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The Gist of our Goals

A couple weeks ago, I reviewed the 2014-16 football schedules ND released before the holidays, and said I would talk about the Scheduling Philosophy “tomorrow”. Obviously my concept of the word “tomorrow” is a little skewed, because here we are in January. But tomorrow has come, and as I’ve always said, some things you won…

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Irish Battle Rutgers in Pinstripe Bowl

Notre Dame concludes its 2013 season on Saturday with a matchup against Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl. The game will be played in Yankee Stadium in New York City starting at noon Eastern time, and ESPN will provide national television coverage. The 8-4 Irish will try to end a disappointing campaign on a high note,…

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The Tracks of our Tiers

I remember the day I set foot on campus in August of 1987 to begin my freshman year, I received a refrigerator magnet that had the football schedules on it through 1993. Life in the days when ND wasn’t almost the only independent in Division 1 and crazy television contracts didn’t rule the day certainly…

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Brian & Seth, Part 1: Coming to South Bend

Campus Insiders’ Seth Davis recently sat down with Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly to discuss a wide range of topics from recruiting, his keys to winning, what makes ND unique and more. This is Part One of the interview; we will have Part Two for you at the end of this week. In…

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Wynn: 3 Keys to an Irish Victory

As the Fighting Irish finish the regular season with Stanford this Saturday, ACC Digital Network analyst and former Irish All-American Renaldo Wynn gives his 3 keys for a Notre Dame win including playing very physical in the trenches, establishing the running game and getting to Stanford QB Kevin Hogan.