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Irish Season on the Line

Notre Dame (5-2) completes a grueling stretch of eight consecutive games to start the season when the Fighting Irish host undefeated archrival USC (6-0) on Saturday evening. The Trojans have barely survived their two most recent battles against unheralded PAC-12 foes and have lost ground in the polls. Coach Marcus Freeman’s squad has lost two…

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Irish Exposed by Cards

With a record home crowd at a constant fever pitch, the Louisville Cardinals humbled Notre Dame with a 33-20 beating that was even more convincing than the final margin would indicate. The Fighting Irish offense was dysfunctional all evening while poor tackling and an unforgiveable penalty on Marist Liufau undermined the defense. Tailback Jawhar Jordan…

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Traveling Irish Play Cards

Notre Dame (5-1) is spending the second of two consecutive weekends on the road as the Fighting Irish visit the unbeaten Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference on Saturday. The hosts are off to a 5-0 start for the first time since 2013. This will be the seventh game of the season for the…

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Had Them All the Way

The situation was bleak. Notre Dame’s offense could not get out of its own way after the opening possession of the night. Duke rallied behind Riley Leonard and Justin Waters to take a 14-13 lead with nine minutes remaining. The Fighting Irish were one play away from a second consecutive loss and faced a fourth…

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Rebound on the Road

Notre Dame takes to the road on Saturday to play the undefeated Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Fighting Irish are coming off a heartbreaking loss but will find no sympathy from a resurgent opponent looking to shock the world. Coach Marcus Freeman’s job this week is to rally his troops and…

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