Manti Te'o, the talisman of a stout Notre Dame defense last season, endured his fair share of hardship while leading the Fighting Irish to a BCS Championship Game appearance. Not only did he lose his grandmother to illness, but also his girlfriend to leukemia.
The problem, however, is that Manti Te'o's girlfriend didn't exist.
January 9, 2013
January 9, 2013
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were obviously outclassed in last night's 42-14 loss at the hands of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship Game. However, the beginning of the game featured a couple of questionable calls that went in the favor of Nick Saban's squad. That, of
Maybe Notre Dame's schedule wasn't as challenging as Irish fans were willing to admit. Maybe not playing a conference championship game left them with too long of a layoff. Maybe a freshman quarterback just doesn't stand a chance against a Nick Saban coached team unless his last name is Manziel. Whatever the reason was, Notre Dame never stood a chance against the Alabama Crimson Tide, who repeated as champions of the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, 42-14.
November 27, 2012
November 25, 2012 Last month, it was a goal-line stand in overtime that propelled Notre Dame to a 20-13 home victory over the Stanford Cardinal. After five more victories, including close calls against BYU and Pittsburgh, the Fighting Irish found themselves in another situation where a goal-line stand would help secure a victory. Between some questionable play-calling from USC head coach Lane Kiffin and poor execution by the Trojans offense, it was Notre Dame walking out of The Coliseum in Los Angeles with a 22-13 victory over USC and completing their first perfect regular season since 1988.
October 27, 2012 