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 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 […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent This will mark the third week of Big Ten play and it likely will feature the most important game of the season in the Leaders Division. Wisconsin at Purdue. The winner of Saturday’s game in Ross-Ade Stadium will have an inside track on a ticket to the Big Ten Championship […]
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 […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame will be the epicenter of college football on Saturday. It’s matchup with Stanford provides one of four games this weekend that features two top-25 teams squaring off, but the main reason the national spotlight will shine even brighter on the Golden Dome and the House that Rockne built is that […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent I just got done methodically watching my DVR copy of Notre Dame’s win over Miami (Fla.), and upon further review, there’s no doubt the Irish got plenty of lucky breaks against the Hurricanes, which definitely led to the lopsided final score. For instance, take the first play from scrimmage. Miami […]
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 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 […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent So the opening week of Big Ten play has come and gone. What did we learn? Well, for starters, Nebraska looks to be awfully good, especially at home. Ohio State is good, too, but what else is new? Michigan State looks like it will have to rely on defense to […]
By 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 […]