C.J. Sanders returned the opening kickoff for a 92-yard score and Notre Dame never looked back in cruising to a 44-6 win over Army on Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. The Irish streaked to a 21-0 lead in the first eleven minutes and stretched their lead to 38-6 at the half before calling off the…
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Only Option for Irish Is to Win
Notre Dame travels to the State of Texas once again this season, this time as the home team in a Shamrock Series game in San Antonio against Army. The Fighting Irish are coming off a disappointing one point loss to Navy, another triple option team featuring small sized players with big hearts. Army fits this…
Navy Deals Irish Another Embarrassment
Navy overcame a 17-14 deficit by keeping the ball for over 20 minutes of the second half to defeat Notre Dame by 28-27 on Saturday. The Midshipmen made a series of winning plays down the stretch while the Irish faltered with critical self-inflicted mistakes. There were only five possessions in the second half, and Navy…
Irish Prepare for Pesky Midshipmen
Notre Dame continues its efforts to salvage the 2016 season on Saturday when the 3-5 Fighting Irish battle Navy (5-2) at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, FL. The Irish have won the last five meetings in this series after the Midshipmen won back to back games in 2009-10. The contest will be nationally televised on CBS,…
Irish Recover to Avoid Disaster
A funny thing happened to Notre Dame as it headed toward another epic collapse fueled by a handful of horrific special teams miscues – the Irish caught a break. With two minutes remaining and the winning score a few tantalizing feet away, tight end Durham Smythe had the ball knocked out of his hands as…