DeShone Kizer passed for 471 yards, including three scoring plays of 54 yards or more, as the Irish overcame another shaky defensive outing to beat Syracuse by 50-33 on Saturday. Both teams put on a display of offensive fireworks in the first half, which ended with Notre Dame holding onto a tenuous 33-27 lead. On…
Notre Dame goes on the road to East Rutherford, NJ on Saturday in search of a win against 2-2 Syracuse from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The 1-3 Fighting Irish are coming off a tumultuous past few days during which their defensive coordinator was fired and all starting positions were deemed to be up for…
Kicker A. J. Reed, who hadn’t made a field goal this season, booted an 19-yarder with 1:24 left to give the Duke Blue Devils an improbable 38-35 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday. The seesaw game tilted back toward the Irish in the second half until the defense suffered yet another meltdown late in the…
Just when Notre Dame needed it most, the soft ACC portion of the schedule has arrived to get the Fighting Irish back into the win column. Duke is the first of three consecutive lightweights, and the teams will square off at Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils are also 1-2 following losses to…
Michigan State spotted Notre Dame a first quarter touchdown, but took control of the game in the second period and scored five consecutive times to build a commanding 36-7 lead on the way to a 36-28 victory. During their dominant second and third quarter assault, the Spartans established dominance at the line of scrimmage and…