Sunday, November 25, 2012

No. 1 Notre Dame beats USC, earns title shot - Colleges - The Boston Globe

We saw Joe Montana play at Notre Dame a few decades ago,
then saw him speak about his career at a Walmart Saturday meeting.


No. 1 Notre Dame beats USC, earns title shot - Colleges - The Boston Globe:


Although they did little with flash on an electric night at the Coliseum, the Irish woke up more echoes of past Notre Dame greats with a grinding effort in this dynamic intersectional rivalry with USC (7-5), which has lost four of five.
Notre Dame’s hard-nosed defense appropriately made the decisive stand in the final minutes, keeping USC out of the end zone on four plays from the Irish 1 with 2:33 to play.
‘‘Well, that’s who we are,’’ Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. ‘‘It’s been our defense all year. Our offense is able to manage enough points.’’


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