Avani Patel

On Sept. 13, 1997, just two games into his tenure as head coach at Purdue, Joe Tiller led the Boilermakers to a 28-17 upset of the 12th-ranked Irish at Ross-Ade...

Despite victories over two Big Ten teams and one Pac-10 opponent, Notre Dame remains only on the cusp of the Top 25 rankings in both major college polls. In both...

The anticipation on campus for Saturday's Notre Dame-Purdue game is already palpable, said Irish defensive end Justin Tuck. Before he had walked out of his first class Monday morning, "I...

Despite beating Washington 38-3 Saturday, Notre Dame coach Tyrone Willingham was not quite satisfied. "We did not play a complete football game," he said. "But we won't worry about that....

Notre Dame coaches decided senior tailback Ryan Grant, hampered by a sore left hamstring, should rest it against Washington. Will Grant be ready to go next Saturday, when the Irish...

In its two victories, Notre Dame has been helped by excellent field position as the Irish have started 23 of their 31 drives beyond their own 20-yard line. And 11...

After fumbling in Notre Dame's opening-week 20-17 loss at BYU, sophomore Irish tailback Travis Thomas spent plenty of time on the bench for the remainder of that game. Against Michigan,...

After losing to UCLA 37-31 last week, Washington dropped to 0-2. Irish coach Tyrone Willingham said that makes the Huskies dangerous Saturday. "What concerns me most, first of all, is...

When asked what specific areas the Notre Dame defense had to improve on, linebacker Derek Curry replied, "There's little things. One thing is shutting down the run more." Against Brigham...

Notre Dame's victory Saturday night over Michigan State moved the Irish (2-1) above .500 for the first time since the opening game of the 2003 season, when they beat Washington...