Notre Dame took its first lead of the game early in the fourth quarter on the strength of two touchdown receptions by DaVaris Daniels, and held off the gritty Purdue Boilermakers by 31-24 on Saturday night. After a poor first half in which the Irish did not get on the scoreboard until the final minute,…
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Wynn Seeks Leadership on Defense
The folks over at the ACC Digital Network sat down with Irish alumnus Renaldo Wynn. The former All-American defensive end shares his thoughts on the play of Tommy Rees, and talks about the importance of a leader emerging on a defense sorely in need of it.
Irish Seek Improvement at Purdue
Notre Dame will travel to Purdue on Saturday evening with the objective of getting back into the win column as the Irish take on the Boilermakers. This long standing intrastate rivalry marks its 85th edition, with Notre Dame holding a 56-26-2 series lead and winning the last five. The teams battled to the wire last…
IBG: I’ve Got Your Boiler Right Here
The Irish are off to West Lafayette seeking answers to their struggles. Meanwhile, the Irish Blogger Gathering has answers galore. My five … er, three questions were answered below by Frank Vitovich at UHND. I was water-Boilered by Keith Arnold over at Inside the Irish, so check my opinion out over there. Seek edification also…
Betting on a Long-Shot
(The Rock Report) – Consider Bob Stoops’ past the ghost of Kelly’s football future. Stoops reiterated that OU should have tried to establish the run a bit more. The Sooners had 24 run plays compared to 52 pass attempts (against Notre Dame.) “You do need to run the football,” Stoops said. “Probably in hindsight we…