At the end of a week of internal squabbling that embarrassingly leaked into the public domain, Notre Dame buried the hatchet during Friday’s pregame meeting and proceeded to bury Navy on Saturday by 56-14. Seven rushing touchdowns powered the Fighting Irish, who raced to an early 14-0 lead and stretched it to 35-7 at halftime. Bob Diaco’s defense, which was…
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Let’s Talk About Navy
Notre Dame will try to get back on a winning track by hosting the Naval Academy on Saturday in an afternoon contest. The Midshipmen have been victorious in their last two visits to South Bend but have struggled this season with five consecutive losses coming into this contest. Coach Ken Niumatalolo’s rushing attack ranks third…
Quiet Dignity and Grace
As folks may or may not be aware, we here at NDN made a decision last year to stop linking articles from the Chicago Tribune in our headlines and on our message boards. We felt the yellow journalism displayed in reporting some ND-related stories ran counter to our mission in getting news out to folks,…
Ozzie and Kelly
(Notre Dame Football News | The Rock Report) – All aboard! Ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaa! Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay. I woke up at 6am with that awful song still on the brain the Sunday morning after the debacle in South Bend making the drive back to Chicago even more…
Not Ready for Prime Time
USC rolled into town as a nine point underdog and left with its fifth straight victory in Notre Dame Stadium, a dominant 31-17 victory over the Irish. Matt Barkley led a perfectly balanced offense and the Trojan defense suffocated Notre Dame’s running game while holding Michael Floyd to four irrelevant receptions for 28 yards. Curtis McNeal, at 5’8″…