Losses are never a good thing but some hurt worse than others. Saturday's 28-24 loss for Notre Dame at BYU hurts a massive amount not just because of what it means, but also because of how it happened.
With a defensive stop that concluded in the end zone on the game's final play, No. 8 BYU outlasted No. 2 Notre Dame to preserve a riveting 28-24 victory on Saturday, the Fighting Irish's first loss of the season, and a win that moved to Cougars to 6-0.
The BYU Cougars (#8 AP) hosted the #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, one of the best matchups in a day full of them. It was an electric atmosphere, with ESPN's College GameDay in town, a military flyover from Utah's Hill AFB, and a blessing on the Pope by the BYU as a sign of true sportsmanship.
What could have been a night where Notre Dame hopped on a plane heading home, knowing it was going to be the nation's new No. 1 team instead ended with a heartbreaking loss at BYU.
Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr may need to practice his spiking. Carr committed one of the most absurd turnovers of the year Saturday against BYU at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah.
Kirk Herbstreit did not wait for Notre Dame to play BYU. The ESPN analyst accused the Fighting Irish of cruising toward the playoffs on a soft schedule and called it downright embarrassing.
This weekend marks college football's Week 7 matchups, and it brings all the excitement you'd expect from a slate of games as we head into the latter part of the season.
Notre Dame wants a bigger College Football Playoff, and Marcus Freeman isn’t pretending it’s about what’s best for college football. The Irish are riding a 16-game winning streak and sitting at No.
The BYU Cougars host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with College GameDay in town, a grown-man defense on their side, and a quarterback who plays like Tim Tebow, but one missing piece changes everything.
Notre Dame isn't just visiting an undefeated No. 8-ranked BYU Cougars team; it's walking into a proving ground.
Have you heard that Saturday's showdown between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the BYU Cougars is a big deal?
The No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish have a massive game coming up in Week 7 against the No. 8-ranked BYU Cougars.
Notre Dame football hosted several top recruits during its blowout of Stanford. How close are the Irish to adding another piece to the 2028 class? Head coach Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame football had no problem dismantling Stanford last weekend, rolling to a 58-7 victory over Tavita Pritchard’s squad.
For Notre Dame fans, this is the week everyone has had circled forever. It isn't that Irish fans took for granted matchups against Wisconsin, Michigan State, or Purdue and didn't value them; each game is special, it's just that none of Notre Dame's first six opponents were ranked or considered to be really strong competition.
Notre Dame is ripping through its schedule like it’s on a mission. For a program that’s living by a “Leave No Doubt” mantra, it’s going out and doing just that each and every week.
CJ Carr and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are coming off an impressive 58-7 win over the rival Stanford Cardinal on Saturday to secure the Legends Trophy.
Notre Dame's schedule difficulty takes a significant step up this week as it heads to Provo, Utah to take on No. 8 BYU in what should be an exciting game.
For the first time since opening weekend of the 2004 season, Notre Dame heads to Provo, Utah this Saturday night. Notre Dame has taken on BYU nine times all-time, with six of those coming in South Bend, one in Las Vegas, and the 1993 and 2004 games in Provo.
Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are coming off a 58-7 stomping of rival Stanford on Saturday to retain control of the Legends Trophy. The victory was the largest margin of victory in the history of the series, with the No.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish entered the season as a national championship contender, but they haven’t had any tough games. Notre Dame’s schedule is rather easy, in large part due to them not being in a confernece, but on Saturday, the Fighting Irish will finally be tested.
Notre Dame is undefeated and ranked No. 2, but its favorable schedule and independence are raising serious questions about fairness in the College Football Playoff.
Last year, the Notre Dame football team was so disgusted at being left out of the College Football Playoff that they boycotted their bowl game and the administration made moves to ensure that they would never be left on the outside looking again if in a similar situation.
There really isn’t much basketball momentum at Notre Dame these days for a program that’s really hoping to turn things back around. A national contender just a decade ago, the Fighting Irish have fallen on hard times and have been in the NCAA Tournament just once in the last eight years.
College football's Week 6 is in the books, and what a week it was.
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