Fighting Irish 101

(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,…

(Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire) Clemson head coach Dabo Sweeny, now in his 15th season has his team ranked #4 in the first CFP and undefeated at 8-0. Idle a…

(Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire) Head Coach Dino Babers is in his 7th seson leading #16 Syracuse. The Orange is  6-1. Last week they suffered their first loss to #5…

(Photo: John Rivera/Icon Sportswire) UNLV is 4-3, they have lost two in a row,  Air Force last week 42-7 and two weeks ago to San Jose St, 40-7.  In week…

(Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire) Stanford is 1-4. On opening day they defeated Colgate.  Since then they have fallen to three ranked teams:  USC, Washington, Oregon and then last week to Oregon…