By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Before the Notre Dame-Michigan State game Saturday night, Irish coach Brian Kelly said we would learn a lot about quarterback Everett Golson. We did, but we also learned that the Irish have a pretty darn good defense that is quicker and more talented than it has been in a while. […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame is riding high after its 2-0 start, thanks to its thrilling last-minute victory over Purdue. The Irish know that feeling could come crashing down Saturday night after a visit to No. 10 Michigan State at 8 p.m. on ABC. Michigan State, 2-0 after wins over nationally ranked Boise State […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Should Big Ten teams be sweating it out when it comes to their long-standing football series’ against Notre Dame? Probably so. The talking heads at each institution are saying the right things, but only time will tell if the Boilermakers, Spartans and Wolverines continue to be fixtures on the Irish […]
By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent It has been a long time in coming, but Notre Dame may finally be on the way to becoming a football conference member. Wednesday’s announcement of Notre Dame joining the ACC in all things sports except for football honestly stunned me on several fronts when I heard the news, but […]
By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent What we learned in Week 2 of the college football season: 1. Ho-hum for Alabama. At least for the early, nonconference portion of the schedule. Things change this weekend. 2. Think Arkansas wasn’t looking past Louisiana-Monroe to the Tide? Questions now are (1) how John L. Smith guides the Bacon […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent The Irish have dominated instate rival Purdue in Notre Dame Stadium, but Irish faithful be warned – this is the best Boilermaker team that has come to town in a while. Purdue, 1-0 on the season after a 48-6 dismantling of FCS foe Eastern Kentucky last Saturday, has a veteran […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent “Head west, young fella!” is the motto for the Big Ten this week as three conference teams take their show on the road and travel a long way away from home. Illinois, Nebraska and Wisconsin all have dates Saturday with Pac-12 teams and all will look to begin the 2012 […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Corrrespondent Notre Dame’s offense was supposed to be shorthanded against Navy in the season opener, but looked anything but. Even without suspended running back Cierre Wood, the Irish rolled over the Midshipmen 50-10 Saturday in Dublin, Ireland. The Irish offense amassed 490 total yards, including 293 on the ground and surprisingly […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Former Irish great and current Notre Dame radio color analyst Allen Pinkett’s comments on a Chicago radio station early Wednesday have certainly ‘awakened the echoes,’ you might say. The two-time All-American running back, who has worked as Notre Dame’s radio analyst since 2001, didn’t hold back when talking about what he […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I’m starting to believe this is the year for Purdue to do something special. I want to make this clear. I am not a fan. I did not attend Purdue. I have covered the Boilermakers in an unbiased manner for the past seven years. I have watched several promising seasons […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Hello, again! Several years ago during my run as an AP Sports Writer, I started a tradition of taking photos of the sports venues I attended. After a while, I got quite a collection. Each time I look at these photos, memories come back. Some are because the photo is […]
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