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Irish Seek Road Win vs. Hokies

Notre Dame (4-1) hopes to bounce back from last week’s ugly loss by hitting the road to battle Virginia Tech (3-1) in Blacksburg on Saturday night.  The Fighting Irish are in a foul mood after losing at home for the first time in four years, while the Hokies are fresh off a bye week following…

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Poor First Half Dooms Irish

Notre Dame made multiple crippling mistakes in the first half that helped stake Cincinnati to a 17-0 lead, and the Bearcats held off the Irish by 24-13 on Saturday. Interceptions thrown by Jack Coan and Tyler Buchner, followed by a fumbled kickoff return by Chris Tyree, proved to be too much for Drew Pyne to…

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Underdog Irish Host Cincinnati

Ninth-ranked Notre Dame (4-0) returns home to face seventh-ranked Cincinnati (3-0) on Saturday afternoon in a long-awaited showdown between two teams with plenty of shared history. Although the Fighting Irish have played the Bearcats just once (a 58-0 victory in 1900), there is significant connection between the respective coaching staffs. NBC will provide national television…

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Tyree Ignites Irish Explosion

Chris Tyree’s 96-yard kickoff turn early in the fourth quarter erased a 13-10 deficit and triggered a 31-point scoring barrage as Notre Dame buried Wisconsin by 41-13 on Saturday in Chicago. The Irish offense tacked on an additional ten points later in the period to extend the lead to 27-13 before linebackers Jack Kiser and…

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Irish, Badgers Ready to Rumble

Notre Dame (3-0) will face Wisconsin (1-1) on Saturday in a Shamrock Series matchup set for Soldier Field in Chicago. This is the first time these schools will play since 1964. The Badgers are the home team in this engagement, while the Fighting Irish will play host in 2026 when the teams battle again at…

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