Louisville refused to play the role of the Washington Generals on Monday night, but Notre Dame managed to pull away in the second half to secure a 35-17 victory in the season opener. The teams traded long touchdown drives in the first quarter, which ended in an uneasy 14-14 tie that had Irish fans reaching…
Notre Dame appeared to be dazed and confused for much of the first half, but managed to regroup and make a precious handful of clutch plays to prevail by 24-17 over the USC Trojans. The outcome of the hard-fought, tense battle was in doubt until Miles Boykin recovered an onside kick for the Irish with…
Notre Dame’s defense knocked out Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey in the early going and proceeded to terrorize the Orange with a barrage of sacks and interceptions as the Irish defeated Syracuse by 36-3 on Saturday. Alohi Gilman snagged two interceptions and Jalen Elliott had one in the first quarter to start the avalanche. Khalid Kareem…
Notre Dame made its share of head-scratching mistakes, mostly in a very sloppy third quarter, but Florida State was far too busy shooting itself in the foot to make a game of it as the Irish cruised to a 42-13 victory on Saturday night. Dexter Williams ran for 202 yards and two rushing touchdowns, and…
Ian Book faked a handoff and ran untouched around left end for the clinching touchdown with 2:45 remaining to secure a hard fought 31-21 victory for undefeated (9-0) Notre Dame. Book’s 23-yard score on a third down play removed the possibility of any last minute drama, as the Irish were nursing a three point lead…