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Irish Swamp Florida State

Notre Dame’s suffocating defense recorded eight sacks and limited Florida State to just 208 yards of offense to lead the Fighting Irish to a 52-3 thrashing of the Seminoles. Tackle Rylie Mills led the way with three sacks while safety Luke Talich ended the night with a 79-yard interception return. The Irish offense cruised to…

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Irish Capsize Leaky Navy

Unbeaten Navy sailed into battle against Notre Dame with a nation’s best turnover ratio at 14-2. Three hours and six giveaways later, the shellshocked Midshipmen chugged out of the New York area with a 6-1 record. The Fighting Irish took no prisoners with a balanced offense and an opportunistic defense to run away with a…

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Irish Wreck Georgia Tech

Notre Dame knew the battle against Georgia Tech would be a physical one. There was considerable hype surrounding the Yellowjackets as a rough and tumble team of brawlers. As it turned out, the Fighting Irish defense did the bullying as they shut down the Tech running game and eased to a 31-13 victory. Notre Dame…

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Irish Stump the Trees

Notre Dame exploded for 35 points during a 21-minute stretch and ran away from Stanford in a 49-7 rout. Riley Leonard had three scoring passes and a rushing touchdown in three quarters of work. Jadarian Price and Jeremiah Love also found the end zone on impressive runs through the porous Cardinal defense. After surrendering an…

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Defense Saves Shaky Irish

On an afternoon when it seemed that neither team wanted or deserved to win, Notre Dame’s defense had the final say. Trailing by 31-24, Louisville took possession near midfield but could not gain traction as Tyler Shough’s long fourth down pass sailed into oblivion. A fitting end to an ugly game marred by turnovers, coaching…

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