Author: John Vannie

Rested Irish Face Winless Huskies

(NDNation.com) – Notre Dame begins the second half of its season on Saturday with a road game against the University of Washington. The Irish are in search of their first victory away from home, while the hapless Huskies of Tyrone Willingham have yet to record a single win in any location. The two teams have…

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Irish Opponent Watch

There were plenty of entertaining games on television today even though Notre Dame was idle. I managed to scout a few Irish opponents between shopping trips with my wife. Let us start by checking in on a few of the teams Notre Dame has already played. The Irish squeaked by San Diego State in the…

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One That Got Away

(NDNation.com) – North Carolina came from behind with a dominant second half to defeat Notre Dame by 29-24 on Saturday in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels once trailed by 17-6, but they turned up the defensive intensity and forced four second half turnovers on their way to a hard fought victory. The final Irish possession…

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Road Worriers

(NDNation.com) – Notre Dame takes to the road for only the second time this season by paying a rare visit to the University of North Carolina. The Tar Heels are also 4-1 under second year coach Butch Davis, and are coming off impressive victories over Miami of Florida and Connecticut which propelled them into a…

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Irish in Search of Swagger

Notre Dame plays its first and only October home game this Saturday as the Fighting Irish host the 3-2 Stanford Cardinal. Jim Harbaugh is in his second season as Stanford’s coach and has been working to changing the image of the program from relatively soft to more aggressive and physical. The Cardinal has improved its…

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