Phil’s Features

By: Dr. Len Clark Special to Fighting Irish Preview (Photo Courtesy of the University of Notre Dame) I am enjoying the bye week. Even we media types need a break,…

(Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire) Marcus Freeman's Defense: What's the "Point"? Since Brian Van Gorder was replaced midway through the disastrous 2016 season, ND has played pretty good defense. Under…

(Photo by Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire) Buch of the Irish (Halftime observation) Mistakes, penalties and sacks, and then Coan was sent to the bench. But it wasn't Drew Pyne to the…

Ride the Pyne? OCTOBER 02, 2021 (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire) 1. (Written at Halftime) Cincinnati 17 ND 0, oh my! Three turnovers and a missed opportunity. ND came out…

By: The Fighting Irish Preview Poet A September to Remember 4-0 to end September A Fighting Irish month to remember. New players everywhere And fans back in the stadium air.…

(Photo Credit: University of Notre Dame) This is being written at Halftime, and Notre Dame leads 10-3. (No kidding I really wrote this at halftime). The first half was full…

By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview When I was a kid, I would spend hours reading anything I could get my hands on about Notre Dame football. Books, magazines,…

The Windy City, Chi-town, The City of Broad Shoulders, The City that Works, The City by the Lake, The Heartland of America, Chicago is my kind of town, Sweet Home…

Avery Davis!  Quarterback, running back, cornerback, nickel back, wide receiver, 5 positions in 5 years, oh my!  Perseverance and class oozes from the young man. Avery Davis is the kind…

By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview Notre Dame escaped for the second straight week with a nail biting, 3-point victory. Purdue is also 2-0. They have won their games…