By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent I suppose that in many ways, Husker football always will be at the root of the way I watch the game. I’m a Steelers fan partially because so many relatives of mine live around Pittsburgh, but also because in the mid-90s, they had the same power-running game and light but […]
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 […]
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 […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent So far this season, Notre Dame has played like a champion, as its sign just outside its locker room suggests. But how will the Irish play as a heavy favorite at 3:40 p.m. Saturday when they host Pitt? The game against the Panthers begins a three-game stretch where 8-0 Notre Dame, […]