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Irish Battle LSU in Music City Bowl

Notre Dame (7-5) will take on the LSU Tigers (8-4) on Tuesday afternoon at the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee. The Irish hope to end a four game losing streak that occurred during a disastrous November, marked by turnovers, injuries, and uninspired play. The Tigers have a young team that began to gel late…

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Trojans Embarrass Hapless Irish

USC scored 21 first quarter points on the way to a 35-7 halftime lead, and coasted to a 49-14 victory over defenseless Notre Dame. The game was essentially no contest from the start, and the Irish limped to a 7-5 finish to the regular season. Cody Kessler threw six touchdown passes against an utterly futile…

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Embattled Irish Seek Salvation at USC

Two tradition-rich programs with struggling defenses collide in Los Angeles on Saturday in the regular season finale as Notre Dame takes on the USC Trojans. Both teams are 7-4 and seeking to end losing streaks fueled by poor tackling, pass coverage breakdowns and inconsistent offensive line play. The winner in this long-standing rivalry game will…

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Irish Comeback Goes Wide Right

Kyle Brindza’s final kick in Notre Dame Stadium slid outside the upright with under a minute left as the Irish dropped a 31-28 heartbreaker to the Louisville Cardinals. Malik Zaire mishandled the snap ever so slightly, but it was enough of a bobble to disrupt Brindza’s leg swing and cause the 32-yard attempt to sail…

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IBG: Slight Change of Pace

Not sure where we go after the performance last Saturday, so as you’ll see at the end of the article, I took my question for this week’s Irish Blogger Gathering in a slightly different direction. Check out my fellow bloggers’ answers to that question via the link in their question to me this week, wondering…

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