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Notre Dame Football Game Preview vs Virginia Tech Hokies

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Virginia is for lovers but Virginia Tech is for sacrifice at the altar of bowl hopes. Your Notre Dame football team must take this one, Senior Day in South Bend, and then the Golden Shillelagh game at USC in order to qualify for a bowl game. Good luck with that, as it's a tall order. Va Tech have fallen out of both polls but the Trojans are #13 in one poll, #15 in the other. I … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football Game Preview vs Virginia Tech Hokies

Notre Dame Football: Photos of Today’s Shamrock Series Uniforms

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The University of Notre Dame football program unveiled the uniforms for this year’s Shamrock Series game. This contest is Notre Dame’s sixth annual Shamrock Series event, an off-campus home game which will be have played versus November 12th in San Antonio. The previous Shamrock Series events were played in New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Indianapolis and Dallas. … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football: Photos of Today’s Shamrock Series Uniforms

Nyles Morgan: Bright Spot in Down Notre Dame Football Season

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Cornerback KeiVarae Russell graduated, and moved on to the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL, but middle linebacker Nyles Morgan stepped right in to fill the best sound bite of any Notre Dame football player void. Morgan is a joy to talk to, as he usually has something interesting to say on a multitude of topics. For instance, on the disparity between his number of freshman year … [Read more...] about Nyles Morgan: Bright Spot in Down Notre Dame Football Season

Notre Dame Football: Finishing Foes Off Once Again an Issue

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There were 14 representatives from 11 NFL teams, including Chicago Bears GM Ryan Pace, attending Saturday's Notre Dame football game against the University of Miami. Additionally five reps from three bowl games came to South Bend. You even had two individuals on behalf of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Rough Riders attendance Fighting Irish versus the … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football: Finishing Foes Off Once Again an Issue

Notre Dame Football vs Miami Hurricanes: Game Preview, Prediction

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With Notre Dame football moving to an ACC heavy schedule each year, some traditional rivalries have dissipated and been extinguished. However, other rivalries now what the potential to flourish. Take the Miami Hurricanes for instance. The Canes started 4-0 and rose to #10 in the AP Poll. Now they visit South Bend having lost their last three, and in free fall. Even though both … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football vs Miami Hurricanes: Game Preview, Prediction

Is Brian Kelly Really on the Hot Seat?

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Brian Kelly receives the dreaded vote of confidence from Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick. “Anytime that your athletic director has to come out and say that, as a head coach you’re disappointed that any kind of comments like that have to be made,” Kelly said Tuesday during his weekly press conference. “I didn’t ask him, that was his decision (to say it),” Kelly … [Read more...] about Is Brian Kelly Really on the Hot Seat?

Notre Dame Football: “Catholics vs Convicts” ESPN 30 for 30 Coming

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With Notre Dame football moving to an ACC heavy schedule each year, some traditional rivalries have dissipated and been extinguished. However, other rivalries now what the potential to flourish. Take the Miami Hurricanes for instance. The Canes, currently #10 in country, visit South Bend on October 29th in a game that Notre Dame football fans might be looking at as a litmus … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football: “Catholics vs Convicts” ESPN 30 for 30 Coming

Notre Dame Football: Path to Bowl Game Still Plausible

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Seasons that don’t end in a bowl game are rare for the Notre Dame football program. It’s only happened twice (2007, 2009) since 2013. However, a loss yesterday to Syracuse in New York would have likely put the kibosh on ND’s chances going bowling in 2016. Of course, they didn't, and Notre Dame football fans started to breathe easier in the second half, as the Irish started to … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football: Path to Bowl Game Still Plausible

Notre Dame Football: What’s the Way Forward Now?

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There will have to be some changes within the Notre Dame football team this week. There will likely be bigger changes ahead for the Notre Dame football program down in the not too distant future. The Duke Blue Devils came in to South Bend as 22 point underdogs yesterday. They left victorious; meaning it was the biggest upset, using just point spreads as your criteria, in 20 … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football: What’s the Way Forward Now?