Author: John Vannie

Irish Trounce Hapless Bulls

Notre Dame’s offense sprinted out of the gate and rolled to a 35-0 halftime lead on the way to a 52-0 romp over the South Florida Bulls. The Irish defense did its part by smothering the USF offense throughout the sun-soaked afternoon. Notre Dame’s special teams got into the act against their error-prone counterparts, scoring…

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Irish Have Room to Improve vs. USF

Notre Dame hosts the South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference on Saturday in a hastily-arranged matchup that was announced on August 27. Both teams won their respective openers last week as the Fighting Irish beat Duke and the Bulls manhandled The Citadel. The game will be televised on the USA network, which is…

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Williams Lifts Irish Over Duke

Kyren Williams ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns, and added 93 yards on a pair of pass receptions to lead sluggish Notre Dame to a 27-13 victory over Duke in the season opener. Avery Davis caught a 17-yard scoring pass from Ian Book early in the fourth quarter to seal the win, while kicker…

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Irish Open ACC Slate with Duke

An odd thing happened to Notre Dame as its football team planned a trip to Ireland to face Navy on August 29 in the 2020 season opener. With the entirety of college football on the brink of cancellation due to the COVID-19 virus, the Fighting Irish brokered a deal with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)…

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Defense, Claypool Pace Irish

Notre Dame turned in a relentless defensive effort to smother Iowa State’s potent passing game, and Chase Claypool delivered an outstanding performance in his final college game as the Fighting Irish breezed past the Cyclones by 33-9 on Saturday in the Camping World Bowl. Claypool caught seven passes for 146 yards, scored one touchdown on…

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