Football

Back to Square One

Michigan State dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and wore down one-dimensional Notre Dame with a relentless ground attack to win by 23-7 on Saturday. Javon Ringer rushed for 201 yards and the Spartan defense held the anemic Irish ground game to 16 net yards. Notre Dame contributed to its…

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Irish Ready for Next Step

Notre Dame makes its first road trip of the season this week as the 2-0 Irish travel to East Lansing to play Michigan State. Coach Mike Dantonio’s Spartans are 2-1 after an opening loss at California and two easy wins over Eastern Michigan and Florida Atlantic. This game is a significant benchmark for Notre Dame…

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Charity Begins at Home

Despite a relentless, driving rain that deluged South Bend throughout the weekend, the dark clouds surrounding Notre Dame’s football program lifted suddenly on Saturday in a long-awaited and stunning reversal of fortune. The opportunistic Irish rolled over turnover prone Michigan by 35-17 and finally put to rest the ghosts of 2007. The victory righted the…

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Irish Seek Revenge vs. Michigan

Notre Dame looks to build upon its shaky but ultimately successful debut against San Diego State with a win over the visiting Michigan Wolverines this Saturday. As was the case last season, both teams enter the contest with something to prove and the intention of using a victory over a rival school as a springboard…

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Hoop Dreams

While the Irish football team is fighting to get back to the top, the basketball team is already projected there. Some have ranked the Irish as high as 4th in the country. And this weekend Mike Brey added a third commitment to join 6’8″ Jack Cooley and 6’5″ Joey Brooks, Mike Broghammer a 6’8″ forward…

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