Phil’s Features

(Photo Credit: Chad Ryan) It has been a long season and my wedding anniversary (and it's a big one) coincided with the end of the regular season. Great time to…

Kyren Williams (23) celebrates with Braden Lenzy (0) in the end zone after Stanford game's first TD. (Photo by Douglas Stringer/IconSportswire) Halftime Observations-- ND 24 Stanford 0 For all the…

Isaiah Foskey with the strip sack, about 8 seconds later Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa (95) was 70 yards up field in the end zone. (Photo: Chad Ryan) With the shut-out performance against…

(Photo Credit: Chad Ryan) Playing in California to end the season is nice, winning in California to end the season, would be better. Lets assess that possibility. On October 2,…

Kurt Hinish moments before being introduced during Senior Day activities. (Photo Credit: Chad Ryan) Halftime Observation ND 45 Georgia Tech 0 At the 8:26 mark of the first quarter I…

(Photo by Chad Ryan) One standard of a successful College Football season is to hit double digits in the win column.  In Its 135-year history, the Irish have reached double…

Logan Diggs (22) attempting to avoid Virginia defenders. (Photo by Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire) Halftime Prognostication ND 21 Virginia 0 Sure, it would be a different game with Brennan Armstrong on…

Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Jayson Ademilola (57) celebrates after a play during Saturday's game. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire) Halftime Observations ND 17 Navy 3 ND has a…

(Photo by Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire) The Notre Dame-Navy series started in 1927 as an expression of mutual admiration between the two institutions. Then during World War II when many…

Photo by Chad Ryan/Fighting Irish Preview Halftime Observation Better than advertised, and longing for Kyle. Sam Howell is good, really good. In 2 quarters with his arm : 8-9 for…