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Walking into the door as a scrawny freshman out of Hendersonville, Tenn, Golden Tate knew one route.

While I may not have agreed with the conservative game plan, on paper, I agree that it could have and should have worked vs.

Sunday mornings at the Edsall house were not unlike other sports-minded families back in the 1960s.

Who knew when the UConn - Notre Dame football game was first announced that the Huskies could seal the fate of Irish coach Charlie Weis.

The UConn defense has made a lot of quarterbacks look like Heisman Trophy material.

Line: Notre Dame by 6. Series Record: First meeting. What's at Stake Maybe Charlie Weis' job and Notre Dame's Gator Bowl hopes.

Saturday will be the first, and perhaps the only, time that UConn football takes on the storied Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

With Notre Dame's season in ruins, many people want to pin the blame on defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta.A They say there's nothing wrong with an offense that puts up 30 points a gamea 'an offense that has only lost the total yards battle twice this season .A They say it's the defense that's been responsible for the demise in 2009.

Many experts think that Charlie Weisa s tenure is done as head coach of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame's QB talks about the loss to Pitt and what went wrong. Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen threw for 283 yards and a touchdown in the Irish's 27-22 loss to Pitt .

Notre Dame is a shell of its former self. Sure they have a stud quarterback that can put points on the board with the best of them.

Whenever Pitt seemed ready to turn the corner and return to national prominence in the last five years, the last 10, even the last 25, a game like this always seemed to ruin it.

8 Pitt plays archrival West Virginia followed by perhaps the biggest of this season's Big East showdowns a ' against No.

If Dave Wannstedt and Charlie Weis feel like they've been here before, it's because they have.

SOUTH BEND – Jimmy Clausen thinks about the NFL draft when he needs motivation.

Playing in just a little over three games, Michael Floyd has 23 catches for 499 yards and six TDs.

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett One of the biggest reasons for Pitt's recent surge has been its improved pass defense.

It all comes full circle Saturday night. Charlie Weis walks into the same stadium where it all began - against the same opponent, against the same coach and under the same bright lights.

Gator Bowl Association officials knew Notre Dame would have to lose at least three games to get Bowl Championship bowls to lose interest and clear the way for the Fighting Irish to be invited to the Jan.

A great athlete in high school who was known for both his running and pass-catching prowess, tight end Dorin Dickerson needed time to find his place at Pittsburgh.