The last time Notre Dame won it all came during the 1988 season, with a victory over ... But before the BCS' arrival in 1998, ...

Tonight's clash with Ohio State represents Notre Dame's first National Championship appearance in 13 seasons (2012), where a win would crown them national champions for the first time since 1988 ...

coming off a National Championship game appearance and being on the cusp of winning something the storied program hasn't since 1988. However, that game obviously didn't go Notre Dame and Freeman's ...

Notre Dame was long considered among the favorites to cut down the nets and win the national championship this season, but due to a late season slump it fell to a No. 3 seed. That wasn't enough to ...