Notre Dame travels to Michigan this week for an early season test that has become a must win game for Brian Kelly and his squad. The Irish have managed to lose to the Wolverines in each of the past two seasons despite having a more talented group of players. First-year Michigan Coach Brady Hoke would…
Notre Dame outgained South Florida by a two to one margin on Saturday but could not overcome five turnovers in a painful 23-20 loss. The Irish trailed 16-0 at the half after a poor performance by the offense, but a rally led by Tommy Rees also fizzled due to costly miscues. A touchdown with 21 seconds remaining made…
Notre Dame opens the 2011 football season amid a wave of optimism and high expectations in Brian Kelly’s second year as head coach. The Irish finished strong in 2010 with victories over Miami and arch rival USC, and return most of their key players. The visitors from South Florida are coached by Skip Holtz, who…
The Notre Dame women’s soccer team defeated top-ranked and previously unbeaten Stanford by 1-0 in the championship game to win the 2010 NCAA national title on Sunday. Freshman forward Adriana Leon scored the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute with an assist by Melissa Henderson, the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Irish goalie Nikki Weiss recorded five…
Notre Dame and the University of Miami have accepted invitations to play in the Sun Bowl on New Year’s Eve in El Paso, Texas. The teams have not faced each other since a 29-20 victory by the Irish in 1990, and Notre Dame leads the all-time series between these schools by a 15-7-1 mark. Earlier…