Irish Celebrate Senior Day

Notre Dame hosts Syracuse on Saturday in the final home game of the regular season. The Fighting Irish will honor the graduating seniors and their families in a pregame ceremony. Coach Marcus Freeman’s ninth-ranked squad stands at 9-2 and is closing in on a spot in the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Orange are struggling, having lost six consecutive contests. NBC will televise the game beginning at 3:30 PM Eastern time. Senior Day pregame activities will also be televised beginning at 3:00 PM.

Syracuse Coach Fran Brown’s team opened the season with a promising 3-1 record before starting quarterback Steve Angeli went down. Angeli, a Notre Dame graduate, led the nation in passing before a ruptured…