By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent We’re about to find out if Notre Dame is worthy of its top-five national ranking. So far it has taken care of business, beating every team on its schedule to date, and that’s all anyone could ask. Entering the season, we thought the Irish schedule was one of the nation’s […]
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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, ISL spoke with Toby Rowland, the Voice of the Sooners. Rowland went to high school in New Castle, Ind., and played basketball for the Trojans. Following is what Rowland had to say […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. ” It wasn’t easy, but the Irish will gladly take their hard-fought 17-14 win over feisty BYU in Notre Dame Stadium. The victory improves No. 5 Notre Dame’s record to 7-0 on the season and sets up a huge showdown next Saturday with 10th-ranked Oklahoma in Norman. […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Things happened so fast Saturday evening in Notre Dame Stadium. First, some of us in the press box, including myself were beginning to think the Irish were on the verge of suffering their first loss of the season. Then we thought they were going to pull […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Notre Dame’s magical season got even more magical on Saturday evening thanks to a thrilling 20-13 overtime win over No. 17 Stanford in Notre Dame Stadium. The story was once again the Irish defense. It’s a defense that prior to the Stanford game was considered one […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame continued to show the college football world it’s back and relevant again by pounding Miami (Fla.) 41-3 Saturday night in Chicago’s Soldier Field. As a result, the Irish moved to 5-0 on the season and will be thrust even more into the national spotlight as ESPN College Gameday […]
By 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 […]
By 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 […]
By 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 […]
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