Notre Dame Game Primers
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #9 Irish Travel to Stanford for Season Finale
After a 70–7 shellacking of Syracuse, the Fighting Irish will be major favorites against rival Stanford again this weekend. Late Saturday night, Notre Dame seeks to punctuate their playoff résumé,…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #9 Irish Host Syracuse in Playoff Push
After a 22-point victory on the road, Notre Dame Football returns home for their final “regular” season game in South Bend. Although not perfect, this Irish Football team is starting…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #9 Irish Face #23 Pittsburgh in Top 25 Showdown
After a 49–10 blowout of Navy, the Fighting Irish face another traditional opponent in the Pittsburgh Panthers. With three games remaining in the regular season, it is no secret this…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: Ascending #12 Irish Travel to Boston College
Fresh off a victory over USC and a bye week, Notre Dame Football travels to Massachusetts to take on their old foe, the Boston College Eagles. Although the CFP rankings…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #13 Irish Host #20 USC with Major Playoff Implications
After losing two heartbreakers to start the season, Marcus Freeman enters this showdown with a four-game winning streak. Just a few weeks ago, this game did not have much significance.…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: Red-Hot No. 16 Irish Host NC State
It was a complete effort last weekend, as Notre Dame cruised to a 28–7 victory over Boise State. But the Fighting Irish did leave a lot of points on the…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: Irish Seek Breakout Game at Arkansas
It wasn’t pretty, but Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish secured their first victory on Saturday evening against a Big Ten opponent. There is still an enormous hill to climb,…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: Defenseless Irish Host In-State Rival Purdue
Quoting Rob Schneider in Adam Sandler’s The Waterboy, “Oh no, we suck again.” Honestly, for the Fighting Irish players and fans, there is not much to play for the rest…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #8 Irish Host #16 Texas A&M in Playoff-Like Environment
After a late-game comeback was hindered in South Beach, the Fighting Irish found themselves in “playoff mode” early in the season once again. Mike Elko makes his return to Notre…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #6 Irish face #10 Miami in a Sunday Night Showdown
Notre Dame and Miami meet on the gridiron for the first time in nearly a decade (2017). Marcus Freeman’s team enters this matchup fresh off a 14-2 season and loss…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #7 Irish vs #8 Ohio State for the National Championship
Marcus Freeman’s Irish and Ryan Day’s Buckeyes will meet for the third consecutive season on Monday Night. After defeating the Hoosiers, Bulldogs, and Nittany Lions, Notre Dame will seek their…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: Irish face Penn State in the Orange Bowl
After the biggest victory for Notre Dame Football this century, the Irish must turn their attention to a Semifinal matchup against Penn State. This game will be a clash of…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #7 Irish Face #2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl
After a dominant first-round performance against the Indiana Hoosiers, Notre Dame and head coach Marcus Freeman will turn their attention to the SEC Champion, Georgia Bulldogs. These two programs have…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #7 Irish host #10 Indiana in First Round Playoff Matchup
The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff has arrived! Per ticket prices, this is undoubtedly the biggest matchup in round one. Marcus Freeman’s Fighting Irish are riding a 10-game winning streak…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: USC stands between the Irish and a home playoff game
After a 49 to 14 dismantling of #19 Army, Marcus Freeman leads his team out west to face their top rival, the Trojans of Southern California. This college football season…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: 9-1 Irish face undefeated Army at Yankee Stadium
Notre Dame is two wins away from potentially hosting a first-round playoff game. They will face two of their toughest matchups in November as they square off with 9-0 Army…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: Playoff Hopeful Irish host Florida State in Primetime
Fresh off a second bye-week, Marcus Freeman has Notre Dame playing their best football heading into the final third of the schedule. This matchup was projected to be a top-10…
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Primer: High-Stakes Top-25 Battle Between Long-Time Rivals Notre Dame and Navy
The 6-1 Fighting Irish head to the East Coast to battle with their long-time rival, the 6-0 Navy Midshipmen. This is a rare ranked matchup between the two programs, as…
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Primer: Riley Leonard Ascending as Notre Dame Preps for Key Matchup with Georgia Tech
Riley Leonard and the Fighting Irish passing attack finally hit their stride Saturday afternoon, and fans should be excited for the second half of this college football season. With all…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #16 Irish host #15 Louisville in Must-Win Game
Everything is on the line Saturday afternoon. The Fighting Irish picked the perfect matchup for their annual “Green Out” game, and Notre Dame Stadium will be ecstatic. Jeff Brohm’s team…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #17 Irish return home to face Miami of Ohio
After knocking off Texas A&M on the road and then losing to Northern Illinois at home, the Fighting Irish handed Purdue their worst home loss in school history on Saturday.…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #18 Irish Look to Rebound Against Purdue
Marcus Freeman followed up Notre Dame’s historic road victory on the road against SEC foe Texas A&M, with one of the most embarrassing losses in program history to Northern Illinois.…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #7 Irish host Northern Illinois
Coach Freeman led Notre Dame into the heart of the SEC and secured a major victory in College Station. Although not perfect, the Fighting Irish have a lot of youth…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #7 Irish travel to #20 Texas A&M
Notre Dame Football is finally back! College GameDay is headed to another primetime matchup with the Fighting Irish facing the Texas A&M Aggies. Marcus Freeman is entering a pivotal 3rd…
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Notre Dame Football Primer: #16 Irish face #19 Oregon State in the Sun Bowl
Quarterback Steve Angeli will get the assignment against the #19 Oregon State Beavers this week. After finishing last season with 9 wins and a bowl victory, Marcus Freeman looks to…
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