By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Notre Dame did what no one thought it could. It finished the football season undefeated thanks to a 22-13 win at USC Saturday night. Yes, the top-ranked Irish, who began the season unranked and ended it 12-0 for the first time since 1988, are relevant once again. So relevant […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Each game the Irish seem to be led by a different player. If it’s not forward Jack Cooley, it’s Jerian Grant. If it’s neither one of those two, it’s Garrick Sherman. That trend continued Wednesday night as Notre Dame got a game-high 18 points in as many minutes from […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Many college football aficionados doubted whether Notre Dame would ever be relevant again on the national stage. The school’s academic standards were too high, higher than when the Irish last won a national title more than two decades ago. High enough in fact that star players from that 1988 […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor It’s official Notre Dame is No. 1. For the first time in the history of the BCS Rankings’ 14-year history, the Irish are the top-rated team. So the 11-0 Irish, the only remaining undefeated team eligible for the post-season, will head to Southern California this weekend knowing if they […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Finally the Irish resembled a top five team at home, hammering Wake Forest 38-0 Saturday in Notre Dame Stadium. The third-ranked Irish’s previous five home games were all decided by a touchdown or less, but this one was over in a hurry. Notre Dame scored […]
By Doug Griffiths ISL Assistant Editor Notre Dame bounced back from a disappointing overtime loss to St. Joseph’s Friday night and beat BYU 78-68 a day later in the consolation game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center. Three players for the 20th-ranked Irish scored in double figures led by forward Jack […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor NOTRE DAME, Ind. ” What a night! Not only does Notre Dame now know if it beats USC next Saturday in Los Angeles, the Irish be playing in the BCS National Championship Game, but they will go to Southern California ranked No. 1 in the nation. If the Irish are ranked […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor The 20th-ranked Fighting Irish saw an eight-point lead evaporate and were upset by St. Joseph’s 79-70 in overtime in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Friday night in Brooklyn, N.Y. Notre Dame appeared to be in control of the game leading 66-58 with four minutes to play. […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Emotions will be running high when the third-ranked Irish run out of the Notre Dame Stadium tunnel for the final time Saturday. Seniors like all-everything Manti Te’o and Tyler Eifert will be playing their final game in front of their home fans. Those same fans will be saluting Te’o, […]