Notre Dame’s defense dominated the line of scrimmage and took away Purdue’s best weapons on the way to a 27-13 home victory on Saturday. Kyren Williams scored early on a 39-yard reception and late on a gritty 51-yard run to ice the game. Avery Davis chipped in with a 66-yard scoring reception. He finished with…
Notre Dame renews its longstanding intrastate rivalry with Purdue on Saturday and the 2-0 Fighting Irish battle the 2-0 Boilermakers in South Bend. Purdue won its opener in impressive fashion against Oregon State before crushing hapless UConn last week. Meanwhile, Notre Dame has struggled mightily to get past heavy underdogs in Florida State and Toledo….
Notre Dame lost an eight point lead in the fourth quarter before rebounding in the last two minutes to outlast the upset-minded Toledo Rockets by 32-29 on Saturday. Jack Coan hit Michael Mayer for an 18-yard score with 1:09 remaining to retake the lead, and Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa ended Toledo’s last ditch hopes moments later with…
Notre Dame plays host to the Toledo Rockets on Saturday afternoon in its season home opener. These teams will meet for the first time in history as the Fighting Irish continue the recent trend toward scheduling opponents from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Coach Brian Kelly’s team escaped Tallahassee, FL last week with an overtime victory,…
Jonathan Doerer drilled a 41-yard field goal in overtime to lift the visiting Fighting Irish to a 41-38 roller coaster victory over a feisty Florida State squad. Notre Dame scored three touchdowns in the third quarter to take a 38-20 lead, but a furious rally by the hosts resulted in a tie score with 40…