Notre Dame fought gamely to overcome an early deficit, but Stanford’s Wayne Lyons thwarted a fourth quarter comeback with two pass interceptions by as the Cardinal held on for a 27-20 victory. Tyler Gaffney paced a relentless ground attack that racked up 265 yards against the undermanned Irish defense, but the scrappy visitors would not…
Notre Dame travels to Palo Alto on Saturday night to renew what has become an intense rivalry with the Stanford Cardinal. The Irish stand at 8-3 heading into this regular season finale while the Stanford is 9-2. The Cardinal have locked up a spot in the PAC-12 championship game next week against Arizona State, whom…
Our BYU preview this week is authored by long time NDNation contributor Joe Stachler, who also is known by the handle Rocketshark. The Irish have made a habit of playing close games this year, and Joe tells us why he sees another nail biter on Saturday as well as which team will emerge victorious. Leave…
Stephon Tuitt and Jaylon Smith sparked a heroic defensive effort as Notre Dame defeated the Trojans by 14-10 on Saturday night. The Irish scored with just over a minute left in the first half to take the lead, but needed a second half shutout by the defense to survive an injury to quarterback Tommy Rees…
A pair of 4-2 teams looking to start the second half of the season on a positive note will collide at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday night as long time rival USC comes to town. The Trojans have already fired Coach Lane Kiffen after a stunning home loss to Washington State and a blowout thumping…