Notre Dame unveils helmet changes
Whether or not the Irish wear their green jerseys Saturday, fans will have a uniform change to buzz about. Notre Dame's traditional gold helmets are now more, well, gold.
Whether or not the Irish wear their green jerseys Saturday, fans will have a uniform change to buzz about. Notre Dame's traditional gold helmets are now more, well, gold.
With a four-game winning streak and any last BCS hopes on the line, Saturday's contest against the Trojans is vitally important to Notre Dame's 2011 season. But with nearly 50 recruits from the 2012 and 2013 classes visiting campus on official and unofficial visits this weekend, the game might mean just as much to the future of Irish football. Not only is the crop of recruits large, but it might be the most talented group Notre Dame has ever hosted, Irish recruiting expert Mike Frank said.
Editor's note: This week The Observer and The Daily Trojan, the student newspaper at Southern California, teamed up with head-to-head columns addressing one topic: the direction of the rivalry between the two football programs.
When Rick Mirer found Adrian Jarrell in the end zone for the winning score over Michigan on Sept. 15, 1990, nobody thought Notre Dame would wait 21 years, one month and seven days to host another night game.
Editor's note: This week The Observer and The Daily Trojan, the student newspaper at Southern California, teamed up with head-to-head columns addressing one topic: the direction of the rivalry between the two football programs.
Farley is currently 4-1 and well on its way to the playoffs for the fourth year in a row. Yet just reaching the playoffs this year won't be enough for the Finest.
The Irish will return to action Thursday for the first time since Sept. 25 when they compete in the Midwest Singles/Doubles Championships at Ohio State.
The good news for the Irish is the remainder of their schedule does not feature a level of competition as rigorous as last weekend's Tar Heel Invitational.
The Belles will look to halt a two-match losing streak and gain ground in the MIAA when they take on Olivet today.
Fresh off a scoreless draw with top-ranked Connecticut, Notre Dame will head to Milwaukee to play Big East foe Marquette Wednesday.
With the fall season winding down, the Irish look to gain momentum for the spring season as they travel to South Carolina next week for the Invitational at Kiawah Island on Kiawah's famed Ocean Course.
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Coming into his second season as head coach, Mark Benishek is ready to take his small squad to big lengths.
The entire team will be back on the court over fall break as the Irish travel to Columbus to compete in the Midwest Regional Championships on Oct. 20.
Following a devastating 3-2 overtime loss to Big East rival Marquette on Sept. 25, Notre Dame had won only one of its previous six games and gave up as many goals as they scored in that stretch.
The eight-foot by 24-foot frame at the end of the field must be protected at all times, and that is senior goalkeeper Will Walsh's job.
Very rare is the case that a player who goes 23-4 in one season has extremely noticeable deficiencies in his game. But Irish senior Sam Keeton was one of the exceptions two years ago when his serves and volleys were not up to par.
Knott took a huge step toward securing a playoff spot Sunday as the Juggerknotts edged out a hard-fought 3-0 win over Alumni.
The Irish won in a best-of-five match against Air Force on Friday at Rolf's Sports Recreation Center.