Author: Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Mayer Named to FWAA Freshman All-American Watch List” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “A Big Deal? Notre Dame Reaches No. 3 For Third Time In Four Seasons” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: Top-25 Scores – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Stadium 2020 and Its Altered State” – Irish Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Bears sign former Notre Dame standout LB Manti Te’o to practice squad; Te’o, 29, has not been on a roster this season. He played three games for the Saints last season, getting 34 snaps.” – Chicago Sun-Times
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Roster Moves: Bears sign Manti Te’o to practice squad “
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly can’t ignore festering numbers crunch [re: Eligibility & Recruiting]” – NDInsider/ South Bend Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “One Notre Dame football player tests positive for COVID-19, one additional player in quarantine; 78 tests were administered to Notre Dame football players from Monday through Sunday of last week and there was just one positive test” – WNDU
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Linebacker Shayne Simon Is Focused On Improving” – Sports Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Jahmir Smith Displays Courage In Quitting Notre Dame Football Team
IRISH NEWSLINK: “How Notre Dame football players are staying mentally fit this season” – WNDU
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: Top-25 Scores – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Game Observations: Notre Dame Defense vs. Florida State” – Sports Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Williams, Crawford lead No. 5 Notre Dame past Florida State; Kyren Williams ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns and safety Shaun Crawford helped thwart a potential Seminoles rally with a goal-line interception in the Irish’s 42-26 victory.” – AP/ Chicago Sun-Times
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 5 Notre Dame defeats Florida State, 42-26, improves to 3-0” – Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Kyren Williams runs for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns and Ian Book throws for 2 TDs and runs for a score, leading No. 5 Notre Dame to a 42-26 win over Florida State” – Chicago Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame picks up where it left off, rushes to 42-26 win against Florida State” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Offensive Line Dominates in 42-26 Victory” – Irish Illustrated/ 247Sports
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Instant Observations: Rusty but ready No. 5 Notre Dame returns with 42-26 victory” – NDInsider/ South Bend Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Rapid Review: Notre Dame 42, Florida State 26” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 5 Irish Push Past Seminoles, 42-26” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Stats/Box Score – Notre Dame vs. Florida State” – ESPN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: Top-25 Scores – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Brian Kelly Thursday Teleconference” – WatchND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Stacking Up: Notre Dame Defense vs. Florida State” – Sports Illustrated
IRISH VIDEOLINK: “Brian Kelly Tuesday Press Conference as Notre Dame Readies for Florida State” – WatchND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Two New Notre Dame Players Unavailable For FSU Game; Kevin Austin Back” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Breakdown: Florida State’s offense vs. Notre Dame’s defense” – Tallahassee Democrat
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Breakdown: Notre Dame offense vs. Florida State defense” – Tallahassee Democrat
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Florida State vs. Notre Dame: Preview, analysis, how to watch, depth chart” – Tomahawk Nation
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame football team has their “legs back” after long layoff” – WNDU
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish offensive line ranked top in the country by PFF” – WNDU
IRISH NEWSLINK: “And In That Corner … The Florida State Seminoles represent a welcome end to Notre Dame’s layoff” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 5 Notre Dame vs. Florida State: Who, what, when, where, why and by how much?” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 5 Irish aim to extend home win streak vs. FSU” – Lindy’s
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Florida State vs. Notre Dame Football Prediction and Preview” – Athlon
IRISH NEWSLINK: “GameDay Central: Florida State Seminoles vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish” – Blue and Gold Illustrated/ Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Vs. Florida State Countdown: 10 To 1” – Blue and Gold Illustrated/Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame is the opponent, but not primary focus for FSU football” – War Chant/ Rivals
IRISH NEWSLINK: “[E-PUBLICATION:] Notre Dame Game Day Magazine: Notre Dame vs. Florida State” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “#5 Notre Dame Takes On Florida State” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “2020 ACC Football Tiebreaker Policy” – ACC
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWSLINK: “Top-25 Scores” – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame president Rev. John Jenkins tests positive for COVID-19” – ESPN
[WEDNESDAY] IRISH NEWSLINK: “200-plus Notre Dame students call on President Fr. Jenkins to resign, citing hypocrisy” – WSBT
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Jordan Botelho’s Fury All The Rage For Irish Fans” – Irish Illustrated/ 247Sports
#NotreDame #Football Resumes Practices Wednesday, Even as 39 Players Are Out in Connection With #Covid19 #Coronavirus
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Jordan Botelho’s Fury All The Rage For Irish Fans” – Irish Illustrated/ 247Sports
#NotreDame #Football Resumes Practices Wednesday, Even as 39 Players Are Out in Connection With #Covid19 #Coronavirus
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame football team announces 18 positive cases in latest round of COVID-19 testing” – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s Offense: By the Numbers” – Irish Illustrated/ 247Sports
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s coronavirus outbreak halts promising season” – New York Post
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Is it time for Notre Dame football to revise its COVID-19 testing strategy? “- South Bend Tribune
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame End Adetokunbo Ogundeji Could Be A Fast NFL Draft Riser In 2020
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s C’Bo Flemister: Small Town, Big Doings” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida State Head Coach Mike Norvell Battling Covid-19 Coronavirus; #Seminoles Are #NotreDame’s Next Scheduled Opponent, Yet Not Until Oct. 10, With FSU Playing Two Other Games in the Interim
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: Top-25 Scores – ESPN
Notre Dame Paused Football Activities on Tuesday After More Covid-19 Coronavirus Cases
COLLEGE FOOTBALL CORONAVIRUS RANKINGS: Notre Dame Hangs In At #7 Amidst Jumbled, Hybrid Covid Pandemic Rankings, Right Before Suspending Football Operations
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s ‘Wu’ already starting to wow; Defensive rover Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah gets raves from Hall of Fame coach and current Irish analyst Tony Dungy” – Chicago Sun-Times
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Eight players in the Notre Dame two-deeps out … ‘It is Notre Dame’s policy in the pregame reports not to differentiate between injured players being out and those missing because of a positive COVID-19 test or a mandatory quarantine because of contact tracing.'”
NotreDame Football Opponent South Florida of the AAC Is Connected With Abortions; Fighting Irish Fans and People of Good Will Should Boycott the Notre Dame-USF Game and Its Sponsors and Demand the Removal of Culpable Administrators
SCW NEWSWATCH: “The Big 10 should just admit it needs the money football provides” – Cincinnati Enquirer
COLLEGE #FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: Top-25 Scores – ESPN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL CORONAVIRUS RANKINGS: Even amidst tepid 2020 performance, Notre Dame “jumped” three places in top-25 rankings after first game, simply by showing up during Covid-19 and not losing
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWSLINK: “MAC commissioner shocked at timing of Big Ten’s decision to drop non-conference foes” – Detroit Free Press
“… The MAC plans to move forward as scheduled by competing in as many nonconference games as possible. …”
» Read moreCOLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWSLINK: “Sources: SEC ADs to Meet In-Person Monday” – Sports Illustrated
“The Southeastern Conference has summoned all 14 athletic directors to league offices in Birmingham, Ala., next Monday for an in-person meeting to discuss fall sports scheduling, multiple sources told Sports Illustrated. … Among the non-conference matchups that would be lost by a move to conference-only games … Arkansas at Notre Dame in week two …”
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “And Then There Were Nine” – Irish Illustrated
“… News of the Big Ten’s decision to play a conference-only schedule in 2020 surfaced Thursday, July 9 – thus scrapping the Notre Dame-Wisconsin game — with the Pac-12 officially making its announcement a day later. The Irish will not play the Trojans for the first time since 1945. Notre Dame will not play Cardinal for the first time since
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Football: Ranking the Toughest Games on the Fighting Irish’s Schedule” – Athlon
“… This season’s schedule has a similar look. The Irish will battle six ACC teams with one coming against the elite of the elite in college football. Also, Notre Dame will leave campus to go up against another of the Big Ten’s best. The Irish should be favorites in the other 10 games, but several of their foes are hard
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “Why is the University of Notre Dame reopening? ” – South Bend Tribune/ Erin Connolly, Fiana Arbab
“The dramatic recent increase in COVID-19 cases is a direct result of the widespread ‘reopening’ in many states. It seems that many have decided the pandemic is over, including the University of Notre Dame. In May, Notre Dame students were surprised to learn that we would all return to campus this fall. We were even more surprised to see this
» Read moreIRISH NEWSLINK: “[PDF 155pp] Notre Dame Rose Bowl Media Guide/ Extended Game Notes – National Semifinal – Notre Dame vs. Alabama” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “#15 Irish Dominate Cyclones in 33-9 Camping World Bowl Victory” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “No. 15 Notre Dame, Iowa State to meet in Camping World Bowl” – NBC
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish To Seek Eleventh Win In Camping World Bowl Against Iowa State” – UND
IRIS NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame and Iowa State to meet in 2019 Camping World Bowl” – CampingWorldBowl.com
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame’s Scholarship Numbers Crunching” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWSLINK: “Top-25 Scoreboard” – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Rapid Review: Notre Dame 45, Stanford 24” – Blue and Gold Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame vs. Stanford Football Prediction and Preview” – Athlon
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Game Prediction: #16 Notre Dame at Stanford” – Sports Illustrated
IRISH NEWSLINK: ” Where did 2019 go wrong for Stanford? Regardless of result vs. Notre Dame, David Shaw’s Stanford squad will miss bowl season for first time in 10 years” – San Jose Mercury News
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Irish Ground Eagles 40-7 on Senior Day” – UND
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame vs. Boston College Stats & Box Score” – ESPN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWSLINK: “Top-25 Scoreboard” – ESPN
IRISH NEWSLINK: “Boston College vs. Notre Dame Football Prediction and Preview” – Athlon
“… Of course, Boston College is still a team built around its running game. AJ Dillon is having a monster year and is third in the nation with 1,451 yards. But he has had help, as David Bailey has logged 760 yards of his own. Both are big, bruising backs who will wear down opposing defenses during the course of
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