A trip to the College Football Playoff title game awaits for the winner between Penn State and Notre Dame in the semifinals ...

Few schools utilize a mascot that the student can't hide their identity. One of the most iconic college athletics mascots is the Notre Dame leprechaun. The student anointed with this role wears a ...

Notre Dame has beaten Georgia 23-10 in the Sugar Bowl, which was delayed a day after the attack in New Orleans, to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals. In a game in which the ...

Notre Dame and Penn State enter the College Football Semifinals in a very similar situation, and that's certainly true in regard to how they have built their football teams. Both programs are ...

2. A quirk in the schedule. Penn State played its quarterfinal New Year’s Eve. Notre Dame was scheduled to play its Sugar Bowl quarterfinal with Georgia New Year’s Day, but the game was pushed ...

The question of Notre Dame's independence — meaning the Fighting Irish aren't attached to a conference — was brought into the foreground ahead of the Orange Bowl and College Football Playoff ...

Right after Notre Dame took a 6-3 lead on a 48-yard field goal, Smart had untested sophomore quarterback Gunner Stockton drop back to pass from his 25-yard line with 38 seconds left instead of ...

It's that extra work, the extra effort and the mentality to not accept "good enough" that has defined Notre Dame's rise under the 38-year-old head coach. Notre Dame is a program that transcends ...