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Irish Season Hinges on Beating USC

A pair of 4-2 teams looking to start the second half of the season on a positive note will collide at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday night as long time rival USC comes to town. The Trojans have already fired Coach Lane Kiffen after a stunning home loss to Washington State and a blowout thumping…

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IBG: It’s Rivalry Time

Tanned, rested and ready after my week off, I’m storming into Rivalry Week armed with five … er, three questions for Frank Vitovich over at UHND, and his responses comprise the remainder of this article. I vented my Rivalry Rage answering questions from Irish Insider’s Keith Arnold, so check the responses out there. Be sure…

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Irish Escape With Hard-Fought Win

Notre Dame linebacker Dan Fox intercepted a Taylor Kelly pass and returned it for a 14-yard score with just over one minute left and the Irish held on to defeat Arizona State by 37-34 on Saturday night in Dallas. Kyle Brindza had broken a 27-all tie with 3:03 remaining before Fox extended the lead to…

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Irish Search for Defense in Big D

Notre Dame will travel to the suburbs of Dallas in search of a much-needed victory as the Irish will take on Arizona State in this season’s Shamrock Series contest at AT&T Stadium. The 3-1 Sun Devils are coming off a 62-41 thrashing of USC, and hope to become the first school in history to beat…

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IBG: A Devil of a Time

With the hangover of the Oklahoma loss still lingering, I managed to break through the ennui and come up with five … er, three questions for Aaron Horvath over at Strong and True, and he’s shared his thoughts with me below. My inquisitor this week was Irish Insider’s Keith Arnold, so check out my responses…

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