Vol.162No. 4
As of Nov. 12, 2018, multiple sports teams at Notre Dame remain undefeated. Most people...
Perhaps the greatest testament to redundancy, however, is the recent history of the Notre Dame college football program.
There was no easy way for Notre Dame football to dig itself out of a 4-8 season. Status quo in 2017 wouldn't get it done.
As a rollercoaster of a season ended with one last adrenaline rush brought on by one hand of Miles Boykin, Notre Dame fans have plenty to think about throughout the offseason.
Awards chosen for players by the Scholastic Staff.
In the 91st meeting between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-2) and the Navy Midshipmen (6-3), the Irish were forced to battle through winds, rain and the perpetual torment of Navy’s triple-option offense.
On Jan. 1, Notre Dame entered the Citrus Bowl seeking to close out their season with win number 10. The Irish “hadn’t won a New Year’s game in, like, 752 years,” head coach Brian Kelly quipped after the game, and the formidable LSU Tigers threatened to make it 753.
Following a heartbreaking 1-point loss to Georgia that dropped them in the rankings, the Fighting Irish shipped up to Boston College looking to bounce back.
Thirty-three seconds, two plays, one touchdown. That was how the 2017 season started for the Irish.
When the clock showed triple zeroes on Sept. 9, the one-point difference between Notre Dame and the University of Georgia Bulldogs seemed defining. The contest proved to be a back-and-forth battle driven by defense, penalties and special teams.
Notre Dame fans from around the country made their way into South Bend, energized by the team’s hot start.
Two weeks after a blowout 41-8 loss to Miami, and one day after that same Miami team was dealt an embarrassing blow by unranked Pittsburgh, No. 9 Notre Dame’s hopes of a top bowl officially ended at the hands of the No. 20 Stanford Cardinal.
In the ninth game of the season against unranked Wake Forest, No. 3 Notre Dame looked to capitalize on its first game ranked in the top 5 since November 2015.
One week after crushing Boston College in Chestnut Hill, the Fighting Irish took on another longtime foe, the Michigan State Spartans, in East Lansing. While still early in the season, the game was critical.
Following a dominant home victory against Miami (OH), No. 21 Notre Dame hit the road to take on North Carolina.
In the days prior to the game, excitement surrounding the Irish was as high as the Miami temperatures.
Junior Josh Adams, football team captain and running back, had a strong season, earning him spots in the Notre Dame football record books.
Eager for a win at home following the heartbreaking 20-19 loss versus Georgia three weeks prior, the No. 22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish continued their momentum with a decisive win over the visiting Miami (OH) RedHawks.
Irish hockey seeks strong follow-up to Frozen Four appearance.
Notre Dame junior Alex Lebedev had a standout fall season for the Irish tennis team.
This October, A.J. Pollock, Notre Dame outfielder from 2007-2009, had the opportunity to do something millions of kids dream of — play in the MLB postseason.
1191: The total number of yards junior Josh Adams has rushed this season so far.
Fall Saturdays at Notre Dame are some of the most exciting and anticipated days of the year.
As the men’s soccer team reaches its halfway point in the season, the Irish are in a familiar spot with regard to their place among the nation’s best teams.
When Irish soccer player Jon Gallagher walked away with the Athletic Coast Conference (ACC) Offensive Player of the Year award last season, it was both an achievement marking all the success that he has had in the program and a testament to the worldwide journey that brought him here.
Under the bright lights of Symphony Hall, 11 of basketball’s most accomplished coaches, players and administrators received long-due recognition for their accomplishments.
It was a weekend evening in late August, and the music of “Rudy” boomed out from the stadium, extending over what seemed like the majority of campus as the sun set and South Quad was set up for the university’s 175th anniversary celebrations.
The number of consecutive season openers that the Notre Dame men’s cross country team has won with a perfect score. On Sept. 1, the Irish competed in the Crusader Open at Valparaiso, taking the top 5 finishing positions in the Men’s 6K. The team was led by freshman Yared Nuguse, who, with a time of 18:09.3 in his collegial debut, was named the ACC Men’s Cross Country Freshman of the Week.
Last year, Irish volleyball player Rebecca Nunge was called the team’s “Swiss Army knife” because of her versatility on the court. This year, Nunge has been more of a rifle, leading the Notre Dame offense from her outside hitter position.
The Notre Dame community lost a legend in the early hours of Wednesday, Aug. 2, when two-time national champion and College Football Hall of Fame coach Ara Parseghian passed away at the age of 94.
“Notre Dame mourns the loss of a legendary football coach, a beloved member of the Notre Dame family and good man — Ara Parseghian,” Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. said in a statement issued by the university. “Among his many accomplishments, we will remember him above all as a teacher, leader and mentor who brought out the very best in his players, on and off the field.”…