Author: John Vannie

Disarming Army

Notre Dame’s defense continued its strong late-season play and the green-clad Irish flattened Army 27-3 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Cierre Wood rushed for 88 yards and Tyler Eifert caught four passes from Tommy Rees for 78 yards and one touchdown, while Darrin Walls scored on a 42-yard interception return. Both teams stood at 6-5…

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Battle of the Bronx

As the clock ticks down on the 2010 regular season, Notre Dame remains in search of a sixth victory that will undoubtedly lead to a bowl invitation. Coach Brian Kelly has stated that the additional practice time will benefit his team in 2011, but the Irish are running out of opportunities to qualify. The next…

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Senior Moment

Notre Dame played its best football of the year to stuff 14th ranked Utah by 28-3 in the final home game of the season. The Irish celebrated their first win on Senior Day since 2007 as students streamed onto the field to enjoy the moment immediately following the game. Notre Dame dominated the Utes in…

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Still Hurting Irish Host Utah

Utah will visit Notre Dame on Saturday for the first-ever football game between these schools. The Utes are 8-1 after suffering a merciless 47-7 drubbing at the hands of third-ranked TCU last week, and hope to resume their winning ways against the 4-5 Irish. Notre Dame is coming off a bye week that followed two…

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Get Used To It

Notre Dame managed to stumble into another inexplicable defeat on Saturday, as the Irish handed a 28-27 gift to the previously unheralded and decidedly mediocre Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The visitors had taken the lead with 3:23 remaining on a 27-yard field goal, but freshman quarterback Tommy Rees led Notre Dame well within kicker David Ruffer’s…

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