Author: John Vannie

Grieving Irish Host Tulsa

When the Tulsa Hurricanes arrive at Notre Dame this weekend to play their first-ever football game against the Irish, they will find a campus that is in shock and mourning over the tragic death of fellow student Declan Sullivan on Wednesday. The junior was serving as a videographer for the team’s practice session when his…

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Irish Embarrassed by Navy

Navy shredded the hapless and ill-prepared Notre Dame defense for 367 rushing yards and humiliated the Irish by 35-17 in the Meadowlands. Fullback Alexander Teich ripped off huge chunks of real estate on his way to 241 yards of total offense, and quarterback Ricky Dobbs accounted for four touchdowns. Notre Dame dropped to 4-4 on…

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Naval Battle in the Meadowlands

Notre Dame travels to the New Jersey Meadowlands on Saturday for a neutral site game against Navy in a brand new stadium. Ken Niumatalolo’s team is 4-2 on the season after erasing a 14-point halftime deficit in last week’s win over SMU. The Midshipmen have beaten the Irish in two of the last three contests,…

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Bronco Busters

Notre Dame combined big plays by the offense with a defense that forced four turnovers by Western Michigan to dominate the Broncos 44-20 on Saturday. Michael Floyd had three touchdown receptions and sophomores Tyler Eifert and Cierre Wood each scored  from 39 yards to fuel the Irish attack. The win elevated Notre Dame to 4-3…

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Irish Host Western Michigan

Notre Dame will play a football game against Western Michigan for the first time in 90 years on Saturday. The Broncos are 2-3 on the season and 1-1 in the Mid-American Conference. Michigan State is the only common opponent between these teams, and the Spartans defeated WMU by 38-14 in the season opener. The 3-3…

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