Author: John Vannie

Irish Honor Seniors vs. Syracuse

An orange-clad ACC football team is set to invade Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, but that is the only similarity between this week’s opponent, Syracuse, and the Clemson Tigers. The Fighting Irish (9-0) will close out the regular season with a low-key Senior Day celebration, but the game itself against the 1-9 Orange appears to…

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Irish Turn Carolina Blue

Notre Dame’s defense shook off the disqualification of star safety Kyle Hamilton and shut down the potent North Carolina offense in the second half as the Irish churned out a 31-17 win on Friday. Ian Book guided the offense on two marathon touchdown drives in the late stages of the game to provide the final…

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Irish Brace for Test in Carolina

Notre Dame resumes it march through the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) on Friday afternoon as the Fighting Irish take on high-scoring North Carolina. While the explosive Tar Heels have been lighting up scoreboards against the lesser teams in the league, Notre Dame sits in the pole position in the ACC standings as the only undefeated…

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Irish Put Away Eagles

Notre Dame overcame a shaky start as Ian Book cranked up the offense to lead the Fighting Irish over Boston College by 45-31 on Saturday. Book hit Ben Skowronek for three scores and ran for one more in one of his most impressive performances to date. Notre Dame did not need to punt all afternoon…

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Irish Confront Eagles, History

Fresh from a memorable victory over top-ranked Clemson, Notre Dame (7-0) travels to Chestnut Hill on Saturday to face Boston College (5-3). The Eagles are led by first year coach Jeff Hafley and former Fighting Irish quarterback Phil Jurkovec, who transferred there earlier this year. Notre Dame has ascended to the number two position in…

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