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Jumping into the abyss of college basketballa TMs regular season this week can be a daunting, and for some, haunting proposition.

As a long time ND fan I have to say that was one of the toughest and most frustrating games to watch.A Triple Option football is not a hard concept to defend.A It's one of the oldest offenses in college football.A It capitalizes on inconsistent and sloppy play on the defense.A I want to make sure everyone understands this first and foremost, Navy ...

Notre Dame didn't have any trouble moving the ball Saturday, but the Irish did have trouble scoring when they got deep in Navy territory, and that proved to be their undoing.

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Here's some of what's being written about Notre Dame as the Irish approach their game against Navy on Saturday: The Notre Dame offensive line has made great progress this year, Brian Hamilton writes in the Chicago Tribune.

Charlie Weis likes his team's chances of earning a Bowl Championship Series berth - if No.

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Notre Dame would have a hard time designing a worse possible first quarter than the one that played out against Navy.

Instant Analysis of Navy's 23-21 upset of Notre Dame: Time to start looking for Weis replacements I've tried to make excuses for Charlie Weis.

In the spring of 2001, following Mike Brey 's first season as the coach at Notre Dame, Troy Murphy , the team's star junior forward, decided to forego his final season in college and declare himself eligible for the NBA draft.

This game is really going Navy's way. Notre Dame just drove 61 yards to the Navy 3-yard line and came up empty when quarterback Jimmy Clausen threw incomplete on fourth-and-goal. Cornerback Kevin Edwards sold out and made a great play to throw tailback Robert Hughes for a 2-yard loss on first down and Hughes then gained just 1 yard on second down.

College football caps including Alabama-LSU, Notre Dame-Navy Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 19:34 LAST WEEK: Northwestern lost at home to Penn State, 34-13. Iowa beat Indiana, 42-24. SERIES HISTORY: Iowa leads, 46-21-3 .LAST MEETING: Northwestern won, 22-17, last year.

Notre Dame is prepared for its most physically demanding game when it kicks off against Navy at 2:30 p.m. today in Notre Dame Stadium.

Scoreboards on each end of the basement basketball court indicate that practice starts in 15a 14a 13 minutes, but Notre Dame senior shooting guard Ben Hansbrough already is lathered and loose.

He quotes Scripture - and Lou Holtz. He even quotes Scripture in Lou Holtz's voice.

The way Eddie George sees it, this season's Heisman Trophy race is a tight one. George should know.

If you listen carefully, you'll here the rumblings.A Notre Dame football fans have already started talking and projecting about 2010.

For a few hours Wednesday night, Charlie Weis got to be just a fan. For the record, the Notre Dame head football coach didn't demand anyone get fired.

Quarterback Jimmy Clausen suffered a bit of a setback with the turf toe he has played through the last five games.

Ben Hansbrough doesn't have the same size or talent as his more famous older brother, Tyler, now a rookie with the Indiana Pacers.

Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo is a cousin of Irish freshman linebacker Manti Te'o's father, Brian.

Ego issues never became a problem. Dan Wenger wouldn't allow it. Thirteen starts at center for Notre Dame in 2008 didn't mean a thing in 2009.