Author: John Vannie

Irish Shuffle Past Cards

Notre Dame managed to overcome a dysfunctional offense and multiple coaching blunders to slide past the Louisville Cardinals by 12-7 on Saturday. Kyren Williams ran for 127 yards, including a 24-yard burst on a key third down play to seal the victory. The Irish defense played well in containing quarterback Malik Cunningham and the Cardinal…

Full Notre Dame Column

Spotlight on Defense vs. Cards

Notre Dame hosts its final home game of the month before spending two weekends on the road as the Fighting Irish host the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday. These teams played last year in the season opener, which was the inaugural game for head coach Scott Satterfield. Notre Dame won by 35-17, but the contest was…

Full Notre Dame Column

Irish Run Past Seminoles

Notre Dame gifted Florida State ten points in a wild first quarter, then settled down to put away the visitors by 42-26 on Saturday evening. Kyren Williams ran for 185 yards, while Chris Tyree chipped in 103 of the team’s 353 yards on the ground. The Seminoles fought gamely throughout the contest and were not…

Full Notre Dame Column

Irish Return to Action vs. FSU

Notre Dame (2-0) will try to shake off three weeks of rust as the Fighting Irish host Florida State (1-2) on Saturday evening. Coach Brian Kelly’s squad was hit by a wave of COVID-19 in late September, but expects to have most of its starters available for this contest. Practice resumed this past weekend and…

Full Notre Dame Column

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…

Full Notre Dame Column