Author: Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh
IRISH NEWSLINK: “How the Notre Dame offense can beat Alabama” – Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s postseason awards underscore Clark Lea’s impact” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame holds onto Playoff despite Saturday meltdown, will face No. 1 Alabama” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame And Alabama National Title Debates” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame is biggest underdog in College Football Playoff history” – WSCR Radio 670 (Chicago)
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Louis Nix III home from hospital, eager to watch Notre Dame face Alabama” – ND Insider/ South Bend Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame: Preview, how to watch, head-to-head history for the College Football Playoff Semifinal” – NCAA
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Players Appearing On All-American Teams” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Rose Bowl 2021: Factors That Will Decide Notre Dame vs. Alabama” – Bleacher Report
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Nick Saban, Alabama players share initial thoughts on Notre Dame” – Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “When Alabama, Bear Bryant Couldn’t Beat Notre Dame” – Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Players at their Best” – Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Weathered The Uncertainty; Now It Has A Challenge It Wants” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Opponent First Glance: Alabama Offense” – Sports Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Football Notre Dame Opponent First Glance: Alabama Defense” – Sports Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Rose Bowl 2020: Full Preview and Predictions for Notre Dame vs. Alabama” – Bleacher Report
IRISH NEWSLINK: “College Football’s Playoff: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Notre Dame … and No Surprises; After a chaotic season on the brink, the final four is very familiar” – Wall Street Journal
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame vs. Alabama: When All The Stars Align” – Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame-Alabama: Crimson (Tide) & Clover (Irish)” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Football Well-Represented on All-ACC Teams” – Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Outland Trophy names Notre Dame OL Liam Eichenberg a finalist ” – NDInsider/ South Bend Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Dominates AP All-ACC Honors Notre Dame had five players make first-team All-ACC honors in 2020, and a total of nine players get on the first or second team” – Sports Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “ACC honors continue to roll in for the Notre Dame football team; Bowl season coincides with awards season at the college level, and the Irish continue to bring home honors for a third straight day” – WNDU
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Awards piling up for Irish players, coaches” – Goshen News
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Football players earn all-ACC Honors ” – WSBT
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Owusu-Koramoah Wins Butkus Award for Nation’s Top Linebacker” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Football Well-Represented on All-ACC Teams” – Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish Punch Ticket to Second Playoff Berth in Three Seasons” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 2 Irish Fall To No. 3 Clemson in ACC Championship Game” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame vs. Clemson Stats/Box Score” – ESPN
Will Notre Dame Play Clemson Three Times?
Notre Dame played an opponent twice in the same season fairly early on, when they played Michigan on back-to-back days in April during Notre Dame’s second year of football in 1888. Yet will Notre Dame play Clemson three times in the 2020 season? Already the Fighting Irish and the Tigers are on a rematch, meeting up in the ACC Championship
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Notre Dame Has Rare Opportunity That Might Not Ever Happen Again; Irish Would Be Foolish Not To Seize It
Perhaps it is fitting that there will be rare events occurring in the night sky leading up to Christmas, where the planets Jupiter and Saturn might come into close enough alignment to form a partial Star of Bethlehem. Because Notre Dame Football also will have a rare confluence, or set of confluences “dialed up.” Although Notre Dame might not ever
» Read moreIRISH NEWSHUB: “Notre Dame Takes on Clemson in ACC Championship Game”
UP NEXT: ACC Championship: #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. #3 Clemson Tigers, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, 4pm ET, 3 CT, 2 MT, 1 PT, at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C., on ABC [PDF] Notre Dame vs. Clemson – extended game notes [62 pages] The #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-0) take on the #3 Clemson Tigers (9-1) for
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Who and What to Watch: ACC Championship Game” – Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame-Clemson II Countdown: 10 To 1” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “While Notre Dame chases a conference trophy, Brian Kelly turns his ire toward the Playoff committee” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “ACC Championship Prediction and Preview: Clemson vs. Notre Dame” – Athlon
IRISH VIDEO: “Go Irish! Beat Tigers!” – WatchND
IRISH VIDEO: “Brian Kelly Friday Press Conference As Notre Dame Readies For Clemson and ACC Championship Game” – WatchND
IRISH VIDEO: “National Signing Day Press Conference: Brian Kelly, Brian Polian” – WatchND
IRISH VIDEO: “Brian Kelly Sunday Press Conference As Notre Dame Readies For Clemson and ACC Championship Game” – WatchND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Ready for the rematch: Irish and Clemson set to clash in ACC Championship However, both teams are done talking about that game back on November 7.” – WNDU
IRISH NEWSLINK: “BGI Staff Predictions: Notre Dame Vs. Clemson II” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Clemson: Who, what, when, where, why and by how much?” – NBC
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: “Top-25 Scores” – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Here’s what Kelly said Saturday ahead of Notre Dame vs. Clemson” – Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Clemson Roster Update: Xavier Thomas Out for Tigers vs. Notre Dame in ACC Title Game; Clemson defensive end Xavier Thomas was placed on the team’s unavailable report for Saturday’s ACC Championship Game against Notre Dame.” – Sports Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame considers CFP boycott if families barred from semifinals” – UPI
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s Ian Book Wins Pop Warner National College Football Award” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Ian Book, Trevor Lawrence on center stage at ACC championship game; The Notre Dame and Clemson quarterbacks have much respect for each other.” – Chicago Sun-Times/ AP
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Clemson set for Round 2” – Lindy’s
IRISH NEWSLINK: “ACC Championship Matchup: Notre Dame Offense vs Clemson Defense; Breaking down the matchup between the Notre Dame offense against the Clemson defense” – Sports Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “ACC Championship Matchup: Notre Dame Defense vs Clemson Offense; Breaking down the matchup between the Notre Dame defense against the Clemson offense” – Sports Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “And In That Corner … Clemson, again, stands between Notre Dame and the ACC title” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Anything But Meaningless: Notre Dame Sees Lots To Gain In ACC Championship” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s most-respected defensive player also ‘cement head,’ according to Clemson” – NDInsider/ South Bend Tribune/ Greenville News
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Clemson rushing attack looks to rebound in ACC title game” – NDInsider/ South Bend Tribune/ Greenville News
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame is looking for its 1st ACC football title but Clemson is the favorite in their rematch” – Chicago Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Clemson Football: How Tigers That Missed the First Notre Dame Game Will Impact the ACC Championship Rematch” – Athlon
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Football: Fighting Irish’s Rock-Solid Offensive Line Paves Way to ACC Championship Game” – Athlon
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame 2021 Football Commitment List” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Gold Rush 21 – National Signing Day” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea has one more job before leaving for Vanderbilt; The Fighting Irish will face Clemson in the ACC title game. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly doesn’t think Lea’s new job will be a distraction.” – Chicago Sun-Times/ AP
IRISH NEWSLINK: “[PDF] ACC Championship: Notre Dame vs. Clemson – extended game notes [62 pages]” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “[PDF] ACC Championship: Notre Dame vs. Clemson – extended game notes [62 pages]” – UND Click to access ND-ACC-Championship-Notes.pdf
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