Oklahoma State spotted Notre Dame a 28-7 lead before roaring back to defeat the Fighting Irish by 37-35 in the Playstation Fiesta Bowl. Marcus Freeman’s head coaching debut started well, but he and his staff had no answer to strategic adjustments by the Cowboys that exposed glaring weaknesses on both sides of the ball. Notre…
Fifth-ranked Notre Dame (11-1) begins the Marcus Freeman era on New Year’s Day with a matchup against ninth-ranked Oklahoma State (11-2) in the Playstation Fiesta Bowl. Freeman was named head coach a month ago when his predecessor abandoned ship for LSU after twelve seasons in South Bend. It’s been a busy month of recruiting and…
Jack Coan came out firing as Notre Dame streaked to a 24-0 halftime lead and rolled over an undermanned Stanford team by 45-14 on Saturday. With the Cardinal overplaying the run, Coan was able to stand inside a clean pocket and find open receivers most of the night. His one miscue led to the first…
Notre Dame (10-1) closes its regular season schedule on Saturday night with traditional rival Stanford (3-8). The teams did not meet in South Bend last year due to the PAC-12 COVID policy. The Fighting Irish beat the Cardinal in 2019 for the first time in Palo Alto during the Brian Kelly era and are aiming…
Jack Coan led a balanced attack and the Notre Dame defense scored two touchdowns as the Fighting Irish overwhelmed Georgia Tech by 55-0 on Senior Day. Coan hit 15 of 20 passes for 285 yards and a pair of scores in just over two quarters of action. Linebacker Jack Kiser recorded the first touchdown for…