No. 1 Notre Dame has underdog in its DNA
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The rankings say Notre Dame is No. 1 going into the BCS championship against Alabama. Plenty of folks aren’t buying it, starting with the oddsmakers who currently have the Crimson Tide as about a touchdown favorite for the Jan. 7 meeting in Miami between two of college football’s proudest programs. The Fighting Irish aren’t sweating the point spread. In fact, it’s pretty much business as usual for Notre Dame, which has a chance to become the first team since 1984 to start the season unranked and end it as national champions. ”Everybody thought everybody was better than us,” defensive tackle Louis Nix III said Monday. ”Oklahoma was better than us. USC was better than us. ”We get it. We know how everyone thinks. We’re just Notre Dame. Overrated Notre Dame. No one gives us credit for anything. Just…
Notre Dame finds revenge is sweet
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — For those who came to Notre Dame Stadium with revenge on their mind, this was perfect. Not only did Notre Dame end its three-year nightmare against Michigan, but the…
Rees comes through again for Irish
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — All those turnovers, all those jeers, they were nothing but a thing of the past now. Here was Tommy Rees, out of the shotgun, third-and-4, Notre Dame’s fate against…
Robinson calls ND loss his worst of career
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Denard Robinson put his head down and one of the fastest men in college football started a slow jog past celebrating Notre Dame players in a stadium of fans…
It’s game day at Notre Dame Stadium
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — I’m back at Notre Dame Stadium for the first time since 2007, gearing up for No. 18 Michigan (2-1) against the 11th-ranked Fighting Irish (3-0). In case you’ve been…
