
Nov 7 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame may have gotten Michael Floyd back from a broken collarbone for its clash against Navy, but the Irish had no answer for the Midshipmen's potent option offensive attack as Navy won 23-21 in South Bend. Navy ran all over Notre Dame, racking up 349 rushing yards, dashing any BCS hopes Jimmy Clausen and company might have had. The Irish also hurt their own cause, committing three turnovers (2 fumbles, 1 INT) and missing two field goals on the day.

Oct 17 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame refused to go down without a fight, coming back from a 20-point defecit to cut the lead to seven. The Irish had the ball on USC's four-yard line with one second remaining, but USC's defense clamped down and turned back Notre Dame's furious comeback attempt, winning 34-27 in South Bend Saturday. It USC's eighth straight win over the Irish.
Oct 24 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
It was to be the trip of a lifetime — a full year in Central America and Ecuador — and Britt Leis and his fiancée, Lia Koehn, had sold their belongings to finance it. It ended less than two months after it began in a vicious and unprovoked attack on an Ecuadorian beach that left Leis near death from 18 stab wounds.