Pierce O'Leary
110 articles
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Shamrock Stickers – Notre Dame vs. Stanford ’13
Notre Dame’s frustrating 2013 regular season campaign came to an end on Saturday night with a 27-20 loss at the hands of Stanford. The Irish had opportunities to…
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Run Defense, Offense Critical for Notre Dame vs. Stanford
Notre Dame sent its seniors off with a quality victory versus a solid BYU team at Notre Dame Stadium. The Irish did so by getting back to their…
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Shamrock Stickers – Notre Dame vs BYU
Notre Dame sent its seniors off right with a gritty 23-13 win over BYU. The Irish had a complete effort with contributions from a host of players and…
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Linebackers, Tommy Rees Critical for Notre Dame vs. BYU
Notre Dame comes off its bye week at 7-3 without hopes of playing in a BCS game but still with an opportunity to put together a solid season. …
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Notre Dame @ Pitt – Shamrock Stickers
The Irish fell to 7-3 on the season after their upset loss to Pittsburgh Saturday night. Notre Dame looked sloppy in all phases of the game, poor quarterback…
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Notre Dame vs. Pitt – Key Matchups
Notre Dame struggled mightily last week but survived against Navy and kept their BCS hopes alive. The Irish are done with facing the option offense which is good…
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Notre Dame – Navy: Shamrock Stickers
It was far closer than it should have been but the Irish pulled out their fourth straight victory with a 38-34 triumph over Navy. The Midshipmen’s option attack…
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Notre Dame vs. Navy – Key Matchups
The Notre Dame football program looks for its 7th win of the season this weekend against Navy. What matchups will be key in getting the W? Read more…
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Notre Dame vs. Air Force Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame secured bowl eligibility with its first resounding victory of the season, a 45-10 dismantling of Air Force. The Irish were shorthanded with Louis Nix and Christian…
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Notre Dame @ Air Force – Key Matchups
Notre Dame moved to 5-2 with a defensive performance for the ages in a 14-10 win over rival USC. Next up for Irish is a trip to Colorado…
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Notre Dame vs. USC – Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame defeated arch rival USC for the third time in four years on the strength of a phenomenal defensive effort. Starting quarterback Tommy Rees went down in…
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Notre Dame v. USC – Key Matchups
Notre Dame will host its biggest rival this weekend in a game that will go a long way in determining the direction of the season. The Irish have…
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Notre Dame vs. Arizona State – Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Prince Shembo (55) in action during the game between the Shamrock Series Arizona State University Sun Devils and the University of Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame vs. Arizona State – Key Matchups
Notre Dame is still trying to find consistency five games into the 2013 season. At times the Irish look strong, but have yet to put a full game…
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Shamrock Stickers: Oklahoma ’13
Notre Dame didn’t rise to the occasion versus Oklahoma and as a result fell to the Sooners 35-21. With the loss the Irish fall to 3-2 on the…
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Notre Dame v. Oklahoma: Key Matchups
Notre Dame moved to 3-1 on the season with a victory over Michigan State in a hard fought defensive battle. The Irish did not look efficient on…
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Notre Dame vs. Michigan State: Shamrock Stickers
It wasn’t pretty but the Irish managed to get to 3-1 on the season with a 17-13 victory over Michigan State. Both teams played sloppy but the Irish…
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Notre Dame vs. Michigan State: Key Matchups
Notre Dame will return to South Bend this weekend for a pivotal early season challenge versus Michigan State. The Spartans always play the Irish tough and are seeing…
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Notre Dame @ Purdue ’13: Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame overcame another slow start to survive a scare in West Lafayette, defeating the Boilermakers 31-24. The Irish scored 21 points in the span of 3:29 in…
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Notre Dame @ Purdue ’13: Key Matchups
Notre Dame enters its game with in-state rival Purdue coming off a very poor performance versus Michigan. The Irish turned the ball over, took costly penalties, and struggled…
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Shamrock Stickers: Michigan ’13
The Irish were handed their first loss of the season Saturday night 41-30 by the rival Michigan Wolverines. Notre Dame had opportunities but made far too many mistakes…
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Notre Dame @ Michigan ’13 – Key Matchups
Notre Dame enters the second week of the season poised to endure one of the most instrumental games of its season versus Michigan. The College Gameday crew will…
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Shamrock Stickers: Temple ’13
The Irish opened their 2013 season with a quality 28-6 win versus Temple. As per usual in a season opener the Irish had some miscues but showed flashes…
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Notre Dame vs. Temple ’13: Key Matchups
Notre Dame enters the 2013 season with the weight of high expectations justified by the team’s best season in two decades. The Irish come off an undefeated regular…
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Now or Never ’13: Ben Koyack
Junior tight end Ben Koyack enters the 2013 season looking to find consistency and live up to his potential. Koyack will need to step up this season after…