Gans: Non-conference fun (Sept. 16)
Ask a sampling of random college football fans what their favorite part of the season is and you're bound to get a wide variety of answers.
Ask a sampling of random college football fans what their favorite part of the season is and you're bound to get a wide variety of answers.
The Saint Mary's cross country team continues their season Saturday at the Calvin Invitational in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Calvin Invitational will mark the first 5k meet of the new season.
The Belles turned in a solid performance at Trine on Thursday in their first MIAA match of the year, but Saint Mary's was overshadowed by a surprising performance from Hope College.
Notre Dame begins its fall schedule this weekend at the Illini Invitational in Olympia Fields, Ill. The Irish will face staunch competition from Illinois, Alabama, Texas and California.
A hoard of 32 teams, including the Irish, will invade the Notre Dame Cross Country Course for the National Catholic Championships on Friday. A total of 823 runners will compete, but only one will cross the finish line first.
Undefeated Saint Mary's will face a tough road test Saturday as it meets Adrian College.
The woman's rowing team kicks off the fall portion of its schedule this weekend with a four-team regatta.
Old flames are going to be reignited Sunday when McGlinn faces Lewis. After McGlinn beat Lewis last year by one point to send the Shamrocks to the semifinals, there is sure to be some dirt kicked up this weekend.
With Big East play beginning next weekend, the Irish have two matches left to bolster their non-conference résumé. Standing in their way are two challenging opponents.
So close, yet so far.
Powered by junior midfielder MaddieMeckes' two goals, Saint Mary's defeated Olivet 3-0 in an early season MIAA grudge match.
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Two multi-position players already committed to Notre Dame will headline this week's crop of visiting recruits, Irish recruiting expert Mike Frank said.
When the Irish scheduled away matches at top-5 opponents Duke, North Carolina and Stanford in their early season schedule, their hope was that it would leave them better prepared for a repeat run at a national championship. Despite losing those three contests, No. 14/12 Notre Dame (3-3-1) feels the lessons it learned will ultimately help as the Big East season begins.
Despite the meticulous attention to detail and thoughtful analysis that goes into each play offensive coordinator Charley Molnar draws up for junior running back Cierre Wood, a large part of the success of each run comes down to one simple challenge — which side of linemen can push the other further.
A year removed from the fateful "Little Giants" disaster, Notre Dame needs to avoid more careless mistakes to top No. 15 Michigan State.
With a front row seat for six years of the Notre Dame tri-captains' careers, Dallas Sting coach Kenny Medina played a crucial role in their development. Once he was done with them, both on and off the field, he sent them off to a friend and mentor at Notre Dame.
For Irish junior Rebecca Tracy, visiting Notre Dame was initially more of an appeasement than anything else.
Whether working on his degree or snaring passes, Michael Floyd relies on one source of inspiration in everything he does — his close relationship with his mother.
Just a little over a year ago, Irish coach Debbie Brown knew then-freshman outside hitter Andrea McHugh would make an impact in her inaugural campaign. What she might not have predicted was that McHugh would lead the Irish in kills and be selected Big East freshman of the year.