Football

Irish Win Game; Lose Zaire for 2015

Backup quarterback DeShone Kizer connected with Will Fuller on a 39-yard scoring strike with just 12 seconds remaining to lift Notre Dame to a hard fought 34-27 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers. The Irish fell behind by 27-26 with just under two minutes to go in the fourth quarter when Albert Reid scored from one…

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Virginia Prepares for Irish Invasion

Notre Dame takes to the road on Saturday afternoon to play the University of Virginia in the first of six games this season against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents. The Irish are coming off an impressive opening night performance against Texas, while the Cavaliers traveled to the Rose Bowl last week where they fell to highly…

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Reelin’ in the Steers

Malik Zaire passed for three touchdowns and freshman Josh Adams ran for two scores as Notre Dame trounced the Texas Longhorns by 38-3 on Saturday night. Zaire was a crisp 19 of 22 for 313 yards, and the Irish outgained the hapless visitors by 527-163. Will Fuller accounted for 142 receiving yards including a 66…

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Orange is the New Season Opener

Notre Dame opens its 2015 season on Saturday night by hosting the Texas Longhorns. The Irish carry high expectations into this campaign, and Coach Brian Kelly has called this year’s edition of the blue and gold his deepest and most talented team. Meanwhile, the Longhorns are coming off a humbling 6-7 year and are still…

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2015 NDNation Probability Poll Results

For the 9th year the NDNation Probability Poll is in and 2015 checks in with tepid expectations heading into Brian Kelly’s sixth season. The probability concept puts a little more thought around predictions than just ” is ND better than X”? We ask every fan to estimate the probability of the Irish winning each game…

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