... the second straight year Notre Dame was defeated by a last minute touchdown by Michigan as the Wolverines handed the Irish their first loss under new head coach Brian Kelly.

It was a heart breaking loss as Notre Dame was without starting quarterback Dayne Crist for most of the first half due to injury and the team had to endure one of the most dynamic performances from an opponent in school history.

It’s never easy losing close games (and the Irish have made a habit of it over the past two-plus seasons) and it’s especially gut-wrenching to lose to a rival in this fashion, but there were a lot of positives to take away from this game.

Let’s go Outside the Irish Huddle and take...

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