Notre Dame Extends Win Streak To Five
The luck of the Irish has been good, winning their fifth straight game Sunday as they faced Rutgers. Although, luck has nothing to do with it. Notre Dame's talent has been shining all season.
Watch CBS News
The luck of the Irish has been good, winning their fifth straight game Sunday as they faced Rutgers. Although, luck has nothing to do with it. Notre Dame's talent has been shining all season.
Notre Dame soared over DePaul Thursday night. The Irish won their fourth straight game while the Blue Demons losing streak is now nine straight.
Notre Dame's Brian Kelly is determined to turn Notre Dame back into winning team and during the school's recruiting, his plan was obvious. Most of the students recruited were defensive players, an area the Irish needs some help.
When Oliver Purnell took over the job as head coach of the DePaul Blue Demons he knew that he would have his work cut out for him. And he knew the Big Est Conference wouldn't make things any easier.
Notre Dame suffered their worst loss to their rival Marquette earlier this month. Saturday, they redeemed that loss by defeating the Golden Eagles 80-75.
The last time they played each other, Notre Dame dominated St. John's. The Red Storm turned that around Sunday, defeating the Irish 72-54.
Michael Floyd is already one of the best receivers to ever play for the Fighting Irish. But now he'll have a chance to establish himself as the best ever, with one more season in South Bend.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are ranked in the top ten, in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2009. The Irish rose five spots to No. 9, their highest rank since No. 7 back in 2009. Click for full Top 25 poll.
Notre Dame's standout tight end, Kyle Rudolph, missed the majority of the season with a knee injury. And according to a report, he's now headed for the NFL Draft.
In the most recent AP Top 25 basketball poll, released on Monday, both Notre Dame and Illinois rose from their positions last week.
After failing under high expectations at Notre Dame, Charlie Weis returned to the NFL and helped the Kansas City Chiefs get to the playoffs. Now he'll return to college as the new offensive coordinator at Florida.
Notre Dame's four-game winning streak was snapped as they had trouble keeping the ball against Syracuse Saturday, losing 70-58. The Irish was only responsible for four turnovers in the first half, but struggled during the second half.
Notre Dame and Miami played some heated games in their rivalry back in the 1980's. In both teams' last game of 2010, the Irish routed the 'Canes 33-17.
South Bend, Indiana and El Paso, Texas aren't really considered neighbors. But when Notre Dame takes the field against Miami, the Irish expect to feel like their in their own back yard.
As Notre Dame and Miami prepare for their Sun Bowl matchup, both schools have taken precautions to ensure player safety.
Notre Dame's president says the university acted with integrity in its handling of sexual misconduct allegations against a football player by a St. Mary's College student who later committed suicide.
Notre Dame is having a great year, having only lost once. With UMBC being winless so far and facing the surging Irish, it was no surprise Notre Dame claimed another victory by nearly doubling their opponent's score.
Notre Dame is having no trouble bouncing back from their only loss this season a couple of weeks ago. The Irish defeated the Stony Brook Seawolves with ease, earning their second straight win.
Notre Dame's quarterback Dayne Crist suffered a season ending injury for the second season in a row earlier this year and is hoping to be ready for spring practice.
While an Indiana county prosecutor has chosen to not prosecute a University of Notre Dame football player for alleged sexual battery, the federal government is now reviewing the university's handling of the case.
T-minus three more days until bowl season officially begins when a mediocre BYU Cougars team takes the field against a mediocre UTEP Miners squad in the mediocre (at best) New Mexico Bowl in beautiful Albuquerque, New Mexico.
It is just over a year since Brian Kelly has been named the new head coach at Notre Dame and his winning reputation caught the attention of his team. After a frustrating season, he brings the Irish to the Sun Bowl with a 7-5 record.
Notre Dame and Miami have accepted invitations to meet in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31, giving the game a marquee matchup between two teams with plenty of history.
The Irish had a rough start to the season, but finished strong. Notre Dame heads to a bowl after three straight wins. This would be the Irish's 30th bowl.
