Tag: Everett Golson

Notre Dame draws closer to playing in BCS title game after win over BC

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame got some of the help it needed Saturday night and then went out and took care of business, beating Boston College 21-6. The Irish’s chances at playing in the BCS National Championship Game were greatly enhanced thanks to Texas A&M’s 29-24 upset at Alabama. Notre Dame, who at […]

Notre Dame needs to handle business against Boston College

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent After such a close call against unranked Pitt, you would think 2-7 Boston College has Notre Dame’s undivided attention. There’s no questioning that the fourth-ranked Irish (9-0 overall) weren’t as sharp in a 29-26 triple overtime win over the Panthers last Saturday as they were in winning in convincing fashion […]

Upon Further Review: Notre Dame lucky to be unbeaten

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame has been playing with fire in its home games and after a triple overtime win over Pitt Saturday, the Irish finally got burned. No, they didn’t see their undefeated season go up in smoke, but rather another close home victory cost them a spot in the ever-important BCS […]

Somehow, someway, Notre Dame survives Pitt In 3 OTs

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. — If you didn’t believe Notre Dame is a team of destiny before Saturday, you probably do now. The fourth-ranked Irish’s 29-26 triple overtime win over Pitt was nothing short of miraculous. Notre Dame snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat not once but a couple […]

Upon Further Review: Notre Dame pitches perfect game vs. Sooners

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Beating a top-10 team on the road is never easy, especially when you’re a double-digit underdog, but Notre Dame made it look about as easy as possible Saturday night when it handled Oklahoma with relative ease, beating the Sooners by 17 points. As they have all season long, the Irish […]

Golden Golson and Dynamite D have Notre Dame thinking national title

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame is for real. If there was any doubt, Brian Kelly’s fifth-ranked Irish silenced the critics with an extremely impressive 30-13 win at No. 8 Oklahoma. Go ahead start the national championship talk because it’s warranted. Barring something out of the ordinary, Notre Dame will be 11-0 when it […]

Notre Dame notebook: Kelly not interested in being a one-year wonder

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Irish coach Brian Kelly made it very clear that he wants the success Notre Dame is currently enjoying to be a common occurrence and not just a one-year wonder. Appearing on ESPN’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd Wednesday morning, Brian Kelly said, We’re trying to be a consistent program. We […]

Griffiths: Notre Dame wasn’t perfect vs. BYU, may need to be vs. OU

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent We’re about to find out if Notre Dame is worthy of its top-five national ranking. So far it has taken care of business, beating every team on its schedule to date, and that’s all anyone could ask. Entering the season, we thought the Irish schedule was one of the nation’s […]

Sooners announcer says OU-Notre Dame has makings of a classic

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Each and every week during the Irish football season, IndySportsLegends.com interviews Notre Dame’s upcoming opponent’s radio play-by-play announcer. This week, ISL spoke with Toby Rowland, the Voice of the Sooners. Rowland went to high school in New Castle, Ind., and played basketball for the Trojans. Following is what Rowland had to say […]

Griffiths: Controversy aside, Notre Dame’s defense shines yet again

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Things happened so fast Saturday evening in Notre Dame Stadium. First, some of us in the press box, including myself were beginning to think the Irish were on the verge of suffering their first loss of the season. Then we thought they were going to pull […]

Notre Dame beats Stanford with memorable goal-line stand in OT

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Notre Dame’s magical season got even more magical on Saturday evening thanks to a thrilling 20-13 overtime win over No. 17 Stanford in Notre Dame Stadium. The story was once again the Irish defense. It’s a defense that prior to the Stanford game was considered one […]