YEAR IN REVIEW
"There's been a lot of very special
memories and special teammates and
people I've gotten to know here that
I'll be friends with for life and hold
closely for life," Rees said. "At the end
of the day, it's about the guys in the
locker room, it's about those moments
we share and there are so many dif‑
ferent things that I'll look back fondly
on."
SPOILING SPARTY'S PERFECT SEASON
No one watching it would have
ever expected it Sept. 21, but Notre
Dame's 17‑13 defeat of Michigan State
ultimately stood as the Spartans' lone
loss of the season. In one of the most
impressive campaigns in school his‑
tory, Michigan State finished 13‑1 with
a Big Ten championship and a Rose
Bowl victory over Stanford (27‑20 win‑
ners against Notre Dame Nov. 30).
Running back Cam McDaniel's
fourth‑quarter touchdown might have
been the difference between Florida
State facing one‑loss Auburn and an
otherwise undefeated Michigan State
squad in the BCS National Champion‑
ship Game.
Notre Dame accrued only 220 to‑
tal yards to Michigan State' 254, and
it marked the third consecutive con‑
test that a Big Ten defense held the
Fighting Irish to less than 100 rushing
yards, but the defense held up against
the Spartans' mediocre quarterback
production.
MEN'S SOCCER WINS NATIONAL TITLE
The 2013 campaign was a year of
firsts for the men's soccer team. Dur‑
ing its welcome to the ACC, it won the
