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…
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…
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…
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…
Notre Dame opened its long anticipated 2008 football season with a sloppy 21-13 victory over San Diego State. The final outcome did not overshadow a disappointing performance by the Irish, who committed four turnovers and were on the brink of defeat before the Aztecs fumbled away a golden opportunity to put the game away. Much…