Year: 2014
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against LSU?
Hard by the banks of the Cumberland River, and in easy walking distance of the cathedral of country music, the Ryman Aauditorium, the Fighting Irish defeated those long, thick, swift …
- Analysis
Can Bowl Win Propel Notre Dame into 2015?
Leave it to Dr. Lou to wait all of two minutes after Notre Dame’s season ending win over LSU in the 2014 Music City Bowl to start Notre Dame’s 2015…
- Special Teams
Kyle Brindza’s Redemption Saves Notre Dame
Senior kick Kyle Brindza had a rough season in 2014. His field goal percentage plummeted to just 56.5 percent, nearly 20 points below his career average, while missing several crucial…
- NFL & 5th Year Decisions
Report: Sheldon Day Staying at Notre Dame for SR Season
According to a report from Irish Illustrated earlier on Tuesday, Notre Dame senior to be Sheldon Day will be returning to Notre Dame after receiving a “stay in school” grade…
- Notre Dame Football Highlights
Notre Dame Football Music City Bowl Highlights
Notre Dame’s regular season ended with a disappointing four game losing streak that featured losses to Northwestern, Louisville, Arizona State, and a shellacking at the hands of arch rival USC.…
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- Notre Dame Player Highlights
Watch: It’s Good! Kyle Brindza Kicks Notre Dame to Bowl Win!
Kyle Brindza had a tough 2014 season, but he capped off his tumultuous season and his career with a game winning 33 yard field goal over LSU to give Notre…
- Notre Dame Player Highlights
Watch: CJ Prosise Ties it at 28 For Notre Dame
Notre Dame junior running back CJ Prosise took a jet sweep 50 yards for the longest run of his career to tie the 2014 Music City Bowl at 28-28 towards…
- Notre Dame Player Highlights
In-Game Highlights: Malik Zaire Throws, Runs for TDs for Notre Dame
Malik Zaire’s first career start has started with touchdown drives on two of the first three offensive drives of the game for the Fighting Irish. Watch both plays below as…
- Matchups
Notre Dame v. LSU – Music City Bowl Match Ups
Notre Dame had a disappointing end to the regular season but can end the year on a good note with a victory over LSU. The Irish lost their last four…
- Analysis
Notre Dame’s Recruiting on the Right Track
As tough as Notre Dame’s 2014 season nosedive was to swallow, diehard college football fans know how a program fares on the recruiting trail is equally as important as what…
- Analysis
Aggressive Approach Key to Notre Dame Defeating LSU
Notre Dame and the rest of college football may be tired of hearing it, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t true.
- Notre Dame Football
2015 Irish opponents in the Bowl Games
Eight of Notre Dame’s scheduled opponents for 2015 are playing in bowl games. Virginia, UMass, Temple and Wake Forest are not. We list them chronologically, with some possible points of…
- Analysis
Notre Dame – LSU Bowl Matchup Brings Opportunity, Challenges
Still reeling from an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the USC Trojans, the Notre Dame football program had numerous unanswered questions circling overhead. Is the program headed in the…
- Notre Dame Quarterbacks
Notre Dame Quarterback Malik Zaire Rare Bright Spot
Fighting Irish fans that tuned into Notre Dame’s annual rivalry game against Southern California this past Saturday hoping the ailing program would show signs of rejuvenation were sorely disappointed. Instead…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against USC?
Ugliness, embarrassment, second disaster of the year. USC, resisting the temptation to run up the score, buried the Irish 49-14, sending the Irish to its first four game losing streak…
- Players of the Week
Notre Dame v. USC ’14 – Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame’s regular season came to a brutal end as they were flattened 49-14 by arch-rival USC. The Irish were never in the game as the Trojans jumped out to…
- Analysis
For Notre Dame, It’s Often Darkest Before Dawn
NOTRE DAME has won four national championships in the post-Leahy era: 1) 1966, 2) 1973, 3) 1977, .and 4) 1988. There were myriad near-misses: ’64, ’70, ’80, ’89, ’93, ’12. While past performance…
- Matchups
Notre Dame v. USC ’14 – Key Matchups
Notre Dame will look to avoid losing its fourth straight game when they travel to California to take on arch-rival USC. The second half of the season has been riddled…
- Coaching Staff
Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly’s Accountability Doesn’t Add Up
Let’s get one thing straight: Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly is unquestionably the best coach the Fighting Irish have had since legend Lou Holtz roamed the sidelines years ago. …
- Players of the Week
Notre Dame v. Louisville ’14 – Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame lost its third game in a row and fourth of its last five falling 31-28 to Louisville on senior day. The Irish were marred by sloppy play yet…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Louisville?
The Fighting Irish lost their third straight game as the Louisville Cardinals befouled Senior Day, 31-28. It is axiomatic to football’s unforgiving math that a team’s stronger units must compensate…
- Matchups
Notre Dame v. Louisville ’14 – Key Matchups
Notre Dame will look to bounce back from an awful home loss to Northwestern last week when Louisville comes to South Bend. The Irish will have to get back to…
- Analysis
Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly Faces Tough Questions
Brian, we need to have a sidebar. The kind of sidebar I watched you attempt to have with starting quarterback Everett Golson after a turnover against Northwestern before he brushed…
- Players of the Week
Notre Dame v. Northwestern – Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame put forth another embarrassing effort in a loss to 17 point underdog Northwestern. The Irish have now lost back to back games and have a litany of problems…
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Duranko’s Digest: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame’s 1956 Heisman Winner
With Louisville coming in on Saturday, the 22d, Louisvillians will mark this as their first visit to South Bend for football purposes. But over 60 years ago, in a galaxy…