Notre Dame Fighting Irish NCAA Football News

North Carolina wide receiver Hakeem Nicks leaps over Notre Dame safety Kyle McCarthy for a first down in the second quarter at Kenan Stadium Saturday Oct.11, 2008.STAFF PHOTO BY CHUCK LIDDY/THE NEWS & OBSERVER ...

He mixes with the regular student population on game days now, physically removed from his teammates by protocol, but still connected at the heart.

Kickoff: 3:37 p.m. Saturday, ABC Records: Notre Dame . North Carolina Notre Dame breakdown: The Irish haven't won a road game all season, and the fact they've only played just one doesn't diminish the ...

Stanford's maligned pass defense was no match for Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen, Arizona State's Rudy Carpenter or Oregon State's Lyle Moevao.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - In mid-conversation with her sister, Valderia Allen relented to the brush fire in her mind.

Charlie Weis will once again use the verbal needle. The road, it seems, brings out the Notre Dame football coach's feisty nature.

Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis reopened the Irish place-kicking job Monday.

Notre Dame sophomore kicker Brandon Walker's kicking troubles continued, so the Irish are considering a switch for the second time this season.

Even before the season, Oct. 11 was circled on the calendars of many college football fans.

Remember "we're going to pound it"? Remember that preseason proclamation? It's like a quaint historical footnote in Notre Dame's memory banks right now, like someone reminiscing about "The Twist" being the next ...

North Carolina is back in the Top 25 for the first time in seven years. With an identical record, Notre Dame thinks it should be in there, too.

D Notre Dame's 4-1 start doesn't measure up to the 27 other seasons in which the Irish had one loss in the first five games.

Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh was reprimanded by the Pac-10 for criticizing the conference's officials following last weekend's loss at Notre Dame.

27, 2008 file photo, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen points from the line of scrimmage during NCAA college football action against Purdue in South Bend, Ind.

Each week Notre Dame's sophomore quarterback seems to be applying a new lesson from Irish head coach Charlie Weis on the field and the last two weeks, he may have graduated into another type of school.

Mel Martinez, R-Fla., was stolen when his rental car was broken into over the weekend.

Even with his new short haircut, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen doesn't look much like his predecessor Brady Quinn.

St. Joseph County, Indiana, prosecutors issued a press release Wednesday afternoon detailing the results of an investigation into arrests stemming from a Sept.

Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh has shown he can get his team motivated for big games.

Stanford has gone with a 60/40 run/pass mix this year, with 7 Toby Gerhart getting a majority of carries.