USC vs. Notre Dame: D’Anton Lynn’s improved defense faces its toughest test
4 months ago

USC vs. Notre Dame: D’Anton Lynn’s improved defense faces its toughest test

LA Times  

When D’Anton Lynn inherited one of the worst defenses in college football, the expectation was that even a middling performance would make a major difference at USC. “We’re playing our best ball right now,” cornerback Greedy Vance said. As Lynn sees it, Notre Dame is “the best offense that we’ve played.” Which should make for an ideal measuring stick, to finish out his first year at the helm. They have speed on the outside.” Here’s what else you should watch during USC’s matchup with Notre Dame on Saturday at the Coliseum:

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No. 1 Notre Dame clamps down on defense, a good sign as March is getting closer
1 month, 1 week ago

No. 1 Notre Dame clamps down on defense, a good sign as March is getting closer

Associated Press  

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — It’s been a good week for the Notre Dame women’s basketball team: Return to No. The big number for Fighting Irish coach Niele Ivey was 42 — the season-best in points allowed by her team this season, the reward for a night of airtight defense. “We wanted our identity to be our defense.” The 42 points …

Notre Dame gets late pick and field goal to make title game with 27-24 win over Penn State
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Notre Dame gets late pick and field goal to make title game with 27-24 win over Penn State

Associated Press  

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A diving interception off an ill-advised pass set up Notre Dame’s trip to play for the program’s 12th national title after a thrill-a-minute 27-24 victory over Penn State on Thursday night in the Orange Bowl. Fighting Irish defensive back Christian Gray snared Drew Allar’s pass across the middle at the Nittany Lions 42e with 33 seconds …

Notre Dame defeats Penn State in Orange Bowl thriller to reach national title game
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Notre Dame defeats Penn State in Orange Bowl thriller to reach national title game

LA Times  

Notre Dame cornerback Christian Gray celebrates after intercepting a pass during the second half of the Fighting Irish’s 27-24 win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Friday. A few seconds later, Gray and Notre Dame found themselves with a spot in the national title game after a thrill-a-minute 27-24 victory over Penn State on Thursday night in the …

Notre Dame, Penn State set for Orange Bowl clash in CFP semifinals. What are keys to the game?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Notre Dame, Penn State set for Orange Bowl clash in CFP semifinals. What are keys to the game?

New York Times  

The path to the national championship game is set, and either Penn State or Notre Dame will advance. For Penn State, even after beating SMU and Boise State in the Playoff, there are still many questions about whether or not James Franklin’s team can win a game when it’s not favored. Now, there’s a golden opportunity here for Penn State, …

Hidalgo scores 33 as No. 3 Notre Dame defeats Loyola Maryland 97-54
3 months, 1 week ago

Hidalgo scores 33 as No. 3 Notre Dame defeats Loyola Maryland 97-54

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 3 Notre Dame beat Loyola Maryland 97-54 on Sunday. Takeaways Loyola Maryland: After a rough start getting outscored 26-9, the Greyhounds hit 7-of-14 shots and were only outscored by one point in the second quarter. Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish connected on 10-of-20 3-pointers against …

Indiana’s high-flying offense grounded by aggressive Notre Dame defense
3 months, 1 week ago

Indiana’s high-flying offense grounded by aggressive Notre Dame defense

Associated Press  

— Notre Dame quickly grounded Indiana after the high-flying Hoosiers came into the College Football Playoffs with the top scoring offense. Notre Dame slugged Indiana with an aggressive tone early, keeping the Hoosiers out of the end zone until the final 1:27 in a 27-17 victory Friday night. It was good to see our guys on defense play well today …

Citron leads No. 8 Notre Dame against No. 2 UConn after 25-point game
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Citron leads No. 8 Notre Dame against No. 2 UConn after 25-point game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UConn Huskies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish South Bend, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -2.5; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Notre Dame scores 85.8 points, 36.3 more per game than the 49.5 UConn gives up. UConn averages 8.5 made 3-pointers …

Shrewsberry leads Notre Dame against Dartmouth after 25-point game
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shrewsberry leads Notre Dame against Dartmouth after 25-point game

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Dartmouth Big Green at Notre Dame Fighting Irish South Bend, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Irish -18; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Notre Dame hosts Dartmouth after Braeden Shrewsberry scored 25 points in Notre Dame’s 69-64 victory against the Syracuse Orange. …

Shrewsberry leads Notre Dame against Dartmouth after 25-point game
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shrewsberry leads Notre Dame against Dartmouth after 25-point game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Dartmouth Big Green at Notre Dame Fighting Irish South Bend, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Notre Dame takes on Dartmouth after Braeden Shrewsberry scored 25 points in Notre Dame’s 69-64 win against the Syracuse Orange. Dartmouth averages 7.0 more points per game than …

No. 5 Notre Dame punches CFP ticket with 2 late interception return TDs to beat USC 49-35
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4 months ago

No. 5 Notre Dame punches CFP ticket with 2 late interception return TDs to beat USC 49-35

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Notre Dame led 35-21 early in the fourth quarter, but Ja’Kobi Lane made the second of his three touchdown catches for the Trojans with 8:43 left. Notre Dame’s offense responded with yet another lightning-quick drive against USC’s improved defense, and Leonard’s short TD run put the …

Utah takes on No. 3 Notre Dame
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4 months ago

Utah takes on No. 3 Notre Dame

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The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Utah Utes George Town, Cayman Islands; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah takes on No. Notre Dame is second in the ACC scoring 44.7 points per game in the paint led by Hannah Hidalgo averaging 12.0. Utah averages 10.6 …

USC pushes No. 5 Notre Dame, but fall to Irish after disastrous fourth quarter
4 months ago

USC pushes No. 5 Notre Dame, but fall to Irish after disastrous fourth quarter

LA Times  

Notre Dame cornerback Christian Gray intercepts a pass from USC quarterback Jayden Maiava intended for USC receiver Kyron Hudson at the goal line in the fourth quarter Saturday at the Coliseum. The tape played on loop all week in Notre Dame’s facility, a sobering reminder for the Irish two years later of what USC, under Lincoln Riley, could be when …

USC looks to upset No. 5 Notre Dame, deny surging Irish a home game in CFP
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4 months ago

USC looks to upset No. 5 Notre Dame, deny surging Irish a home game in CFP

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Key matchup Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love vs. USC LB Easton Mascarenas-Arnold. Players to watch Notre Dame: QB Riley Leonard has settled in after a slow start, with 11 total touchdowns to one interception over the last four games. Facts & figures Notre Dame has held …

After another blowout, Notre Dame deserves credit for making its schedule look easy
4 months, 1 week ago

After another blowout, Notre Dame deserves credit for making its schedule look easy

New York Times  

– Eight final thoughts on Notre Dame’s 49-14 blowout of Army and where the Irish are headed. Notre Dame’s schedule has been one of the weakest in recent history with four Group of 5 opponents, plus a down Florida State, Purdue and Stanford. In The Athletic’s mock bracket, including those on the bubble, only Indiana, Tulane and Boise State are …

Love scores 3 TDs, No. 6 Notre Dame hands No. 18 Army 1st loss with 49-14 romp at Yankee Stadium
4 months, 1 week ago

Love scores 3 TDs, No. 6 Notre Dame hands No. 18 Army 1st loss with 49-14 romp at Yankee Stadium

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Notre Dame’s tribute game to its “Four Horsemen” turned into a pretty good one-man show by Jeremiyah Love. “It’s almost like he’s anticipating what the defense is going to do and when he breaks through that second level, I don’t see many people that can catch him,” Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said of Love, who had …

USC-UCLA rivalry game will give Victory Bell winner power to salvage disappointing season
4 months, 1 week ago

USC-UCLA rivalry game will give Victory Bell winner power to salvage disappointing season

Associated Press  

Southern California at UCLA, Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST BetMGM College Football Odds: USC by 4 1/2. The first year in the Big Ten has been disappointing for both the Trojans and Bruins, but city bragging rights, possession of the Victory Bell, and postseason aspirations make the crosstown showdown key to salvaging the season. Key matchup USC RB Woody Marks vs. …

USC snaps losing streak: Takeaways from the Trojans’ win over Rutgers
5 months, 1 week ago

USC snaps losing streak: Takeaways from the Trojans’ win over Rutgers

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — The pattern started to emerge again. But on the first play of USC’s next possession, Miller Moss threw a pass just out of a Rutgers defender’s reach and into the hands of sophomore receiver Makai Lemon. Lemon’s breakout game USC’s receiver group is led by four sophomores — Lemon, Zachariah Branch, Ja’Kobi Lane and Duce Robinson. It’s …

What to watch during USC vs. Rutgers: D’Anton Lynn gets creative to ramp up pressure
5 months, 1 week ago

What to watch during USC vs. Rutgers: D’Anton Lynn gets creative to ramp up pressure

LA Times  

Greedy Vance Jr. may not look, on paper, like he would be the answer to USC’s pass rushing problems. But as USC struggles to get to the quarterback, defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn has had to get increasingly creative. And they weren’t the only ones blitzing from the secondary: Akili Arnold added two pass-rush snaps last Saturday, while Jaylin Smith rushed …

What’s with Notre Dame’s injuries? Final thoughts from a dominant win over Stanford
5 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s with Notre Dame’s injuries? Final thoughts from a dominant win over Stanford

New York Times  

— Nine thoughts on Notre Dame’s dominant win over Stanford, one for every yard after the catch logged by Pat Coogan last weekend. He’s been Notre Dame’s only reliable receiver this season and basically got frozen out of the offense the past three games: 13 targets, seven catches, 74 yards. But Notre Dame doesn’t need Stanford to be a good …

USC has quickly become a Big Ten power and should reach the CFP
6 months, 3 weeks ago

USC has quickly become a Big Ten power and should reach the CFP

LA Times  

Suddenly, the fantasy feels grounded in reality. USC coach Lincoln Riley talks to staff via his headset during the team’s win over Utah State on Saturday at the Coliseum. “There’s just a long ways to go, man, but, shoot, we couldn’t be more excited about what they’re doing, they way we’re playing defensively right now.” If their victory last week …

USC makes a big opening statement with thrilling last-minute victory over LSU
7 months ago

USC makes a big opening statement with thrilling last-minute victory over LSU

LA Times  

Fatigue was setting in. USC wide receiver Kyron Hudson makes an acrobatic one-handed catch in front of LSU linebacker West Weeks during the first half Sunday. He had new defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn to thank, in part, for that, as USC’s defense held an opposing offense to 20 or fewer points for the first time since last September. That’s what …

USC out to prove its revamped defense can win a ‘fistfight’ against LSU
7 months ago

USC out to prove its revamped defense can win a ‘fistfight’ against LSU

LA Times  

USC defensive end Jamil Muhammad prepares for a snap against Nevada in September. “We’ve known what the challenge is going to be since I got the job here.” Players and coaches had been answering the same questions for months, repeating the same refrain about how a defense that dwelled near the bottom of every statistical category last season would be …

Steve Angeli throws for 3 TDs, No. 15 Notre Dame beats No. 21 Oregon State 40-8 in Sun Bowl
1 year, 3 months ago

Steve Angeli throws for 3 TDs, No. 15 Notre Dame beats No. 21 Oregon State 40-8 in Sun Bowl

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EL PASO, Texas — Steve Angeli passed for 232 yards and three touchdowns, guiding No. It’s a pleasure to coach them.” Oregon State, which finished the season on a three-game losing streak, had three starters opt out and four others enter the transfer portal — including starting quarterback D.J. That score at 6:02 of the fourth quarter cut Notre Dame’s …

Marcus Freeman has to figure out how Notre Dame got here, why it couldn’t go further
1 year, 4 months ago

Marcus Freeman has to figure out how Notre Dame got here, why it couldn’t go further

New York Times  

STANFORD, Calif. — The best of Audric Estime came between the tackles, forcing Stanford into a night of business decisions on Saturday, en route to 25 carries, 238 yards and four touchdowns. As officials reviewed Gi’Bran Payne’s fumble or touchdown late in the second quarter, Freeman got into Estime and running backs coach Deland McCullough for the hint of another …

USC vs. Utah five things to watch: Trojans plan to ‘attack it harder’ after loss
1 year, 5 months ago

USC vs. Utah five things to watch: Trojans plan to ‘attack it harder’ after loss

LA Times  

Behind closed gates and high walls, everything looks great for USC. Emboldened by their first loss of the year, the Trojans returned to the practice field with “a little more edge,” offensive lineman Jonah Monheim said, “a little more fire.” But Monheim knows just being the team that practices well when no one is around to see it won’t make …

USC takeaways: Offensive line miscues helped fuel Trojans’ ugly loss at Notre Dame
1 year, 5 months ago

USC takeaways: Offensive line miscues helped fuel Trojans’ ugly loss at Notre Dame

LA Times  

Justin Dedich wandered alone in the aftermath, cameras capturing the moment as Irish fans flooded the field and USC’s sixth-year senior center weaved his way between them toward the tunnel one last time. Dedich had come to Notre Dame Stadium three times now in his USC tenure, and each successive trip to South Bend had left the Trojans devastated and …

No. 10 USC vs. No. 21 Notre Dame: Trojans prepare for a wet, bruising game day
1 year, 5 months ago

No. 10 USC vs. No. 21 Notre Dame: Trojans prepare for a wet, bruising game day

LA Times  

The artificial crowd noise was turned all the way up. Yes, it feels like Notre Dame rivalry week. “Growing up, being a USC fan and dreaming about coming to USC, you always dreamed about playing in USC-Notre Dame game,” said Williams, a former star at Gardena Serra, “and especially playing at South Bend is a dream.” Notre Dame Stadium has …

Williams expects tough matchup as No. 10 Trojans renew rivalry at No. 21 Notre Dame
1 year, 5 months ago

Williams expects tough matchup as No. 10 Trojans renew rivalry at No. 21 Notre Dame

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “No matter how good the teams are, no matter how bad the teams are, it’s just like Oklahoma and Texas,” Williams said. “When you play against a team like that, with the sense of rivalry, the game is always a little bit harder than what the …

No. 21 Notre Dame hopes to rebound from 2nd loss while renewing rivalry with No. 10 USC
1 year, 5 months ago

No. 21 Notre Dame hopes to rebound from 2nd loss while renewing rivalry with No. 10 USC

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “We expect it to be an electric atmosphere, a great environment and a great opportunity for this program to use the adversity we faced this past week and to use it as energy and motivation.” Saturday’s game closes out a stretch in which Notre Dame has …

Roundtable: What do USC and UCLA have to do to win their top 25 games Saturday?
1 year, 5 months ago

Roundtable: What do USC and UCLA have to do to win their top 25 games Saturday?

LA Times  

Times college football writers Ben Bolch, Ryan Kartje, J. Brady McCollough and Thuc Nhi Nguyen discuss key questions ahead of No. Kartje: Lincoln Riley has done his best to project confidence about where USC’s defense is headed, but nothing about the last three games suggests the Trojans will be fine going forward. The best quarterback USC has faced so far …

No. 10 Notre Dame hopes to improve its struggling offense at No. 25 Louisville
1 year, 5 months ago

No. 10 Notre Dame hopes to improve its struggling offense at No. 25 Louisville

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! So, that’s our challenge: to improve faster than our opponents.” Notre Dame thought it had solved the problem when Hartman led the offense to 46.0 points and 508.8 yards through the first four weeks. “Maybe sometimes what our film study shows is not what we get.” …

Notre Dame final thoughts: Endgame questions linger after Ohio State escapes
1 year, 6 months ago

Notre Dame final thoughts: Endgame questions linger after Ohio State escapes

New York Times  

— Thirteen thoughts on Notre Dame’s epic 17-14 loss to Ohio State, a result that may echo throughout the rest of the season. It’s just that everything after that horizontal Egbuka run felt like Notre Dame and Ohio State were playing at different speeds. Three players accounted for all five of Notre Dame’s third-down conversions against Ohio State: Gi’Brian Payne, …

USC football keeps winning, but Trojans will need more vs. top Pac-12 teams
1 year, 6 months ago

USC football keeps winning, but Trojans will need more vs. top Pac-12 teams

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Deion Sanders and Colorado vs. USC in Week 5 college football action. USC’s defense surrendered 28 points to an offense that was on its third-string quarterback and scored only 24 points against Southern Utah when it was healthy, not extremely banged up like it was this week. The unit that couldn’t tackle against Utah …

No. 10 Notre Dame beats NC State 45-24 for 29th straight regular-season win against ACC teams
1 year, 6 months ago

No. 10 Notre Dame beats NC State 45-24 for 29th straight regular-season win against ACC teams

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Audric Estime ran for an 80-yard touchdown on the first play after an extended weather delay and Sam Hartman three of his four scores after halftime to help Notre Dame beat North Carolina State 45-24 on Saturday, earning yet another win against an Atlantic Coast Conference …

Notre Dame’s defense is ahead of its offense in spring practice. Is that a bad thing?
1 year, 11 months ago

Notre Dame’s defense is ahead of its offense in spring practice. Is that a bad thing?

New York Times  

— Zeke Correll talked through the mental game he’s had to play the past five years while going from emergency starter at center to misfit guard and back to his rightful place in the middle of Notre Dame’s line. For all the potential positives about Notre Dame’s offense in Marcus Freeman’s second season, there’s no denying its newness. “I think …

New coaches lead ancient rivals into Notre Dame-USC clash
2 years, 4 months ago

New coaches lead ancient rivals into Notre Dame-USC clash

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I knew it last year, but this year, being at the end of the year, at USC, you can really feel it.” CALEB VS IRISH USC quarterback Caleb Williams has leaped into the Heisman Trophy race by commanding the nation’s attention with a spectacular series of …

USC final thoughts: On the defense, culture and ‘daily fight’ of instilling winning habits
2 years, 4 months ago

USC final thoughts: On the defense, culture and ‘daily fight’ of instilling winning habits

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — USC held on late after building a comfortable fourth-quarter lead in a 41-35 win over Cal on Saturday night. 📁 USC Football └📁 2022 Season Highlights └📁 Cal 📼✌️ pic.twitter.com/pkG1wuEhyP — USC Football ✌️ November 6, 2022 Alabama’s culture speaks for itself. A month ago, when USC was 5-0, Riley described the process of trying to instill …

Notre Dame beats No. 5 Clemson 35-14 with punt block for TD
2 years, 4 months ago

Notre Dame beats No. 5 Clemson 35-14 with punt block for TD

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “That was a way more drastic field rush than the last one.” Two years ago, only 11,071 fans, mostly students and university employees, were on hand when Notre Dame upset top-ranked Clemson 47-40 in double overtime because of COVID-19 restrictions. “It’s special” Notre Dame coach Marcus …

USC defense looks to get back on track against Cal: Three things to watch
2 years, 4 months ago

USC defense looks to get back on track against Cal: Three things to watch

LA Times  

After a second straight game during which his defense allowed more than 500 yards and missed at least a dozen-and-a-half tackles in the process, Alex Grinch was asked whether he feels USC might be a few minor fixes away on defense — or if bigger-scale changes were required to right the ship. It’s been a season of brutal honesty from …

Notre Dame keeps rolling, beats Alabama 78-64 in 1st round
3 years ago

Notre Dame keeps rolling, beats Alabama 78-64 in 1st round

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Cormac Ryan scored a career-high 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, and 11th-seeded Notre Dame recovered from a grueling First Four win and late-night flight to beat sixth-seeded Alabama 78-64 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. “I mean, gotta give Notre Dame …

USC football vs. Cal: Betting odds, lines, start time and how to watch
3 years, 3 months ago

USC football vs. Cal: Betting odds, lines, start time and how to watch

LA Times  

The hiring of Lincoln Riley has given USC fans a lot to look forward to, as the former Oklahoma coach already did a good bit of recruiting in Southern California before becoming the new head coach of the Trojans. The end of an era will commence on Saturday when the Trojans take the field one last time in 2021 for …

College football: No. 16 Notre Dame avoids upset; No. 24 Memphis beats No. 15 SMU
5 years, 5 months ago

College football: No. 16 Notre Dame avoids upset; No. 24 Memphis beats No. 15 SMU

LA Times  

Ian Book ran seven yards for a touchdown with 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter to cap an 18-play, 87-yard drive, and No. Sports Notre Dame has a problem that a win won’t hide, and firing Brian Kelly won’t fix A look what happened Saturday in college football, highlighted by Notre Dame’s victory over Virginia Tech that reaffirmed the …

College football Week 7 picks: Notre Dame will dominate USC
5 years, 5 months ago

College football Week 7 picks: Notre Dame will dominate USC

LA Times  

Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book tried to evade Virginia defender Eli Hanback during the second half at Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 28, 2019 in South Bend, Ind. Mississippi State at Tennessee: Tennessee 21-20 Tennessee will get a desperately needed win at home thanks to freshman quarterback Brian Maurer. USC at Notre Dame: Notre Dame 31-17 The Fighting Irish pass …

Watch and learn: Impressions from Saturday’s open Notre Dame practice
6 years, 7 months ago

Watch and learn: Impressions from Saturday’s open Notre Dame practice

New York Times  

– Before training camp started I made a pact with myself. What I didn’t see coming was the possibility Wimbush would start training camp the same way he finished last season, where the hard throws look doable and the easy throws look wild. “At the end of the day you’ve got to be efficient and you can’t be worrying about …

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