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  1. Senior Season: The Countdown

    Nov 12, 2012, 10:37 AM EDT

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    Lately there have been two parts to watching Notre Dame football. The first comes on Saturday and takes place either in Notre Dame Stadium or in front of the TV. The second falls on Sunday night and serves as a reminder of what we’re pushing for week after week—The BCS Countdown. I have been eagerly…

  2. Boston College Post-Game Media

    Nov 11, 2012, 2:50 PM EDT

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    Following Notre Dame’s 21-6 victory over Boston College, head coach Brian Kelly addressed the media, while Fighting Irish Digital Media caught up with Theo Riddick on the field, and Everett Golson, Manti Te’o, and Bennett Jackson outside the locker room.

  3. Post-Game Reaction: Only One Number Matters

    Nov 11, 2012, 2:29 AM EDT

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    10. The number of games the Notre Dame football team has won this season. In case you’re not keeping track, ten is also the number of games Notre Dame has played thus far. Yep, the Fighting Irish are 10-0. Barring a crazy turn of circumstances, they will be BCS bound. Perhaps to the party in…

  4. Irish Blogger Gathering: Beat Eagles Edition

    Nov 8, 2012, 8:37 AM EDT

    November 19, 2011: Tight end Tyler Eifert makes a reception against Boston College.. Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame

    This weekend, Notre Dame will play its fifth primetime game of the 2012 season, when it travels to the Bay State for a meeting with Boston College (Saturday, 8 pm ET on ABC). The Eagles are just 2-7, but will seek to spoil an unbeaten Irish season for the third time in 20 years. Before…

  5. Tradition Tuesday: Boston College

    Nov 6, 2012, 4:35 PM EDT

    Manti Te'o (5) tackles running back Andre Williams during the first quarter of the 2011 Notre Dame vs. Boston College game. Photo by Barbara Johnston

    It’s a series regarded by many as the “Holy War,” a meeting between the only two Catholic universities in the FBS and a pair of institutions often compared to one another. Many students apply to both schools, but truthfully, there might not be as much in common between Notre Dame and Boston College as often…

  6. Drive Charting: ND vs. Pittsburgh

    Nov 6, 2012, 8:50 AM EDT

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    The Irish won another thriller on Saturday, a 29-26 triple-overtime victory over Pittsburgh that featured late game heroics on both sides of the ball. After falling behind 20-6, the Irish outgained the Panthers 223 to 21 in yardage over the course of the fourth quarter and overtime. Everett Golson led two late touchdown drives highlighted…

  7. State of the Irish – Pittsburgh

    Nov 6, 2012, 8:47 AM EDT

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    We are back … and for the first time this season, Mark May is back in the win column when picking Notre Dame games! Being a senior, there are so many moments throughout this year where I stand back, try to absorb the experience and lock it away so that I will always have the…

  8. Quick Shot Monday

    Nov 5, 2012, 7:58 PM EDT

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    Though it began as a locker room tradition, Trick Shot Monday has also made appearances in other locations around the Gug – the auditorium, the players’ lounge, even Coach Kelly’s office. If you saw the College GameDay segment, you might recall Kapron Lewis-Moore and Mike Golic Jr. talking about the “zero hour” – that time…

  9. Senior Season: Finding A Way

    Nov 5, 2012, 9:36 AM EDT

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    How many miracles can there be in a single game? And how likely is it that they all come sometime after the third quarter? I wasn’t worried at halftime. Things were looking shaky at halftime against BYU, but still the Irish prevailed. When our team ran onto the field for the second half, I thought,…

  10. Post-Game Reaction: The Ride Continues

    Nov 3, 2012, 10:08 PM EDT

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    With the fourth quarter beginning and the Irish trailing 20-6, I thought about all the dreams that were in serious jeopardy. A national championship. Manti Te’o for Heisman. Mark May dancing merrily in a leprechaun suit. Turnovers, penalties, a (correctly) reversed touchdown call, countless missed opportunities. Today just seemed like one of those games that…

  11. Kap on College Football Daily

    Nov 1, 2012, 4:15 PM EDT

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    Earlier in the week, defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore and running back Cierre Wood were on ESPNU Road Trip. Today, KLM spoke with Dari Nowkhah on ESPN’s College Football Daily. Nowkhah, an Oklahoma alum, asked the co-captain about the win over the Sooners, the Irish’s place in the BCS rankings, and his role as one of…

  12. The Last Word: Pittsburgh Game Program

    Nov 1, 2012, 1:32 PM EDT

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    The following column, written by Senior Associate A.D./Media & Broadcast Relations director John Heisler will appear as “The Last Word” in this weekend’s football game program. I wish Beano Cook could have been here today. First of all, today is National College Football Day, as designated annually by the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. And every…

  13. Irish Blogger Gathering: Beat Panthers Edition

    Nov 1, 2012, 11:24 AM EDT

    Jonas Gray runs for a 79-yard touchdown against Pittsburgh in 2011. (Photo by Lighthouse Imaging)

    With four undefeated teams atop this week’s college football polls, many are beginning to wonder if we’re staring straight into the BCS-pocalypse that has long been feared. But let’s not forget, the chances of Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame all being undefeated a month from now is pretty slim. So while we might…

  14. KLM, Cierre Appear on ESPNU Road Trip

    Oct 31, 2012, 4:02 PM EDT

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    After Saturday’s game in Norman, ESPNU Road Trip co-hosts Niki Noto (@NikiNoto) and Ali Nejad (@Ali_Nejad) ran down Irish stars Kapron Lewis-Moore and Cierre Wood on the field at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The show airs on Tuesdays at 7:30 pm ET on ESPNU, but the Notre Dame-Oklahoma episode will re-air on Saturday at 6:30 am…

  15. Irish Connection: Oklahoma Review

    Oct 30, 2012, 3:57 PM EDT

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    Though the Irish football team observes a “24-hour rule” and is now focused on Pittsburgh, if you’re a fan, a win like Saturday’s is worth celebrating until, well, the following Saturday (Nov. 3, 3:30 pm ET on NBC). Here’s the latest ICON from Fighting Irish Digital Media, an in-depth look back at Notre Dame’s memorable…

  16. Irish in Oklahoma: The Game

    Oct 30, 2012, 2:55 PM EDT

    The field-sized American flag spread for the National Anthem gave me chills. I can't thank our servicemen and women enough for all they do.

    I’ve lived 3 hours from OU my entire life, but I had never been there. The campus was prettier than I thought it would be, the fans were nicer than I thought they would be*, and I was more excited than I thought I would be. *Seriously. The OU fans were unbelievable. Instead of saying…

  17. Irish in Oklahoma: The Decision

    Oct 30, 2012, 2:41 PM EDT

    The traveling fanatics! Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium was beautiful. (But doesn't even compare to Rockne's House.)

    Spur-of-the-moment decisions are not my thing. I like to plan things out, make lists, feel organized, and not worry. My decision to travel 879 miles to Norman, Okla. for a football game was not planned at all. It started with my friend Sarah. Her brother told her that he was going to OU for the…

  18. Tradition Tuesday: Pittsburgh

    Oct 30, 2012, 12:38 PM EDT

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    After a rare game against Oklahoma in Norman, Notre Dame returns home on Saturday (3:30 pm ET on NBC) to take on a familiar foe – Pittsburgh. The Panthers are the Fighting Irish’s fifth-most common opponent, behind only Navy, Purdue, USC and Michigan State. This weekend will mark the 68th meeting between the programs, with…

  19. Drive Charting: ND vs. Oklahoma

    Oct 30, 2012, 9:20 AM EDT

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    Notre Dame played its best game of the season in a 30-13 victory over Oklahoma on Saturday night. For the seventh straight game, the Irish defense did not allow an explosive drive and Oklahoma’s only touchdown drive came on its shortest field position of the game. Notre Dame gave up only 15 total yards rushing…

  20. State of the Irish – Oklahoma

    Oct 29, 2012, 9:12 AM EDT

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    We are back … back to playing like a champion everyday. Last week I said Notre Dame was finally going to be on the pedestal that the Irish faithful have yearned for over the past decade. On Saturday that pedestal was prepared as the crowd in Norman was electric, the stadium was striped in crimson and…

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