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Playoff Postmortem

The dust has settled, although the fallout is just beginning to take shape. Today, it is clear in retrospect that the Selection Committee planned to exclude Notre Dame from the playoffs. Two obvious outcomes were paramount in their deliberations. First, Alabama must be protected. The Tide was the first team out last season, and this…

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Irish Denied Playoff Berth

Notre Dame is a football team no one wanted to play. More importantly, they are an independent entity that no one wanted to pay. In a stunning display of hypocrisy and dishonesty, the Playoff Selection Committee ended Notre Dame’s season on Sunday. For several weeks the Committee ranked the Irish solidly within the Top 12….

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Irish Put Away Stanford

Notre Dame raced to a 35-3 halftime lead on their way to a 49-20 victory over Stanford on Saturday. The Fighting Irish outgained the Cardinal by 524-312 and scored touchdowns on five of six first half possessions. Notre Dame ended its regular season at 10-2 after an 0-2 start. They entered this contest as the…

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Irish Throttle Navy

Notre Dame exploded for 28 second half points in 19 minutes to bury Navy by 49-10 on Saturday night. CJ Carr was an efficient 13 of 16 for 218 yards and three touchdowns. Jeremiyah Love ran for two scores while Jadarian Price and Aneyas Williams added one each. Notre Dame committed no turnovers or penalties…

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Love Leads Irish Over Trojans

Jeremiyah Love ran for 228 yards to lead Notre Dame to a 34-24 victory over USC on Saturday night. The game featured a slew of great plays and mind-numbing mistakes by both teams. Despite wild emotional swings that continued from start to finish, the Irish won by being the more physical team. Notre Dame rushed…

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