If this were basketball, and it were the early-Nineties, Notre Dame's recent performance against Syracuse would be somewhat understandable, for the Irish are 2-2 against 'Cuse as we approach the fifth meeting of the teams since 2003 and the second-straight at MetLife Stadium. NEW COACH Take everything you now about Syracuse and throw it away. Except for the horrible colors and the ridiculous mascot. For whatever reason, those things are staying. But under first year head coach Dino Babers, ...
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Experts: Brian Kelly is Among Ten Best College Coaches
While there will always be a segment of Notre Dame fans unhappy with Coach Brian Kelly's performance, it's getting harder to argue against his inclusion in the list of top, active FBS coaches. Kelly was ranked in the top 10 of all 128 FBS coaches in two separate publications Tuesday. Athlon Sports, which boasts an online readership in excess of 1 million readers annually, chose Kelly as the 10th best coach. The Sporting News, which has covered college football since before the second World ...

(Sam Maller | Photographer) Syracuse wide receiver Brisly Estime is taken down by a Notre Dame defensive back.
Syracuse Coach: Let’s Play ND In Dome, Not N.J.
Dino Babers, Syracuse's new football coach, told a group of Orange alumni Tuesday that the upcoming meeting between Notre Dame and Syracuse should be the last at the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. "I've got something to add about the Meadowlands since we don't have an athletic director right now," Babers said. "I want this to be the last time we ever go to the Meadowlands to play Notre Dame University. The next nine times that we play Notre Dame University, we're playing them in the ...