fighting Irish host the Florida State Seminoles. It has been a disastrous season for the visitors, who stand at 1-8. Roster attrition from last year’s 13-1 squad, injuries, and deficient performance by both players and coaches have taken a heavy toll. Meanwhile, the Irish have continued…

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Irish Capsize Leaky Navy

Unbeaten Navy sailed into battle against Notre Dame with a nation’s best turnover ratio at 14-2. Three hours and six giveaways later, the shellshocked Midshipmen chugged out of the New York area with a 6-1 record. The Fighting Irish took no prisoners with a balanced offense and an opportunistic defense to run away with a…

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Irish Tackle Unbeaten Navy

Notre Dame and Navy travel to East Rutherford, New Jersey on Saturday for this season’s episode of their historic rivalry. The Midshipmen (6-0) have scored 45 points per game and are a far cry from the squad that lost to the Fighting Irish by 42-3 last August. Notre Dame has won four straight games of…

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Irish Wreck Georgia Tech

Notre Dame knew the battle against Georgia Tech would be a physical one. There was considerable hype surrounding the Yellowjackets as a rough and tumble team of brawlers. As it turned out, the Fighting Irish defense did the bullying as they shut down the Tech running game and eased to a 31-13 victory. Notre Dame…

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