Author: John Vannie

Three Yards and a Cloud of Controversy

Notre Dame’s heroic attempt at a game-winning drive in the final seconds came up empty when an apparent touchdown by Corey Robinson was negated by offensive pass interference, and the Irish fell by 31-27 to Florida State in a hard fought contest on Saturday night. The Seminoles had staged their own comeback in the second…

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Irish Face Mid-Term Exam at FSU

Notre Dame and Florida State, two undefeated teams ranked in the top five, square off on Saturday night in Tallahassee with a spot in this year’s college football playoff possibly at stake. The Seminoles are the defending national champions, and are led by the talented but controversial quarterback Jameis Winston. Despite the legal troubles, rumors…

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Folston & Fuller Save Error-Prone Irish

Tarean Folston ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns, caught a pass for the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, and Notre Dame shrugged off a horrible start to outlast pesky North Carolina by 50-43. Will Fuller ran through the porous Tar Heel secondary for 133 yards and two scores, and also drew three crucial…

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Irish Battle Distractions and Tar Heels

Undefeated and sixth-ranked Notre Dame will try to continue its winning ways on Saturday afternoon as the Fighting Irish host North Carolina. The Tar Heels (2-3) are coached by Larry Fedora, who is 17-13 in his third year in Chapel Hill after four successful seasons at Southern Mississippi. While Notre Dame will try to avoid…

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Stanford Can’t Prevent Irish Victory

Everett Golson hit Ben Koyack on a last gasp, 23-yard scoring strike with a minute left in the game as Notre Dame came back to take down the Stanford Cardinal by 17-14 on a rainy Saturday in South Bend. The Cardinal had taken a 14-10 lead with three minutes remaining on an 11-yard burst up…

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