By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent All right folks, two weeks of picks, two 3-2 records to show for it, which makes me 6-4 on the season. Keep in mind I only pick games that figure to be competitive; I could go for games that should be blowout city this week and boost my percentage, but […]
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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 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 […]
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From Purdue Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Athletics will host The Tip-Off Before the Kickoff at Mackey Arena on Friday, Oct. 12, adding the official start of basketball season to the excitement of Homecoming weekend and the Boilermaker football team’s clash with Wisconsin the following day at Ross-Ade Stadium. The evening will begin […]
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By 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 […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor One of Danny Hope’s top priorities during the bye week should be finding more ways to get the ball to Antavian Edison. The man is a big-time playmaker in the passing game, the kind the Boilermakers haven’t had in recent years. If the Boilermakers make the most of his talents, there […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts Elwood High School’s Marty Wells has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Wells was selected after his Panthers (3-2) beat previously undefeated and Class 3A No. 3-ranked Eastbrook, 34-6. It was their first win over Eastbrook since 2002. The […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Indy Sports Legends editor Cliff Brunt interviewed former Purdue football coach Joe Tiller by telephone this past Thursday while Tiller was home in Wyoming. Tiller, 69, is the winningest coach in Purdue history and led the Boilermakers to the Rose Bowl after the 2000 season. Here are the best comments from the 35-minute conversation. Q: What […]
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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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Andrew Luck is ahead of Peyton Manning on points. Luck, the rookie prodigy, directed a game-winning drive in just his second game to lead the Indianapolis Colts past the Minnesota Vikings 23-20 on Sunday. Manning didn’t even win until Week 5 of his rookie year back in 1998. Luck threw for 309 […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has already heard how his program is off to its best start in a decade and knows that all week, his players will be told how good they are. Such is expected, considering the Irish just knocked off a top-10 team in Michigan State on its […]
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Here are Ben Fahrbach’s best shots from Saturday’s 54-16 win over Eastern Michigan. See also: Purdue runs wild in 54-16 win over Eastern Michigan See also: Notre Dame knocks off Michigan State
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