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, IndySportsLegends.com spoke with Joe Zagacki, the Voice of the Hurricanes. Following is what Zagacki had to say about Miami, who is 4-1 overall, 3-0 in the ACC following a 44-37 […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is towing the company line this week, saying Everett Golson remains the Irish’s starting quarterback going forward. Who Notre Dame’s starting quarterback will be going forward was a topic of discussion immediately following the 13-6 win over Michigan Saturday, and it continues to be a […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame’s a third of the way through its regular-season schedule and if the remaining two-thirds is anything like what we have seen; Irish eyes will definitely be smiling. The Irish are in the midst of their bye week and are enjoying a 13-6 victory over 18th-ranked Michigan this past […]
Continue ReadingFrom Notre Dame Sports Information and Maxwell Football Club For the second consecutive week, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o has been named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week. He has also been named the Chuck Bednarik Player of the Week winner by the Maxwell Football Club. Te’o had two second-half interceptions and eight total tackles to help the […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent We know Notre Dame at 4-0 is off to its best start in a decade and its program is ranked among the nation’s top 10 for the first time since 2006. However, after watching Saturday night’s game between Notre Dame and Michigan, two top-20 teams at the time, I left […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. ” Irish linebacker Manti Te’o had never beaten Michigan in his collegiate career but Saturday night he played like a man on a mission, willing his 11th-ranked Irish to a 13-6 home victory over No. 18 Michigan. The win improved Notre Dame’s record to 4-0 on the […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame will be looking to pull off the hat trick Saturday night when it entertains 18th-ranked Michigan. A win over the 2-1 Wolverines would give the Irish their third straight victory over a Big Ten team and mark the first time they’ve swept their season series against that conference […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent The Big Ten continues to be the proverbial punching bag for the national college football pundits and for good reason. One look at the latest Associated Press poll and it will reveal not one team from the conference is ranked in the top-15 nationally. How sad is that? Well, it […]
Continue ReadingBy 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 IndySportsLegends.com spoke with Frank Beckmann, the long-time Voice of the Wolverines. Following is what Beckmann had to say about Michigan, who is 2-1 following a 63-13 pasting of FCS foe […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Appearing on ESPN’s The Herd on Tuesday, former Irish Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz spoke highly of Notre Dame and its 3-0 start this season. What else is new, right? Let me say this to all those fans who say I’m for Notre Dame, they do have a statue […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Before the season started who thought Notre Dame would be undefeated hosting Michigan? Outside of Irish die-hards, not many who follow college football liked Notre Dame’s chances of being 3-0. Yet that’s exactly where the Irish stand after beating Navy, Purdue and No. 10 Michigan State. Saturday’s victory in Spartan […]
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