The Good: Jack Coan – QB & Lorenzo Styles – WR – From a QB playing his last college football game to a true freshman playing in his first bowl game, both Coan and Styles had career games. Coan threw the ball 68 (!) times for 509 yards and 5 touchdowns. Styles caught 8 passes for 136 yards and 1 touchdown, but could have and should have had more. Yes the game ended in disappointment, but these two guys left…
Marcus Freeman is taking over for the winningest head coach in Notre Dame history, and his first game is the Fiesta Bowl against a very good Oklahoma State team. This is a tall task for any coach, let alone what Marcus Freeman is stepping into, but I think this team is fired up to play for Freeman and to send the seniors off on the right foot. From day one, Freeman did not want to look to the future, with…
Notre Dame played Stanford a little over a month ago. That month has felt like a lifetime for Notre Dame fans everywhere. Since that last game of the season, Notre Dame has lost its all-time winningest coach, replaced him and still almost made the playoffs. The Fighting Irish were the first team out of the playoffs, which landed them in a New Years Six Bowl Game. Not bad for a team that, coming into the season, was considered in a…