The Review: Notre Dame def. Louisville 35-17

#9 Notre Dame (1-0) defeated Louisville (0-1) 35-17 on Monday night, but in the process, they’ve earned respect for playing with a lot of effort against a team fresh off a College Football Playoff appearance. Let’s rewind and review Louisville’s effort against Notre Dame in the season opener.

Around the Bases: The Super Regional

After a tough five-game stretch over four days, the Louisville Cardinals advanced to their sixth Super Regional in the last seven seasons. The Cards went 4-1 during the stretch: they defeated Illinois-Chicago in game one, lost to Illinois State in the 1-0 game, then eliminated Indiana and Illinois State (winning back-to-back games against the Redbirds)…