Stanford Stuns Inept Irish

Notre Dame turned in its worst all around performance in recent memory and fell to a lowly but scrappy Stanford squad by 16-14 on Saturday. The Flailing Irish defense refused to tackle anyone and compounded the problem by leaving the Cardinal receivers uncovered most of the night. Meanwhile, the offense was even worse. After being shut out in a horrid first half, a fumble by Audric Estime derailed their futile attempt at a comeback. Notre Dame drops to 3-3 on the season.

The Irish got off to another slow start with the usual three and out on the first series. Stanford responded with a crisp 66-yard drive in eight plays to take a quick 7-0 lead. The Cardinal defensive slants seemed to…