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 […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame and Stanford are as good as it gets when talking about successful football programs that graduate their players. Saturday’s meeting between the Irish and Cardinal will mark the first time that schools ranked in the top 20 in the Associated Press football poll and on the U.S. News […]
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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 IndySportsLegends.com spoke with Dave Flemming, the Voice of the Cardinal. Flemming is also the radio voice of the San Francisco Giants (along with Jon Miller) and will soon be calling […]
Continue ReadingBy 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 […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Nearly a quarter of a century ago, Notre Dame and Miami (Fla.) were among the nation’s elite in college football. Fast forward to present day and the two storied programs are on a course to return to their glory days a lot sooner than later they hope. The two once […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent I have been blessed to be able to witness some pretty incredible sporting events in my lifetime. There was the 2001 Rose Bowl, several NCAA Tournaments, other New Year’s Day bowl games, Big Ten Tournaments and countless regular-season games that were of the thrilling variety. But Oct. 15, 1988 was […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame has once again been in full game-week preparation mode this week as it enjoyed having last Saturday off from game competition. Fresh off their bye, the Irish enter the second third of their regular-season with a glowing 4-0 record and No. 9 national ranking. Now their coach, Brian […]
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 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 […]
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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 […]
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From 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 […]
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