Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Breaking down greatness No circumstances could make me happier as I return to this space after a long paternity hiatus than these - the Notre Dame Fighting Irish just got a bigger win than any in my lifetime, and I get to talk about how it happened. In an amazing bit of trivia, my daughter - who turned two months just before … [Read more...] about Three Things We Saw in Notre Dame’s Win Over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl
Notre Dame opens as slight favorite over Penn State in the Orange Bowl
Stephen Lew-Imagn Images Could be a close one The Notre Dame Fighting Irish has advanced in the college football playoff to the seminfinals in the Orange Bowl after taking down the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl. Notre Dame’s opponent will be the Penn State Nittany Lions, who got there thanks to a Fiesta Bowl win over the Boise State Broncos. Notre Dame took out the … [Read more...] about Notre Dame opens as slight favorite over Penn State in the Orange Bowl
Notre Dame Hockey Ready to Play at Wrigley: Penn State Series Preview
The Irish and Nittany Lions serve up a precursor to their CFP meeting The Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team returns to the ice after winter break, this time with a twist. Before they meet on the football field in the CFP Semifinals, the Irish and Penn State Nittany Lions will play a pair of hockey games, including one outside at Wrigley Field. It has been a rough start to … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Hockey Ready to Play at Wrigley: Penn State Series Preview
College Football Playoff Data Review: Notre Dame 23, Georgia 10
Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images Tale of the stats from Notre Dame’s dominant, 23-10 Sugar Bowl win over Georgia. Notre Dame football extended its 2024 win streak to 12 games with it’s decisive win over the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl. There’s a ton that’s significant about this win in the big scheme of things but this 12-team Playoff format means that we don’t … [Read more...] about College Football Playoff Data Review: Notre Dame 23, Georgia 10
Marcus Freeman Brought What Notre Dame Football Always Needed to Break its Glass Ceiling: Belief
Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images And it’s worth eight figures You could write a Ph.D. thesis about what exactly kept Brian Kelly from making Notre Dame a true national title contender. Whatever animosity you may hold towards the man for the way he left Notre Dame or whatever other reason, you have to admit that he’s a quality football coach. As proof, he inherited a … [Read more...] about Marcus Freeman Brought What Notre Dame Football Always Needed to Break its Glass Ceiling: Belief