IRISH LORE NEWSLINK 1966 Article: “An Upside-Down Game [Archive Article: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State 1966]”- Sports Illustrated 11.28.66

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[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

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IRISH NEWSLINK: “Brady Quinn says Notre Dame’s Brandon Wimbush will transcend growing pains” – ND Insider/South Bend Tribune

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IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame throwback uniforms pay tribute to Knute Rockne” – Chicago Tribune

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“Notre Dame will wear special uniforms honoring legendary player and coach Knute Rockne for the Nov. 18 game against Navy. The uniforms feature a vintage “ND” logo as well as modernized versions of the old-school helmets and brown leather high-top cleats worn in Rockne’s era. “The older style ND …”

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IRISH NEWSLINK: “Ticket Information for 2017 Blue-Gold Game; 88th annual Blue-Gold Game set for Saturday, April 22 at 12:30 p.m. EDT”

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“Gates will open at 11:30 a.m. EDT. … General admission and reserved gold tickets may be purchased online … General admission adult tickets are $12 each ($15 on game day) … General admission youth tickets (18 years and under) are $8 each ($10 on game day) … Children (ages three and under) do not require a ticket for general admission seating

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IRISH TICKETS: Notre Dame vs. Southern Cal in the L.A. Coliseum, Saturday afternoon of Thanksgiving Weekend

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As of late Tuesday night, tickets are still available for Notre Dame vs. Southern Cal in the Los Angeles Coliseum, Saturday afternoon of Thanksgiving Weekend.  Kick-off is at 12:30 p.m. PT/local time (3:30 p.m. ET). Click here for USC online ticket sales, Notre Dame vs. Southern California, Saturday, Nov. 26 in the L.A. Coliseum … [or click here for alternative

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Los Angeles Coliseum Weather

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Partly sunny and a chance of rain, with a high of 65, is predicted for the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday of Thanksgiving Weekend, when Notre Dame takes on Southern Cal at 12:30 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. ET. Below are links to L.A. Coliseum weather and full-sized embedded Accuweather widgets for 90037 (the widgets might take longer to load). (And

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IRISH NEWSLINK UND: “Irish Head West For 88th Meeting With USC; The battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC”

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“Irish Head West For 88th Meeting With USC; 3:30 p.m. ET; Saturday, Nov. 26; Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (93,607); TV: ABC national telecast  … RADIO: IMG College Sports is the exclusive national rights-holder for Irish football radio broadcasts … to 117 affiliates …. This broadcast can be heard live on SiriusXM Satellite Radio (channel 129). The broadcast will be preceded

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IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Tuesday Press Conference; Southern Cal Preview and Reaction to NCAA Sanctions Against Notre Dame

BrianKelly meets with reporters on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, as Notre Dame prepares for their road game at Southern Cal.  Notre Dame also is reacting to the NCAA’s announcement of wide-ranging sanctions against Notre Dame in connection with an academic cheating scandal.  If the sanctions hold, Notre Dame will vacate their wins from their 2012 run to the BCS title

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IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Radio Show Heading Into Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech ……. #NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL

Brian Kelly hosts his radio show heading into Notre Dame’s match-up with Virginia Tech, featuring Brian Kelly, Jack Nolan and Notre Dame players.

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IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame Football: What to Watch For Against Virginia Tech”

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“The Irish are on the brink of bowl elimination …. Notre Dame may have the two toughest games of their season left. 3. Can the Notre Dame defense stop Jerod Evans? … 2. Watch the run game … 1. Will DeShone Kizer keep Notre Dame alive? …”

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame-Virginia Tech 2016: Five Things to Watch” – UND.com

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“After two weeks away from home … Notre Dame … returns to Notre Dame Stadium … for its final home game of the year against Virginia Tech. … the last of five Atlantic Coast clashes … the last of six home contests … the first time the Hokies and Irish have met. … five things to watch … 1. The

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IRISH NEWSLINK Roanoke Times: “Five questions with a Notre Dame columnist [Al Lesar of the South Bend Tribune]” ….. #NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL

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“… This was a team in the Top 10 to start the year and one that won 10 games and played in the Fiesta Bowl just last season. How the heck do the Fighting Irish have a 4-6 record? ….”

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Kelly prepared for unique Senior Day send-off” – NBC

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“… while Brian Kelly will greet and appreciate 28 seniors who’ll run out of the tunnel in the season’s final home game, he’s hopeful that this won’t be goodbye for most. … while Jarron Jones, James Onwualu, Isaac Rochell, Cole Luke, Mark Harrell, Scott Daly and Avery Sebastian are saying goodbye, there’s plenty of eligibility remaining. … ‘We don’t have

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Shrinking senior classes at Notre Dame mean perpetual youth movement” – South Bend Tribune/ND Insider ……. #NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL

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“… just eight ND players who will run out of the tunnel … are exhausting their eligibility …. Only six of them came to Notre Dame as recruited high school prospects. … Increasingly, a share of the elite seniors on a five-year track and true juniors are going to cannonball into the NFL Draft pool early. … of the 13

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IRISH NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Notre Dame-Virginia Tech: Both Try To Overcome Option Hangover” ……. #NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL

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“In the nine seasons from 2007-15, Notre Dame has consistently gone through what has been referred to as ‘The Navy Hangover.’ …”  

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Virginia Tech at Notre Dame: 3 keys for the Hokies” – Richmond Times-Dispatch

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“THREE KEYS TO VICTORY FOR VIRGINIA TECH 1 Get going early … easy for outsiders to say this game means nothing. … a nonconference game … next week, Tech takes on its rival, Virginia, with a chance to clinch the ACC’s Coastal Division …. The Hokies say they’re focused on this game, but minds will wander if Notre Dame jumps

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IRISH NEWSLINK Chicago Tribune: “#NotreDame’s Brian Kelly looking toward future, however uncertain it may be”

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“On the whole, #NotreDame hasn’t gotten the job done on the field this season. But the Irish’s 4-6 record doesn’t mean coach Brian Kelly will be without one once the season ends.  … Nonetheless, barring a sweep of the final two games — Saturday against Virginia Tech and Nov. 26 at USC — this will be the first season Kelly

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IRISH VIDEO: Inside Notre Dame Football – Army Recap and Virginia Tech Preview

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Inside #NotreDame #Football covers some of the latest news, featuring Brian Kelly, Jack Nolan and some Notre Dame players, including a Notre Dame vs. Army recap and Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech preview.

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IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Tuesday Press Conference – Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech Preview

“Virginia Tech has a very good football team. Justin Fuente, head football coach and Bud Foster, the defensive coordinator, put together a very good year, some really good wins; North Carolina I really thought probably as complete a game as they played all year. Turned the ball over a few times, but a really good football team. Defensively it’s what

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IRISH NEWSLINK UND: “Senior Day Marks First-Ever Meeting With Hokies; Kickoff set for 3:40 p.m. ET on NBC” ……. #NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL

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Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech: Senior Day Marks First-Ever Meeting With Hokies; Kickoff set for 3:40 p.m. ET on NBC ….

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Shamrock Series delivers poor TV rating” – Irish 247

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ND’s 44-6 victory over Army on Saturday … broadcast in the 3:30 p.m. ET time slot, earned a 1.0 overnight rating, according to SportsMediaWatch.com. That’s lower than last year’s Shamrock Series game (1.3) on NBCSN that ended in a sloppy 19-16 ND win over Boston College and aired on [cable’s] NBCSN in primetime. Two late November games broadcast on NBC

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IRISH NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Notre Dame-Army: Numbers, Turning Point & More”

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“… 8 Players in Notre Dame history who have returned two kickoff returns for a touchdown in the same season, with sophomore C.J. Sanders the most recent after his 92-yard touchdown return on the opening kickoff. The others were: Paul Castner (1922), John Lattner (1953), Nick Eddy (1966), Tim Brown (1986), Raghib “Rocket” Ismail (1988 and 1989), Allen Rossum (1997)

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame remembers the Alamodome with 44-6 rout of Army” – South Bend Tribune/ND Insider

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“Someone forgot to tell all these folks Notre Dame’s football team is struggling …. More than 45,000 fans amped up the energy of the Alamodome – and the rest of the city of San Antonio … – as the Irish (4-6) celebrated their Shamrock Series event Texas style, with a bigger-than-life 44-6 victory over Army (5-5) …. The Irish exploded

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IRISH NEWSLINK AP: “Army meets Notre Dame in Shamrock Series tilt”

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: “… Army and Notre Dame have at least one thing in common this season: Each has had trouble against option attacks. When they meet on Saturday in San Antonio at the Alamodome, Army (5-4) just might have a small edge. The Black Knights use the clock-chewing triple option, and the Irish (3-6) are reeling from a one-point loss

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Army West Point Black Knights vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Preview and Prediction” – Athlon

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1. Notre Dame Defensive Adjustments to Defend the Option … 2. Army Pass Defense vs. DeShone Kizer and the Notre Dame Receivers … 3. Waiting for the Notre Dame Special Teams Mistake … This season has a chance to be one to remember for Army and already is a season to forget for Notre Dame. But there is still a

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IRISH NEWSLINK New York Times: “At Army, Winning Is No Longer a Jolt to the System”

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“According to Edgar Allen Poe — the wide receiver from Tucson, not the macabre poet — a much brighter aura surrounds the Army football team this season, and not just because the Black Knights are finally winning more games than they lose.”  

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IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Radio Show Notre Dame vs. Army Preview

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: Brian Kelly talks with Jack Nolan and Notre Dame players, and covers the latest in Notre Dame football as the Irish prepared for West Point.

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “And in that corner… The Army Black Knights” – NBC

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“Notre Dame heads to San Antonio, needing a win …. in the Black Knights, the Irish have a foe that’s fitting—a double-digit underdog, but one who presents some of the same challenges that made Navy so difficult. Jeff Monken’s third Army team has shown considerable improvements. They’ve won big games, beating Wake Forest and Temple while hanging tight with Duke.

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IRISH NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Brian Kelly Post-Practice: Nov. 10”

#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: “… Junior linebacker Greer Martini is a player that is suited to play against the triple option. He thrived in last week’s game against Navy, and should again play a major role this week against Army. ….”

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IRISH NEWSLINK UND: “Notre Dame-Army: A Series for the Ages; The Century-Long Rivalry Continues”

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: “… when it comes to having profound and lasting impact on an entire sport, it’s tough to argue that any rivalry matched the Notre Dame-Army rivalry of the 20th century. The two teams met for the first time 103 years ago, when the upstart Notre Dame team traveled east to play the powerful Cadets at West Point. To

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “No big changes coming to struggling Irish” – Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

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“… immersed in … the worst of his 27 seasons as a … head coach, it would be easy for … Brian Kelly to make wholesale changes within his program. He did so last month by firing … Brian VanGorder, but from a personnel standpoint, Kelly has decided to stay the course even after losing for the sixth time in

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IRISH NEWSLINK: “BGI Staff Predictions: Notre Dame vs. Army”

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: “Notre Dame is hoping that its second game against the triple option goes better than its first. The Irish are coming off a 28-27 loss to Navy, but Army has put up better numbers on both sides of the ball than has their arch-rivals at Navy.”

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Double vision for Notre Dame’s defense?” – South Bend Tribune

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: “The vision Brian Kelly is selling to recruits of how Notre Dame’s defense will evolve … ‘Quite frankly, we’re going to be in both (3-4 and 4-3 fronts), because I’m not going anywhere,’ he said. ‘So it’s going to be a three-down, four-down defense, and they’re going to have to be somebody that can do both.’ They are

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame-Army 2016: Five Things to Watch” – UND/John Heisler

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL #NotreDamevsArmy: 1. Expect minimal possessions (again). … 2. Quarterback play will be critical. … 3. Another Notre Dame-Army connection. … 4. Notre Dame might be one of the better opponents Army has faced. … 5. Check out the military angles. Anytime Notre Dame plays one of the service academies, the military connections are front and center … Joining

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IRISH NEWSLINK NBC: “Monken, Kelly meet on different terms”

#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: “When Army battles Notre Dame on Saturday, Black Knights head coach Jeff Monken will be looking across the field at a head coach he knew a long time ago. And it can’t help but trigger a trip down Memory Lane.”

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IRISH NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Army Attempting To Snap ‘The Streak’ Against Notre Dame”

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: It was 1958 when Notre Dame lost most recently to the Army West Point Black Knights in football, a 14‑2 setback. That was the final season Army had under coaching legend Earl “Red” Blaik, who led the Cadets to an 8‑0‑1 record and a No. 3 finish in the Associated Press poll, with Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins

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IRISH NEWSLINK UND: “Shamrock Series Renews Classic ND-Army Matchup; Irish and Black Knights meet in San Antonio at 3:30 p.m. ET.”

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: Notre Dame vs. Army, 3:30 p.m. ET; Saturday, Nov. 12; Alamodome (72,000); San Antonio, Texas.

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IRISH NEWSLINK uhnd: “Notre Dame Football Stock Report: Week 10”

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: “It would be hard for things to get much lower for the Notre Dame program right about now, following last Saturday’s one point loss to Navy, although losing to Army this week would definitely represent the bottoming out of the Irish market. And the question that has befuddled fans for a little over a month now has been

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IRISH NEWSLINK AP: Another Look: “Worth scores twice, Navy gets rare win vs Notre Dame, 28-27”

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: Another Look: “Irish coach Brian Kelly deserved some of the blame for this one. Trailing 28-24 with a little more than 7 minutes to go, Kelly opted for a 31-yard field goal instead of trying to convert a fourth-and-4 play at the 14. He made the call even though his defense hadn’t forced a punt all afternoon. …”

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IRISH VIDEO: Notre Dame Shamrock Series Uniforms 2016

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#NOTREDAME #FOOTBALL: Video from July unveiling Notre Dame’s custom alternative uniforms for this year’s Shamrock Series game against Army — including a Celtic font; a dark, understated forest green; understated burnished gold trim on the uniform; and a somewhat clashing helmet.  (The uniform looks like a stylish moisture-wicking, post-modern t-shirt, while the helmet arguably has a kind of 1970’s industrial

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IRISH VIDEO: Brian Kelly Thursday Post-Practice Press Conference Leading Into Notre Dame vs. Navy

Brian Kelly spoke with reporters after practice on Thursday, heading into Notre Dame’s game with Navy in Jacksonville on Saturday.  

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame special teams provide too many ‘head scratchers'”- AP

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“… [special teams] miscues have played a major role in why the Fighting Irish (3-5) have struggled. A blocked punt was the only touchdown scored in a 10-3 loss at North Carolina State. The Irish were leading 20-0 against Miami … when the Hurricanes recovered a bouncing punt that ricocheted off Tony Pride Jr., igniting a 27-0 run that included

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IRISH NEWSLINK und: “Brian Kelly Tuesday Press Conference Transcript”

“… Obviously, Ken Niumatalolo and what he’s done at Navy has been well documented. This year they’re already beating a top five team in Houston, a team that we know quite well in terms of playing them over my past six years here. A ton of respect for what they do offensively, defensively, and special teams. So it will be

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IRISH NEWSLINK South Bend Tribune/ND Insider: “Taking stock in Notre Dame’s perception and realities”

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“… Notre Dame seventh-year head football coach Brian Kelly’s reality is that the balance of the 2016 season, including Saturday’s triple-option test, really does matter. The equally important world of perception screams that it’s already about 2017. The worn coaching adage dictates Kelly take one game at a time, and — at the very least — one season at a

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame has studied the option and found a system” – Annapolis Capital Gazette

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… When Bob Elliott was hired as a special assistant to the head coach at Notre Dame, one of his first tasks was to conduct an in-depth study on option football. Notre Dame plays Navy every year and also had Georgia Tech and Army on the 2015 and 2016 schedules. Elliott, who had previously coached the safeties and linebackers for

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Game Preview: Notre Dame vs. Navy” – Blue and Gold Illustrated

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So how is Navy this good? … More depth means injuries are less devastating. … particularly … when a team loses a quarterback …. Luckily for Navy, Will Worth was ready to step in. In his limited work, the senior has won four games and amassed 1,187 total yards and 15 touchdowns. … more of a power rusher, while Reynolds

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IRISH NEWSLINK und: “Irish, Mids Meet For 90th Straight Season; #NotreDame and Navy square off at 11:30 a.m. ET Saturday in Jacksonville”

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Irish, Mids Meet For 90th Straight Season – Notre Dame vs. Navy – 11:30 a.m. ET Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. — Tickets are still available through the Jacksonville Sports Council — CBS national television broadcast — IMG Notre Dame Football radio network and SiriusXM Satellite Radio (channel 129)

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IRISH VIDEO: Inside Notre Dame Football: Miami recap and Navy preview

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“Inside Notre Dame Football” recaps Notre Dame vs. Miami, previews Notre Dame vs. Navy and covers some of the latest news from Notre Dame football, featuring Brian Kelly, Jack Nolan and Notre Dame players.

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame blows 20-0 lead, then scores 10 straight to beat Miami” – NBC

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Nothing has gone according to plan for Notre Dame (3-5) this season, but they managed to find themselves celebrating a win despite blowing a 20-0 lead at home …. Notre Dame saw a 20-0 lead turn into a 27-20 deficit against Miami (4-4, 1-3 ACC) in the fourth quarter, but … responded with a 10-point run to come away with

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IRISH NEWSWATCH: “Notre Dame nips Miami after blowing huge lead” – Lindy’s

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Notre Dame blew a 20-point lead but recovered to beat Miami 30-27 on kicker Justin Yoon’s third field goal of the game, a 23-yarder with 31 seconds left  … DeShone Kizer passed for 263 yards and two touchdowns as the Fighting Irish (3-5) overcame two muffed punts, a successful onside kick by Miami and a partially blocked punt to win

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IRISH NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Notre Dame-Miami: Numbers, Turning Point & More”

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“By The Numbers … 1-9 Record by Miami in Notre Dame Stadium, with the first visit by the Hurricanes coming back in 1972. Their lone victory occurred in 1984 (31-13), the season after winning their first of five national titles from 1983-2001. … 4 Straight victories by the Fighting Irish against Miami, dating back to 1990, and thereby extending their

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