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A Costly Win for the Irish

Notre Dame overcame a sluggish first half and dominated after intermission in a 35-13 victory on Saturday. Despite Navy’s early success, the Irish nudged ahead by 14-13 just before halftime. The second half went according to script but the Irish paid a heavy price for the victory. Upon review of the takeaways from Notre Dame’s…

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Time for Plan B

Notre Dame fans are curious as to what changes the coaching staff will make following the disaster at BYU. How will Marcus Freeman and his minions use the 21 days before Miami comes calling? Yes, the Irish play Navy next Saturday but we will not learn anything new by watching it. Both Offensive Coordinator Mike…

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Irish Fail Midterm Test

Notre Dame squandered multiple scoring opportunities on Saturday and paid the price in a 28-24 loss to BYU. A last ditch drive ended with a CJ Carr pass falling harmlessly to the turf in the end zone. The Irish could have won on that final play but they did not deserve a victory. They were…

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Irish Crush Hapless Cardinal

Notre Dame scored eight touchdowns and racked up 600 yards of offense in a 58-7 victory over Stanford. Jonaz Walton ran for 181 yards to set a program record for a freshman. This included a 97-yard scoring burst to open the second quarter. He later added a 40-yard scoring run. CJ Carr threw three touchdown…

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Irish Run Past Carolina

Jonaz Walton ran for 120 yards and CJ Carr threw four touchdown passes as Notre Dame held off pesky North Carolina by 37-26. With Walton leading the way in a breakout performance, the Fighting Irish racked up 241 yards rushing. Carr was his usual efficient self. He completed 21 of 29 passes for 234 yards…

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