Saturday night’s game at Notre Dame Stadium will go into the history books as one of the greatest games in Notre Dame history. This time the Irish will be on the right side of history, after beating top-ranked Clemson 47-40 in double overtime. This is the first time Notre Dame has beat the number one team at home since 1993 when #1 Florida State came to South Bend. Safe to say that very few, if any, undergrads that were in…
With all of the uncertainty that 2020 has brought, we finally get the game that we all have been waiting for. Yes – the best player in the country in Trevor Lawrence might not be playing, and Notre Dame Stadium will not be full to capacity; but the hype is still there. College Game Day comes to South Bend for a game that is shaping up to go down as one of the best, in one of the nation’s most…
This Saturday when Clemson travels to South Bend, it will be the third time that a number one team in the nation has played at Notre Dame Stadium since 2000. Let’s take a look back at the last two, with a short preview of Saturday’s game. #1 Nebraska 27 #23 Notre Dame 24 (OT) – September 9th, 2000 I remember this game well, not because it was #1 Nebraska, but because I happened to be in the stands. I was…
There were 27 former Irish on active NFL rosters this week: Atlanta Falcons – 25 Carolina Panthers – 17 CAR – Troy Pride Jr – Cornerback, Rookie: 4 total tackles, 1 pass deflection JJ Jensen – Long Snapper, 13 years Miami Dolphins – 28 LA Rams – 17 MIA – Durham Smythe – Tight End, 3 years: 2 catches for 12 yards Pittsburgh Steelers – 28 Baltimore Ravens – 24 PIT – Chase Claypool- Wide Receiver, Rookie: 5 catches for…
Notre Dame, behind a dominating performance from the defense, took care of Georgia Tech 31-13 in Atlanta Saturday afternoon. The Irish defense held the Yellow Jackets to just 238 yards of total offense, with only 88 of those yards coming on the ground. Ian Book and the offense got the job done but there is still work to be done. The run game got back on track after the lackluster performance vs Pitt last week, running the ball for a…