No. 25 Irish rout Cincinnati 62-41

SOUTH BEND | Notre Dame is hoping its stellar defense and rebounding can lead it to a Big East title.

Everett Golson's plan is all about preparation

SOUTH BEND | Both are redshirt freshmen. Both have led their teams to January bowls. Both are dangerous because they’re adept at eluding tacklers and extending plays.

Tuitt hopes to rewrite Irish record books

SOUTH BEND | Defensive end Stephon Tuitt wants to learn a little about the history of the great Notre Dame defenses. Then he wants to rewrite those history books along with his teammates.

Irish must find a QB to make Kelly's offense go

SOUTH BEND | Brian Kelly steps into his third season at Notre Dame looking for a quarterback who can run his spread offense. Sure sounds familiar.

FSU rallies past Notre Dame in Champs Sports Bowl

ORLANDO, Fla. | In Notre Dame's three early season losses turnovers, poor second-half performances and an inability to score in red zone were costly.

Rees, Irish roll over Air Force, 59-33

SOUTH BEND | Notre Dame showed just how its spread offense is supposed to work.

Michigan stuns Notre Dame on late TD

Denard Robinson threw a 16-yard pass to Roy Roundtree with 2 seconds left, lifting Michigan to a 35-31 heart-pounding win over Notre Dame on Saturday night.

AL HAMNIK: Duerson remains a mystery to those on the outside

Dave Duerson rode the roller-coaster of life, hands raised in the air at its apex, then covering his head. There was much of the latter in recent years for the former Bears' safety and two-time Super Bowl winner.

Notre Dame and Miami renew rivalry with Sun Bowl

EL PASO, Texas | After a 20-year lapse, it's time for another chapter in an ornery but historic rivalry that defined college football during the 1980s and became known as Catholics versus Convicts.

Book review: Perfect Rivals has perfect timing

Timing is everything in life and college football fans have waited 20 years for one of the sports' greatest rivalries to be revived.

Prosecutor: No charges coming against Notre Dame football player accused of assaulting student

SOUTH BEND | An Indiana prosecutor said Thursday his office won't pursue criminal charges in the case of a St. Mary's College student who reportedly accused a Notre Dame football player of sexual battery.

Irish hold off USC to end 8-game rivalry skid

LOS ANGELES | Robert Hughes scored on a 5-yard run with 2:23 to play, and Notre Dame rallied to snap an eight-game losing streak in college football's best intersectional rivalry with a 20-16 victory over Southern California on Saturday night.

Historic USC-Notre Dame rivalry gets next chapter

LOS ANGELES | Although Brian Kelly is new to Notre Dame's rivalry with Southern California, the best intersectional matchup in college football isn't new to him.

Student athletes want to play, not be on bench

Notre Dame has been changing its head coach every three to five years since the days of Lou Holtz.

Coach: Irish need to make bowl

SOUTH BEND | It's the job and life Brian Kelly wanted. He knows the expectations. His first Notre Dame team started 1-3 and heads were shaking. The Irish then ran off three straight wins and fans were beaming.