By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor There is a good chance the next Heisman Trophy winner will stop through Ross-Ade Stadium this season before claiming the hardware. Because of the backlash against last year’s winner, Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel, I don’t think he’ll win it this year no matter what he does. That opens the door […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor It has been a little over a week since Notre Dame fans had to stomach the disappointment of Manti Te’o not winning college football’s most coveted honor – the Heisman Trophy. In those fans’ eyes, the consensus All-American is not only Heisman worthy, but perhaps the greatest player to […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor No. 22 Notre Dame last lost a basketball game Nov. 16. Since that time, the Irish have rattled off eight wins in a row and find themselves at 10-1 with two nonconference games remaining until BIG EAST play begins Jan. 5. On Monday night, Notre Dame wasn’t overly impressive, […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS ” It was obvious from the outset of the Notre Dame-Purdue game which was the veteran team and which one was young, inexperienced and still learning how to play. The Irish started a graduate student, a senior and two other juniors, while the Boilermakers’ starting lineup featured one […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Notre Dame guard Scott Martin is approaching today’s game against his old team Purdue like just another game. That might be hard for some to believe, but the Valparaiso native, who has already graduated from Notre Dame, says playing Matt Painter’s Boilermakers is really no big deal. Why? For […]
By Doug Griffiths The last time Notre Dame and Purdue played one another in men’s basketball in the regular season, Lyndon Johnson was President of the United States and the United States had yet to put a man on the moon. Yes, it’s been more than 45 years since the two instate rivals met on […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor SOUTH BEND, Ind. ” The 22nd-ranked Irish had four of their five starters score in double figures and a reserve player pour in a team-high 17 points en route to their sixth win in a row, crushing Brown, 84-57 in Purcell Pavilion. It was freshman forward Cam Biedscheid that led […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor It was a foregone conclusion after the SEC Championship Game on Saturday, but it became official Sunday night as No. 1 Notre Dame will meet No. 2 Alabama for the BCS National Championship Game Jan. 7, 2013, at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium. Brian Kelly’s 12-0 Irish will be a decided underdog […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor NOTRE DAME, Ind. ” The way things are going for Notre Dame these days, it’s surprising someone with Irish ties didn’t win the mega-jackpot in last night’s Powerball drawing. Perhaps the two winners do indeed have Notre Dame ties, but they haven’t come forward yet. You’d have to have […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor We don’t know a whole lot about Mike Brey’s veteran Fighting Irish basketball team seven games into the season. Other than its a team that would be undefeated if it weren’t for a late second-half meltdown against St. Joseph’s in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, we simply don’t know […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Notre Dame continued to pad its record by beating lesser competition on Saturday afternoon, but give the Irish a break teams get fat on cupcakes this time of the year. The latest cupcake the Irish consumed was Saint Francis of Pennsylvania. Notre Dame improved to 5-1 on the season […]
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