Author: Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh
IRISH NEWSLINK: “MARTIN SET TO RETURN TO NOTRE DAME – The Miami Student
Does Notre Dame Have a Must-Win Game vs. Miami of Ohio? And Will This Be Another Brian Kelly Flat Game?
Already the usual fluffy hype has begun, including the “woulda-coulda-shoulda” excuse-making that tries to celebrate a Notre Dame loss, because it was close and to a good opponent that might rise in the rankings. Heading into their game with Miami of Ohio, Notre Dame is, indeed, 3-1. And, like Gerry Faust, Kelly has Notre Dame floating in and out of the
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame football: Offensive line paving the way to Fighting Irish’s 3-1 start” – NCAA/AP
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Quick Hits: Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly’s Miami (Ohio) Week press conference” – South Bend Tribune/ND Insider
IRISH NEWSLINK: “How the View of Notre Dame Changed on Saturday Night”- Athlon
IRISH VIDEO: “Brian Kelly Tuesday Press Conference Before Notre Dame vs. Miami (Ohio)” – WatchND
Brian Kelly talks to reporters at his Tuesday press conference heading into Notre Dame’s upcoming home game against Miami of Ohio
» Read moreIRISH VIDEO: “Inside Notre Dame Football: Post-Michigan State and Pre-Miami (Ohio)”- WatchND
On “Inside Notre Dame Football,” Brian Kelly and Jack Nolan take a look at Notre Dame Football’s unfolding season, after the Irish victory over Michigan State in East Lansing and looking ahead to Notre Dame’s upcoming game against Miami of Ohio at Notre Dame Stadium.
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Did officials miss the mark with targeting rule in Notre Dame-MSU game?” – South Bend Tribune/ ND Insider
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Transcript: Brian Kelly Talks Miami, Targeting, Crawford And More” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Brian Kelly Frustrated By Non-Targeting Call At Michigan State” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Notebook: Kelly’s investment in Crawford paying off” – Anderson Herald Bulletin
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Brian Kelly was dancing around the Notre Dame locker room after big MSU win” – NCCAcom/ Chicago Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame-Michigan State: What the Irish Learned” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Brian Kelly Talks Notre Dame Offensive Line” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH VIDEO: “ICON Notre Dame vs. Michigan State” – Irish Connection/ WatchND
WatchND’s Irish Connection provides some inside looks at Notre Dame’s win over Michigan State in East Lansing.
» Read moreIRISH VIDEO: “Highlights From Notre Dame’s Victory Over Michigan State” – WatchND
IRISH VIDEO: “Fox Sports Select Highlights from Notre Dame’s Victory Over Michigan State” – Fox Sports
IRISH VIDEO: “Brian Kelly Post-Game Press Conference After Notre Dame Victory Over Michigan State” – WatchND
IRISH VIDEO: “Notre Dame Players’ Post-Game Press Conference After Notre Dame Victory Over Michigan State” – WatchND
Notre Dame Players’ Post-Game Press Conference After Notre Dame Victory Over Michigan State
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Sunday Notre Dame Notebook: Kelly on Wimbush’s accuracy, receivers’ hands & needed secondary improvements” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “What We Learned: Notre Dame found a No. 2 WR & an accurate passer” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish steamroll Spartans” – Scout/Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame shows glimpses of what it can become in 38-18 rout of Spartans” – ND Insider/South Bend Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Sudden change spurs Notre Dame onslaught, redemption” – ND Insider/South Bend Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Top Players – A Closer Look: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State” – Blue and Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Rolls To 38-18 Victory At Michigan State” – Blue and Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK STATS: “Notre Dame vs. Michigan State Final Stats” – UND
[PDF] Notre Dame Post-Game Notes After Win Over Michigan State
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Points off turnover differential becoming theme to Notre Dame’s season” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Sharpley’s Snap Judgments: Notre Dame v. Michigan State” – NotreDame.247Sports
IRISH NEWSLINK: “How the Irish got right in the pass game” – Scout/Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK TRANSCRIPT: “Post-Game Quotes: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State” – MSUSpartansCom
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Turnovers tip toward Notre Dame in a 38-18 victory at Michigan State” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame-Michigan State: By The Numbers, Turning Point & More” – Blue and Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish Recapture Megaphone With 38-18 Win Over Spartans; Notre Dame regains its oldest rivalry trophy with victory at Michigan State” – UND/AP
Opportunistic Notre Dame Outgained by Michigan State 496 yards to 355, Yet Slips Out of East Lansing with 20-Point Win; Irish Capitalize on Three First-Half Spartan Turnovers
As Brian Kelly works week-by-week to gain a reprieve — or at least put some more space between himself and last year’s 4-8 collapse — Notre Dame was outgained by Michigan State 496 yards to 355, yet still came out of East Lansing with a 38-18 win. The Irish capitalized on three first-half Spartan turnovers and sealed the win with
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame dominates Michigan State in 38-18 win” – NotreDame.247Sports
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Michigan State report card: Offensive errors costly in Notre Dame loss” – Detroit Free Press
IRISH LORE NEWSLINK 1966 Article: “An Upside-Down Game [Archive Article: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State 1966]”- Sports Illustrated 11.28.66
[archived Sports Illustrated article from 1966, contemporary with Notre Dame’s national championship-deciding game at Michigan State; to be fair, in a #1 vs. #2 match-up on the road, Notre Dame knew that, because it was harder for the visiting team, a tie would favor the visiting team in the polls; when an injury-riddled Notre Dame team that had lost its
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Beyond the Boxscore: Notre Dame Continues Redzone Perfection” – UHND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Michigan State’s turnover margin nosedive continues against Notre Dame” – MLive
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Box Score/Live Stats – Notre Dame vs. Michigan State” – ESPN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWSLINK: College Football Scores, Div. I-A/FBS – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s Josh Adams Tries To Stay Strong For The Long Run
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Three keys to an Irish victory over Michigan State
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish247 Primer/Prediction: Notre Dame at Michigan State
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame at Michigan State: Who, what, when, where, why and by how much” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame-Michigan State: The 2017 Redemption Bowl” – Blue and Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Detroit News predictions: Michigan State vs. Notre Dame”
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Lindy’s: [Notre Dame] Inside Slant [Sept. 19]”
IRISH NEWSLINK: “And in That Corner … The Michigan State Spartans and a recovery from a 3-9 season” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Michigan State-Notre Dame rivalry hits longest break in about 70 years” – Detroit Free Press
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame has prime-time opportunity to shift national perception”- South Bend Tribune/ND Insider
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame-Michigan State Preview: Reminisce Then Rally” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Game ball goes to…Irish v. Spartans; If the Irish pick up a victory today, these five players will have strong performances …” NotreDame.247Sports
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Spartans, Irish renew rivalry after 2016 struggles – AP/WTOP
IRISH NEWSLINK: “MSU’s man-to-man pass D may allow Notre Dame & Wimbush to rush more; Kelly on resting Adams
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Michigan State vs. Notre Dame: Scouting the edge at each position, predicted score” – MLive
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Brady Quinn says Notre Dame’s Brandon Wimbush will transcend growing pains” – ND Insider/South Bend Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame-Michigan State: Five Things to Watch” – UND
[PDF 7pp] IRISH NEWSLINK: “NOTRE DAME AT MICHIGAN STATE PREVIEW” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “MSU vs. Notre Dame: View from the other side” – Detroit News
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Michigan State Spartans Preview and Prediction” – Athlon
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Saturday’s matchup, prediction: Notre Dame at Michigan State” – Chicago Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “#GoIrish #BeatSpartans; #NotreDame travels north to Michigan State Saturday for 8 p.m. kickoff on FOX.” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “[PDF 48pp] Notre Dame vs. Michigan State – extended game notes” – UND
IRISH VIDEO: “Highlights: Notre Dame Victory Over Boston College” – WatchND
IRISH VIDEO: “Brian Kelly Post-Game Press Conference After Notre Dame Victory Over Boston College” – WatchND
Brian Kelly talks to reporters after Notre Dame’s win over Boston College in Chestnut Hill
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Runs Past Boston College, 49-20” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Wimbush’s big day powers Notre Dame over Boston College” – Lindy’s
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame runs over Boston College 49-20 behind Brandon Wimbush and Josh Adams” – Chicago Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame-Boston College: Numbers, Turning Point & More” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Crawford outstanding in Notre Dame’s win over Boston College” – NotreDame.247Sports
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame vs. Boston College Final Stats” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “[PDF Transcript] Notre Dame vs. Boston College Post-Game Quotes” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Wimbush runs (207 yards, 4 TDs) Notre Dame past BC 49-20” – UND/AP
IRISH VIDEO: “Notre Dame Runs Past Boston College” – ESPN
IRISH VIDEO: “Highlights: Notre Dame vs. Boston College” – ESPN
From ESPN, selected highlights from Notre Dame’s victory over Boston College in Chestnut Hill on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: Notre Dame vs. Boston College Game Tracker – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: Notre Dame vs. Boston College Live Stats/Box Score – ESPN
Notre Dame Has Must-Win Game at Boston College
A must-win game, loosely speaking, is a game that helps if you win, but can be disastrous if you lose. A rebuilding Notre Dame team with question marks hanging over its head has such a game against Boston College in Chestnut Hill. And Boston College, in recent decades, has turned into a bitter rivalry and the Eagles usually hand the Irish a dogfight.
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Ohio State, Auburn, Notre Dame need to go back to the drawing board” – ESPN
[PDF: 48 pages] IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame vs. Boston College – Extended Game Notes” – UND
“… THE SERIES: All-Time: ND leads 14-9-0 Last: 19-16 ND (Nov. 21, 2015 at Fenway Park in Boston) At BC: Tied 4-4-0 Last: 21-6 ND (Nov. 10, 2012) …”
» Read moreIRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Tuesday Press Conference Previewing Notre Dame at Boston College
Brian Kelly met with reporters on Tuesday to provide updates on Notre Dame Football and preview Notre Dame’s upcoming road game at Boston College. [You might have to turn up the volume and use external speakers; the audio is a bit soft for some reason]
» Read moreIRISH VIDEO: “Inside Notre Dame Football” with Brian Kelly and Jack Nolan, Post-Georgia and Pre-Boston College
Brian Kelly and Jack Nolan talk about Notre Dame Football’s unfolding season, following their 1-point game with Georgia and heading into their road trip to Boston College.
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish Shipping Up To Boston; Notre Dame visits Boston College Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Kelly on Notre Dame’s sideline ‘fight’, Chip Long’s play calling and shuffling WRs” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Spartans head into bye week hungry for Notre Dame” – State News (Michigan State University)
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame on notice again with lawsuit involving football player” – USA TODAY
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish In The Pros: NFL Week One” – Blue & Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame ready for tough, hard-fought game with Boston College; Notre Dame knows that it will get Boston College’s best shot this weekend inside Alumni Stadium.” – NotreDame.247Sports
IRISH VIDEO: “Extended Highlights: Notre Dame vs. Georgia” – NBC
From NBC, extended highlights from Notre Dame’s 1-point game with Georgia on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Couldn’t Come Back to Beat Georgia, but Its Outlook Is Still Encouraging” – Sports Illustrated
“If Notre Dame fires Brian Kelly at some point this season or after it, Saturday night will be framed as the beginning of the end. That would be a narrow interpretation of reality. Kelly entered this season on the hot seat after canning both of his coordinators and losing his starting quarterback early to the NFL draft. It’s possible he
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “McGlinchey: ‘I blew it on the last play’” – NotreDame.247Sports
“Notre Dame had one chance to drive the field and steal a late victory from Georgia. However, the Irish turned the ball over and dropped a close one to the Bulldogs. …”
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