Notre Dame adapts on the fly to its longest season and changing schedule as CFP semifinal arrives
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Notre Dame adapts on the fly to its longest season and changing schedule as CFP semifinal arrives

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Notre Dame receiver Beaux Collins will remember this College Football Playoff run for several reasons and one of them is how he sprinted through the team’s New Orleans hotel hallways like a fun-loving child. The playoff semifinal Thursday night against the Nittany Lions will mark the deepest into January that Notre Dame has ever played; one more win would extend the Irish’s longest season to 16 games. That’s when center Pat Coogan and right guard Rocco Spindler decided somebody needed to lead Notre Dame onto the field with an American flag. no matter the color that they’re wearing.” Back in the hotel, Notre Dame’s closely followed game-day schedule was in tatters.

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A trip to the CFP title game is on the line when Notre Dame and Penn State meet in the Orange Bowl
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A trip to the CFP title game is on the line when Notre Dame and Penn State meet in the Orange Bowl

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DANIA BEACH, Fla. — It’s been a long time since either Notre Dame or Penn State reached college football’s mountaintop as national champions. The Irish and Nittany Lions face off in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night, the first of two College Football Playoff semifinal games; the other is Friday when Texas takes on Ohio State. “Obviously, you don’t get …

Penn State, Notre Dame arrive at Orange Bowl with a bigger game in mind
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Penn State, Notre Dame arrive at Orange Bowl with a bigger game in mind

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DANIA BEACH, Fla. — In an era that is now long gone, a trip to the Orange Bowl meant a break from the rough weather up north and the capper to a successful season that, if things had gone great, ended with a championship trophy in the case. This season, for Penn State and Notre Dame, it’s the latest stop …

Notre Dame and Indiana get 1st taste of playoff football under the Friday night lights
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Notre Dame and Indiana get 1st taste of playoff football under the Friday night lights

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Marcus Freeman spent his first two seasons as the Notre Dame coach chasing the playoff dream. It’s the first time Notre Dame has hosted a postseason game, the first time Notre Dame Stadium has hosted a Friday night game and the first time since 1990 that a Notre Dame home game has not been telecast by NBC. “The hardest thing …

Notre Dame dominating Army just another box checked on ruthless Irish march to the Playoff
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Notre Dame dominating Army just another box checked on ruthless Irish march to the Playoff

New York Times  

NEW YORK — The camera found Jeremiyah Love bouncing through pregame warmups about an hour before kickoff. This week’s prop in Notre Dame’s march to the College Football Playoff was Army, formerly unbeaten and now reduced to an afterthought after a 49-14 blowout. Maybe this is the secret to Notre Dame’s success, as the Irish seem to reflect their head …

Notre Dame domination of Navy shows how Irish have grown since Northern Illinois upset
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Notre Dame domination of Navy shows how Irish have grown since Northern Illinois upset

New York Times  

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Marcus Freeman used to recoil at the mention of Northern Illinois, seemingly offended no one could let the defining moment of his make-or-break third season go. Notre Dame’s head coach didn’t want everything about this season to be tinted by Northern Illinois, but he couldn’t stop the stain from spreading. “I said we’re going to be …

No. 16 Notre Dame will lean on a stifling defense against high-scoring No. 15 Louisville
3 months, 2 weeks ago

No. 16 Notre Dame will lean on a stifling defense against high-scoring No. 15 Louisville

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Then Notre Dame’s stifling defense turned the game. Christian Gray broke up a pass that Junior Tuihalamaka intercepted at the Notre Dame 4, the Irish forced a turnover on downs on the next series and freshman Boubacar Traore closed out the first half with two sacks, …

Notre Dame should be better than losing to teams like NIU. Under Marcus Freeman, it’s not
4 months ago

Notre Dame should be better than losing to teams like NIU. Under Marcus Freeman, it’s not

New York Times  

— Howard Cross III was the last player off the field. By then, his head coach was long gone up the tunnel after Notre Dame’s chastening 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois that may end this season before it could barely get started. Marcus Freeman tried to explain how his most talented team could lose in Notre Dame Stadium as a …

Notre Dame final thoughts: Endgame questions linger after Ohio State escapes
1 year, 3 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, …

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

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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 …

No. 13 Notre Dame and Navy arrive in Ireland for season opener, each looking for a fast start
1 year, 4 months ago

No. 13 Notre Dame and Navy arrive in Ireland for season opener, each looking for a fast start

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “It’s a tremendous advantage to play Navy the first game of the year because the preparation that entails getting ready for them is obviously lengthy,” Freeman said. This ain’t his first rodeo.” Navy coach Brian Newberry — making his head coaching debut — said disrupting Hartman …

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

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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 …

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