Avani Patel

Sophomore safety Ray Herring, who started in place of banged-up Tom Zbikowski in Notre Dame's Oct. 7 victory over Stanford, had a team-high nine tackles against the Cardinal. Zbikowski, who...

Despite being roughed up in last week's 30-20 loss to Oregon, UCLA (4-2) enters Saturday's game at No. 10 Notre Dame (5-1) boasting one of the best defenses in the...

Before it played Oregon last week, UCLA's run defense had been allowing only 50 yards per game. The Ducks, however, rolled up 256 rushing yards against the Bruins. What can...

Talking publicly for the first time about the departure of junior defensive end Ronald Talley, Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis stressed Talley had not been dismissed from the team. "We're...

Asked last week if UCLA's loss of starting quarterback Ben Olson to a sprained knee in a 27-7 victory over Arizona on Oct. 7 would change the way Notre Dame...

Right defensive end Ronald Talley has left the team. The redshirt sophomore had been losing playing time to fifth-year senior Chris Frome, though he had started four of the first...

Among the freshmen Notre Dame is unlikely to use in a game this season in order to preserve an extra year of eligibility are first-year quarterbacks Zach Frazer and Demetrius...

Running back James Aldridge made his season debut against Stanford on Saturday, and coach Charlie Weis had said there was no question the freshman would get on the field at...

Notre Dame has completed the first half of its 2006 season. Are the Irish (5-1) a better team than they were six games into last year, Charlie Weis' first as...

Notre Dame (5-1) returned to the Top 10 in the Associated Press poll Sunday, rising from 12th to ninth after Saturday's win over Stanford. The Irish had been out of...