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Irish Invade Panthers’ Lair

Notre Dame hits the road for the first time this season as the Fighting Irish travel to the Steel City to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers. Pitt has dropped its last three games, including two by a single point, after a 3-0 start. Coach Pat Narduzzi is in his sixth year at the helm. His…

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Spotlight on Defense vs. Cards

Notre Dame hosts its final home game of the month before spending two weekends on the road as the Fighting Irish host the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday. These teams played last year in the season opener, which was the inaugural game for head coach Scott Satterfield. Notre Dame won by 35-17, but the contest was…

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Irish Return to Action vs. FSU

Notre Dame (2-0) will try to shake off three weeks of rust as the Fighting Irish host Florida State (1-2) on Saturday evening. Coach Brian Kelly’s squad was hit by a wave of COVID-19 in late September, but expects to have most of its starters available for this contest. Practice resumed this past weekend and…

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Irish Have Room to Improve vs. USF

Notre Dame hosts the South Florida Bulls of the American Athletic Conference on Saturday in a hastily-arranged matchup that was announced on August 27. Both teams won their respective openers last week as the Fighting Irish beat Duke and the Bulls manhandled The Citadel. The game will be televised on the USA network, which is…

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Irish Open ACC Slate with Duke

An odd thing happened to Notre Dame as its football team planned a trip to Ireland to face Navy on August 29 in the 2020 season opener. With the entirety of college football on the brink of cancellation due to the COVID-19 virus, the Fighting Irish brokered a deal with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)…

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