Fighting Irish 101

(Photo credit: Icon Sportswire) Last year, Texas A&M finished 8-5 under second-year head coach Mike Elko, capping the season with a 38-20 win over Utah in the Independence Bowl. The…

(Photo credit: Icon Sportswire) Last year Miami rolled to a 9-0 start before dropping three of their final four games to finish 10-3. In their last outing, the Hurricanes fell…

(Photo: Joseph Weiser) Editor's Note: this is the third in a series on the contenders at quarterback this spring. For the other two installments see: Fighting Irish Preview 101-Steve Angeli…

Kenny Minchey, pregame warm-up Ross-Ade stadium, September 14, 2024. (Photo: Chad Ryan) Editor's Note: This is the second in a series on the candidates to take over the Notre Dame…

Steve Angeli delivers in the 2025 Orange Bowl win over Penn State. (Photo: Chad Ryan) Editor's note: Over the next few weeks Fighting Irish Preview will help get you ready…

(Photo: Icon Sportswire) Ohio State enters this matchup with a 13-2 record. Their two losses came against Michigan in their regular-season finale, 13-10, and mid-season at Oregon, 32-31. In the…

Penn State, led by 11th-season head coach James Franklin, is 13-2. Their losses both came against eventual College Football Playoff teams. In October, they fell in a close game to…

(David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire) #2 Georgia holds an 11-2 record and enters the College Football Playoff as the SEC champions after a hard-fought 22-19 victory over #5 Texas in the…

(Photo: Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire) The story has been told a zillion times, but just to review, here it is one more time. Indiana University first year head Coach Curt Cignetti…

Lincoln Riley's USC is 6-5. Their so-so record is deceptive. What it reflects mostly is an inability to win close games . They have led in the 4th quarter of…