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Career Day for Clausen Helps the Irish Clip the Cardinal

11:47 PM ET 10.05

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From Domer Sports ReportJimmy Clausen threw for a career high 347 yards and three touchdowns and the Irish defense was very opportunistic, intercepting Stanford three times, as the Irish held on for a 28-21 victory over the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday and improved to 4-1.The Irish took a 28-7 lead into the fourth quarter and closed out the game by forcing Stanford to a turnover on downs with 2:24 left. Stanford got the ball again with eight seconds left but fumbled on their own 10 yard line to end the game.Clausen, who has had back-to-back career games in terms of passing yards, (275 and 347…

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Career Day for Clausen Helps the Irish Clip the Cardinal

11:37 PM ET 10.05

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From Domer Sports ReportJimmy Clausen threw for a career high 347 yards and three touchdowns and the Irish defense was very opportunistic, intercepting Stanford three times, as the Irish held on for a 28-21 victory over the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday and improved to 4-1. The Irish took a 28-7 lead into the fourth quarter and closed out the game by forcing Stanford to a turnover on downs with 2:24 left. Stanford got the ball again with eight seconds left but fumbled on their own 10 yard line to end the game. Clausen, who has had back-to-back career games in terms of passing yards, (275 and…

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Battle of "S-Less" Ending Nicknames

11:17 AM ET 10.02

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Coming off an impressive second half showing against Purdue which made the Irish 3-1 on the young season, Notre Dame welcomes the Stanford Cardinal to South Bend this Saturday afternoon. Coming one week before the Irish visit Chapel Hill, and likely their toughest opponent before USC, this turns into an immediate trap game for the Irish in my eyes. So, what does Notre Dame have to do on Saturday to be ensure a 4-1 record when they travel to North Carolina next week?In order to win Saturday the Irish will have to slow down the Cardinal running game, something Notre Dame failed to do in their…

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