Fighting Irish 101

(Photo by Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire) Duke is 4-0, and they are ranked 17th in this week’s AP poll. Last week they took out winless UConn 41-7.  They pulled off one…

(Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire) Head Coach Ryan Day’s Ohio State is 3-0.   11-2 a year ago, they lost to eventual national champion Georgia in the CFP semifinal, 42-41 losing…

(Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire) The Central Michigan Chippewas are 1-1.  In week one they fell at Michigan State 31-7 and last week, in a track meet they outlasted New…

(Photo: Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire) The North Carolina State Wolfpack opened their season last week with a 24-14 win over the Connecticut Huskies. Last season, State finished their year at 8-5…

(Photo: Tennessee State University) The Tennessee State University Tigers are coming off a 4-7 season. They are coached by former Ohio State and NFL star running back Eddie George who…

(Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire) Navy, under new head coach Brian Newberry returns 17 starters off a a team that put a serious scare into the Irish last year before…

(Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire) South Carolina is 8-4. Like the Irish, second year head coach Shane Beamer's Gamecocks started their season 1-2. On opening day they defeated Georgia State…

(Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire) USC is 10-1, they were 1-point losers in week seven to 20th ranked Utah.  Last week they outlasted #16 UCLA 48-45.  4-8 a year ago,…

(Photo by Malcolm Hope/Icon Sportswire) Boston College is 3-7, they upset No.17 North Carolina State 21-20 last week with a 2-yard touchdown pass with 14 seconds remaining.  The Irish and…

(Photo by Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire) Navy is 3-6, they lost last week, in a relatively close game to 18 1/2 point favorite Cincinnati, 20-10. In two of their three victories,…