Fighting Irish Still Deserve To Be In College

With the win the Stanford Cardinal improve to 10-2. USC wound up firing coach Steve Sarkisian, who headed to rehab with an alleged alcohol problem.

“He has got some scars”, coach David Shaw said. “It’s well-deserved. He has always been respected in the coaching circles”. “I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s well-attended”.

If you’re the kind of fan who craves chaos, familiarize yourself with the two-deeps of Florida and North Carolina.

(9-3, 6-2, No. 10 CFP).

While Hogan may lack the high-end, professional potential of former Stanford greats like Luck, John Elway and Jim Plunkett who went on to be No. 1 overall draft picks after their college careers, his production and winning stands up to any of his predecessors.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish scored 36.5 points compared to allowed 22.3 points with point differential of 14.3.

No. 8 Ohio State 42, No. 12 MI 13: Ezekiel Elliott ran for 214 yards and two TDs in the Buckeyes’ (11-1, 7-1 Big Ten, No. 8 CFP) win over the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Mich. (9-3, 6-2, No. 10 CFP). The Rose Bowl is on the line, and maybe more. At 2-0, USC was ranked sixth nationally and had national title aspirations. I’m excited about those seniors. Add running back Bryce Love into the picture and you have an offensive core that could give Notre Dame issues.

The Irish had two players rush for more than 100 yards. It is its own little world. It didn’t figure to be the last score of this game. “Belief that our struggles made us a better team”. Fans came out of the stands to storm the field.

@PhilHarrisonCFB That sigh of relief you just heard was the collective exhale from the College Football Playoff committee meeting room. “It ended up a positive thing”.

For Notre Dame, it’s a disappointing end to what was a remarkable season.

Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the Sooners to the Big 12 Conference title. “We still have to play the game against Stanford”. With just seconds left on the clock, Notre Dame got the ball and finally converted in the red zone. “There were five or six things he told me that helped during the game”. But Stanford regained the lead 35-29 on tight end Austin Hooper’s 10-yard touchdown reception on the first play of the fourth quarter. The Cardinals defense will try to contain Kizer, as his play could determine the outcome of this crucial game.

In between, C.J. Sanders returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown.

“There’s so much going on in the next week and whatever the chips may fall after that, you can’t really pause and think back yet”, he said. “He hasn’t had the opportunities he has had in the past, but he has always been ready”. Hogan signals to the sky after every touchdown pass. Jerry and Kevin were regulars at Notre Dame Stadium. “We find ourselves in a good position today”. He has been physical on the outside. Still, the Irish overcame a series of serious injuries to remain in the playoff hunt all year long.

The red zone, however, was a different story. “But before we get to that, I just want to say that it is, honestly, a privilege to be a part of the team that I’m a part of”. Shaw stopped short of calling this the best receiving corps he has had Down on the Farm. “Rollins Stallworth blocks and blocks, then makes a play when the ball comes his way”.

The much-maligned (at least in South Bend) Stanford band plays Free’s “All Right Now” as its de facto fight song throughout the game. “Before he even broke, I knew where he was going to be”. Stanford had all three timeouts left, but it did not use them, letting Notre Dame kill some clock.

“It’s hard not having Ronnie”, Lloyd said.

“I actually like when they call timeouts”, he said.

Harris and Holder are closer to returning to action this week.