We’ve had a month to get over the fact that the Irish won’t be playing in a BCS bowl game this season. But when the Champs Sports Bowl selected Notre Dame over a Big East team, they set up one of the most intriguing pairings of bowl season, with the Irish battling Florida State in…
Inside the Irish – Live blog: Notre Dame vs. Florida State
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Irish Blogger Gathering – Notre Dame vs Florida State – We goin’ BOWLing!
We goin’ bowling – we goin’ bowling. Okay, so it isn’t a BCS bowl but it sure beats 2007. The Irish take on FSU which will be no small task. They have a very good defense and their offense has had time to heal for this game. Expect this game to be won with speed.
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Inside the Irish – KeiVarae Russell pledges commitment to Irish
Just a few hours before Notre Dame battles Florida State, the Irish won a big recruiting victory over another formidable foe. The Irish received the verbal commitment of Seattle’s KeiVarae Russell, beating out the hometown Washington Huskies for a running back that’s an absolute perfect fit for the Notre Dame offense. Thin at the position,…
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South Bend Tribune – Notre Dame football Recruiting: RB Russell commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame has found its second running back of the 2012 recruiting
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Chicago Breaking Sports – Notre Dame nabs bowl-day commit from Russell
ORLANDO, Fla. — Before arriving at Citrus Bowl Stadium, Notre Dame had itself a win.
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Irish Illustrated – Irish land West Coast back
Notre Dame struck gold on the West Coast in landing four-star athlete KeiVarae Russell.
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Irish Sports Daily – Russell Goes Irish
It was obvious that Notre Dame needed to land two running backs in this year’s class. The Irish landed a commitment from four-star running back William Mahone of Ohio in September.
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Irish Illustrated – Nix growth measured in maturity
ORLANDO, Fla. – Louis Nix enjoyed a homecoming this week.
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Irish Sports Daily – ND vs FSU: Keys to the Game
When Notre Dame takes on Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl it will be a matchup of two underachieving but talented football teams.
Florida State came into the season ranked in the Top 10 and was considered by some to be a legitimate national title contender.
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Irish Sports Daily – Scouting Report: Florida State
It’s not the Game of the Century as it was in 1993, but the AP 26th rated Irish and the AP 25th ranked Seminoles will meet for the seventh time in the Champs Sports Bowl. The game will be played in the 70,000 seat Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
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