Tag: Notre Dame Football 2015
NEWSLINK Los Angeles Times: “Five things we learned in USC’s defeat by Notre Dame”
NEWSLINK Fort Wayne News-Sentinel: “This Notre Dame team is a different one”
NEWSLINK ESPN: “Notre Dame holds off USC; Trojans AD Haden treated in locker room”
NEWSLINK Chicago Tribune: “Grading Notre Dame’s performance vs. USC”
NEWSLINK Fox 28: “Notre Dame moves up three spots in the polls, but loses another player for the season”
NEWSLINK Chicago Sun-Times: “Notre Dame’s Alex Block ruled out for season with injury”
NEWSLINK ESPN: “Trojans battle in South Bend, but get outmuscled again”
NEWSLINK Kentuck Post: “CJ Prosise is college football’s most underrated player”
NEWSLINK NotreDame.247Sports: “Irish secondary steps up when it counts”
NEWSLINK NotreDame.247Sports: “Irish offense assuming Kizer’s personality”
NEWSLINK: NotreDame.247Sports: “Mental toughness fuels Irish in win over USC”
NEWSLINK NBC Sports: “Five things we learned: Notre Dame 41, USC 31”
NEWSLINK UND.Com: “Holy Smokes, Irish Beat USC!” – Sunday Brunch with John Heisler
NEWSLINK Blue and Gold Illustrated: “Notre Dame vs. USC: Numbers & More”
NEWSLINK UND.com: TRANSCRIPT: Brian Kelly Sunday Press Conference After Notre Dame Victory Over Southern Cal
NEWSLINK UND.com: TRANSCRIPT: Post-Game Press Conference Notre Dame vs. Southern Cal
NEWSLINK UND.com: FINAL STATS: Notre Dame vs. USC
NEWSLINK UND.com: “#14 Irish Score 17 Unanswered Points To Race By USC 41-31 10-yard TD pass from DeShone Kizer to Corey Robinson in the 4th quarter accounts for winning score”
NEWSLINK UND.com: “Football Irish Extra: Irish Show Mettle and Fight On”
NEWSLINK South Bend Tribune: “Notre Dame rises to the occasion in rocky win over USC”
NEWSLINK South Bend Tribune: “Notre Dame’s mental toughness shines through in win over USC”
NEWSLINK Elkhart Truth: “Notre Dame defense grades after USC game leave a lot to be desired Irish offense continue to run at a high level, though the defense was suspect against the Trojans”
NEWSLINK CBS Sports: “Notre Dame guard Alex Bars suffers broken ankle, out for season”
NEWSLINK WNDU: “Notre Dame moves up 3 spots; now ranked 11th in the country”
NEWSLINK NBC SportsNet: “Evaluating Notre Dame’s strength of schedule at the bye week”
Notre Dame DB Drue Tranquill Out For Season with ACL; Sixth Irish Player Lost
Sophomore Irish defensive back Drue Tranquill, who played a dynamic partial game in a dramatic win over Georgia Tech, is out for the season with a torn ACL to his right knee. Tranquill likely will undergo surgery in a few weeks, having already had surgery for a torn ACL on his other knee about a year ago. According to a
» Read moreVIDEO: Brian Kelly Post-Game Press Conference After Notre Dame Victory Over Georgia Tech
Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly meets with the media following Notre Dame’s 30-22 victory over ACC powerhouse Georgia Tech. – click here for transcript. Proud of my team today; obviously my staff, coaches, I thought we had a very good plan. Our players executed it and beat a very good football team in Georgia Tech. * * * It
» Read moreNEWSLINK Chicago Tribune: C.J. Prosise rushes for three TDs as Notre Dame overwhelms Georgia Tech
What’s the best way to usher in a new starting quarterback against a top 15 opponent? A smothering defensive performance helps. A career-high outing from the starting running back wouldn’t hurt, either. No. 8 Notre Dame got both in a 30-22 victory Saturday against No. 14 Georgia Tech in front of 80,795 fans at Notre Dame Stadium.
» Read moreNEWSLINK NBC Sports: “Five things we learned: Notre Dame 30, Georgia Tech 22”
Notre Dame’s defense pulled off a magic trick. In broad daylight, with 80,000 fans watching intently, Brian VanGorder’s defense took the power out of Georgia Tech’s triple-option attack.
» Read moreNEWSLINK Sporting News: “Notre Dame passes test, displays pieces to be playoff contender “
The Irish have a running game. The Irish have a nasty defense. The Irish have a dark-horse Heisman Trophy candidate. That’s more than enough for Notre Dame to make a run with redshirt freshman quarterback DeShone Kizer, and there are more-than-enough chances left on the schedule to prove it.
» Read moreNEWSLINK South Bend Tribune: “Notre Dame defense makes statement in smothering of Georgia Tech “
Isaac Rochell couldn’t remember when his body ached so much. And someday maybe the Notre Dame defensive lineman will look back, and the indelible takeaway will be how much that didn’t matter. No. 8 Notre Dame’s 30-22 smothering of 14th-ranked Georgia Tech Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium — the dominance vandalized by a late, flailing burst of Yellow Jacket offense
» Read moreNEWSLINK WJCL: Georgia Tech Falls to Notre Dame
No. 14 Georgia Tech couldn’t fix its mistakes fast enough against eighth-ranked Notre Dame. “It was like popcorn. One guy you’d get fixed, then the other guy would mess up,” Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson said. “Against good players, you can’t have missed assignments.” The Yellow Jackets closed to 30-22 when Patrick Skov scored a pair of touchdowns on passes
» Read moreNEWSLINK Chicago Tribune: For Notre Dame it’s win some (games) and lose some (players)
Brian Kelly’s evaluation of DeShone Kizer’s first start? “Good. There’s a lot to get better,” the Notre Dame coach said of his redshirt freshman quarterback after the Irish’s 30-22 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday. And safety Drue Tranquill’s right knee? “Doesn’t look good,” Kelly said, adding Tranquill will undergo an MRI on Sunday. “We’re not optimistic at this point.”
» Read moreNEWSLINK South Bend Tribune: CJ Prosise thriving in Notre Dame’s backfield
C.J. Prosise grinned at the hypothetical. What if Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly had dreamt up this running back experiment earlier in the senior’s career? “Well it’s definitely great so far,” Prosise understated after rushing for 198 yards on 22 carries and three TDs Saturday in his third game at his new position and only second start there.
» Read moreNEWSLINK UND.Com: TRANSCRIPT: Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech – Post-Game Quotes
Hear from the coaches and players following the Irish win over Georgia Tech. COACH KELLY: Obviously my staff, coaches, I thought we had a very good plan. Our players executed it and beat a very good football team in Georgia Tech. All those things have to come together when you’re playing a team like Georgia Tech, in particular a team
» Read moreNEWSLINK UND.com: Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech Final Stats
Scoring Summary Team Statistics Individual Statistics Drive Chart Defensive Statistics Game Participation Box Score Play-by-Play Play breakdown
» Read moreNEWSLINK AP/UND.Com: “#8 Irish Defeat #14 Georgia Tech 30-22”
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – C.J. Prosise provided the flash for the Fighting Irish with three touchdowns and 198 yards rushing, including a 91-yard TD run that was the longest run in Notre Dame Stadium history, and the defense provided the grit. A pair of touchdowns for 14th-ranked Georgia Tech from Justin Thomas to Patrick Skov in the final minute, the
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