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…
(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…
(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…
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…
Armando Allen led the way with 247 all-purpose yards and Notre Dame delivered a breakthrough offensive performance on Saturday in a 38-21 thumping of Purdue. The Irish took control in the third quarter behind a rejuvenated running game and timely play action passes by Jimmy Clausen. Allen ran for 134 of Notre Dame’s 201 rushing…