We're trying to improve Conversations.
Please take a brief survey and help us out.

Navy rights ship, starts winning

By Adam Rittenberg
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, October 15, 2003

While Notre Dame tumbled off its magic mountain, the other three Division I-A independents inched their way toward respectability in the first half. Following an overtime win against Washington State, Notre Dame was body checked by Michigan in Ann Arbor. Losses to Michigan State and Purdue had Irish fans reeling before Julius Jones engineered an upset last Saturday against Pitt. As usual, things don't get easier for Tyrone Willingham's squad, which is led by freshman QB Brady Quinn and a senio ...

Read full story | Create Your Profile

Activate your ESPN Profile!

Sort comments by: Most Recent | First Posted

Comments that include profanity, or personal attacks, or antisocial behavior such as "spamming" or "trolling," or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. We will take steps to block users who violate any of our terms of use. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.


Conversations in Real-Time

CONTESTS & PROMOTIONS

ESPN Fantasy Salary Cap
Create your own fantasy game day living room and win BIG!
Heisman Vote 2009
Vote for the next Heisman winner and enter for a chance to win a trip to the awards show. Mor
Engineered to Win Challenge
Test your football smarts by playing NFL trivia and enter each week for a chance to win a 2010 GMC Sierra.