Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Irish keep beating top 5 opponents Notre Dame now has eight wins on the season after beating the UConn Huskies in South Bend. Three of those wins have come at the expense of a top five team. Not bad. From the ND press release: SOUTH BEND, Ind. — That’s three straight for the Irish. On Thursday, No. 8 Notre Dame (8-2) hosted No. 2 … [Read more...] about Irish take down #2 UConn, 79-68
Bill Belichick gets North Carolina job over Tommy Rees
Photo by Christopher Evans/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images Yeah, okay It’s kind of absurd to even think about, but all of it is true. The North Carolina Tar Heels have hired the legendary Bill Belichick as its new head coach now that Mack Brown has moved on to other things. Had talks between Bill Belichick and North Carolina broken down, Browns passing … [Read more...] about Bill Belichick gets North Carolina job over Tommy Rees
Throwback Thursday: Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Indiana Hoosiers, 1951
ND Defeats Indiana This week’s Throwback Thursday takes us back to September 29, 1951, when the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame delivered a stunning performance against the Indiana Hoosiers. Coming off a tough season in 1950, Frank Leahy’s squad entered the game with many unknowns, as 30 players had yet to play on a collegiate gridiron. However, under the bright lights of Notre … [Read more...] about Throwback Thursday: Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Indiana Hoosiers, 1951
ESPN College Gameday will be at Notre Dame VS Indiana
Photo by Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The show within the show ESPN’s College Gameday announced that it will be in South Bend for Notre Dame VS Indiana Hoosiers in the first round of the college football playoff. It also announced that on the next day, the show will be in Columbus for Ohio State VS Tennessee Volunteers. We're ready for an electric … [Read more...] about ESPN College Gameday will be at Notre Dame VS Indiana
Notre Dame 77, Dartmouth 65: The new “big three” handle the Big Green
Oh my goodness this actually happened | Matt Cashore-Imagn Images A brutal closing stanza made a comfortable win look closer than it was The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were in need of a somewhat pressure-free confidence-boosting win with the Dartmouth Big Green in town for a Wednesday night buy game, and for the most part, that’s what they got. Dartmouth had knocked off … [Read more...] about Notre Dame 77, Dartmouth 65: The new “big three” handle the Big Green