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Irish Seek Tenth Win in El Paso

Notre Dame (9-3) will showcase a few new faces along with several familiar ones on Friday as the Fighting Irish take on Oregon State (8-4) at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. The starting lineups for both teams will be markedly different from the regular season. Numerous transfers and NFL-bound veterans are unavailable for…

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Here Comes the Sun

Notre Dame (9-3) has accepted an invitation to play in the Sun Bowl on Friday, December 29 in El Paso, Texas against Oregon State (8-4). The Fighting Irish had little choice in the matter, as teams from the ACC and Big-10 grabbed open spots in more prestigious bowls that had earlier appeared to be viable…

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Estime Steamrolls Stanford

Audric Estime capped his stellar collegiate career with a dominant performance as Notre Dame shook off its early miscues to crush Stanford by 56-23 on Saturday. Estime scored four touchdowns and ran for 238 of the 381 rushing yards the Irish hung on the physically overmatched Cardinal. Notre Dame actually trailed by 16-14 after 20…

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Irish Visit Struggling Stanford

Notre Dame (8-3) concludes its regular season with a trip to the West Coast to face the Stanford Cardinal (2-9). The Fighting Irish have been healthy and effective on defense this year while the offense has been hampered by injuries and schematic shortcomings under first year coordinator Gerad Parker. The Cardinal have won eight of…

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Irish Put Wake to Sleep

Sam Hartman shook off a slow start and proceeded to throw four touchdown passes as Notre Dame coasted to a 45-7 victory over Wake Forest on Senior Day. Audric Estime ran for 115 yards and a score while backup quarterback Steve Angeli joined the party with a scoring strike to Jordan Faison. Meanwhile, the Fighting…

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