Are you not entertained? Saturday night in Blacksburg started out as a sleepy punt-fest before morphing into one of the more exciting finishes of the season featuring multiple quarterbacks, flags everywhere, untimely turnovers, and one clutch game-winning kick from Jonathan Doerer. The Fighting Irish now move to 5-1 on the season with the bye week [...]
If the previous 4 weeks weren't a strong enough indication we have more data to conclude the country is divided by Alabama and Georgia then everyone else. They're being hunted by a pair of Big Ten teams in our poll, neither of which are Ohio State. Buckle up, things are bound to get very weird [...]
Welcome back to the latest edition of Five Wide Fullbacks as we revisit our Top 25 Irish players from the pre-season, tackle Notre Dame's rushing performance, discuss bowl projections, rank the remaining opponents, and ponder when Alabama will lose next, if ever again. Let's get the ball, put our head down, and pick up 3 [...]
We can all agree turning the ball over in the end zone on the 1st possession of the game and eventually falling behind 17-0 are not good recipes for success. Notre Dame moved the ball well on that fateful first drive--and had a few more chances to make a comeback--but they were beaten soundly by [...]
Ahead of a massive Week 5 and long list of intriguing matchups we had a pretty sleepy Week 4 free from a lot of drama. A few teams like Oklahoma, Iowa, BYU, Michigan, and Michigan State struggled to put their competition away only to survive and advance anyway. As evidence, only 2 teams in the [...]
As expected, a defensive battle broke out in Chicago between Notre Dame and Wisconsin with the Badgers clinging to a 3-point lead early in the 4th quarter. With the Irish quarterback sidelined due to a leg injury things were starting to look a little bleak for Notre Dame. Instead, one of the most fun and [...]
It's the long-awaited return of the Shamrock Series, except Notre Dame is the away team, wearing their home blue, for a game that is on the Fox Big Noon lineup, and in the Fighting Irish territory of Chicago at Soldier Field. Okay, let's break down this super weird college football game. Modern Wisconsin football has [...]
Alabama survives a scare in the Swamp, Penn State holds serve over visiting Auburn, while UCLA blows all the goodwill they built up early in this 2021 season. Elsewhere, Clemson survived a near brutal upset by the Bees and Cincinnati comes back to defeat Indiana in the scorching Bloomington heat. Let's take a look at [...]
If you thought our last scholarship update back in May was confusing with all of the new rules going on with college football there's more to learn for the future. According to various reports, the Division-1 Oversight Committee is expected to pass a temporary law next month that will allow football programs the opportunity to [...]
We're 3 games into the 2021 season and the one thing Notre Dame has firmly established so far is that nothing will be easy. Granted, you could find plenty of entertainment in this product if you'd like but the reality is the Irish are giving us all plenty of heartburn through September. After trailing early [...]
Week 2 is in the books and with it a little more stability across the country as many power programs inserted easy opponents before the bulk of their conference scheduling begins. While ESPN did not choose the Fox telecast of Oregon-Ohio State for GameDay the Buckeyes loss (only the 3rd defeat of the Ryan Day [...]
I have good news! After re-watching the game against Toledo I came away a little surprised and not quite as disgusted with the offensive line than I originally thought watching live. I also have bad news. As I'll explain, I don't think the ceiling for this offensive line is that high at all. Maybe that's [...]
A 2-0 start for Notre Dame hasn't felt this bad since 2008, and perhaps much longer. The Irish were able to fight back late for a touchdown and accompanied backyard 2-point completion to post a 32-29 victory over visiting Toledo on Saturday. It's always better to win than lose but the action this weekend continued [...]
Four teams go tumbling out of the rankings with 5 others taking a drop after a busy full opening weekend as the SEC once again takes command of the polls. Alabama and Georgia laid down early claims for the National Title hunt while the ACC has spent this work week recovering from vomiting all over [...]
Things were a little nervy early on, then they stabilized in favor of Notre Dame, then things simply fell apart especially on defense. Somehow, the Fighting Irish overcame a brewing Disney movie to survive pesky Florida State in overtime following a Jonathan Doerer dagger from 41 yards out. Winning is better than losing, if that's [...]
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