If the defensive game plan was to make Cameron Sexton win the game, it worked. Not covering Hakeem Nicks practically guaranteed it. Cover? Coach, I thought you said “hover”. If I were a Wolverine, a horrifying thought as I type it, I’d claim that my team handed the game to the opponent with turnovers. I’m…
(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…
Zeke Motta, one of the hardest hitting safeties is the country, is Irish. The son of a coach (always love those kids) Motta is an absolute hammer. At 6’3″ 210 he terrorized high school players in Florida and is the kind of physical, nasty player Notre Dame needs and wants. With the decommitment of Shaquelle…
Notre Dame is still that gawky teenager growing through adolescence, but is finally starting to look like what we’ll be when we grow up. Only five games past last years horrific horror and we’re on a completely different plane. Saturday is another possible stepping stone: on the road against a ranked team. Eventually we’re going…