Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Coach Kelly After Today's Practice


Notre Dame Head Football Coach, Brian Kelly, met with the media after today's practice -- Wednesday of Stanford week. Kelly's Irish will be taking on the #1 offense in America this week when Harbaugh brings his Cardinal to Notre Dame Stadium. Here's a link to the media session:

LINK: COACH KELLY MEETS WITH MEDIA

Mike Celizic -- Notre Dame Grad Passes...



Longtime MSNBC sports columnist, Mike Celizic '70, died this morning after a fourteen month battle with cancer. Celizic grew up in Leroy Township, Ohio, a rural community 30 miles east of Cleveland, and graduated from Painesville Riverside High, where he was co-captain of the football team and valedictorian. He earned a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Notre Dame, spending his sophomore year studying in Innsbruck, Austria. A one-time bureau chief in the New Jersey Statehouse, Celizic became a sportswriter in 1983 with The Record of Hackensack, N.J. and began his career as a columnist a year later. Since then, he’s covered every Olympic Summer Games since Los Angeles in 1984, as well as the 1988 Calgary Winter Games and the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games. He’s covered every major American sporting event, from the Final Four to the Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup to major prize fights, the Masters to U.S. Open tennis. He also wrote the book "The Biggest Game of Them All" -- the 1966 Notre Dame vs. Michigan State game. Here's a link to a couple of stories about Mike and the last column he wrote for his NBC blog about battling cancer: "Adventures in Cancerland" -- A MUST READ:

LINK: MIKE'S LAST COLUMN

LINK: MIKE CELIZIC

LINK: FORMER RECORD EAGLE COLUMNIST DIES

Clausen on The Herd Radio Show



Former Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen spoke with ESPN's Colin Cowherd yesterday on his 23rd Birthday -- Happy Birthday Jimmy! Clausen talked about his on-going contact with Coach Weis and his first NFL start this Saturday against the Bengals. Cowerd also asked him about his thoughts on the Irish, etc. You'll also catch how well Colin Cowherd listens to his guests answers to his questions... When you click on the link, just scroll down the page to just below the photo of Clausen for the link to the interview:

LINK: CLAUSEN ON THE HERD

Notre Dame Hires Pro-Life Coordinator

The University of Notre Dame appointed Mary Daly, as it's Coordinator of Pro-Life Initiatives -- in response to a Task Force's recommendations to the University in the wake of President Obama's appearance at Notre Dame in 2009. Daly, a 2010 Notre Dame graduate, served as president of Notre Dame Right for Life and was a spokeswoman for NDResponse, a coalition opposed to the honoring of President Barack Obama. She will coordinate present efforts to implement the task force’s recommendations and will serve as a liaison between various university departments and offices to advance collaboration on life issues. Here's a link to the story:

LINK: NEW POSITION AT NOTRE DAME

Two Former Domers Start for Stanford

Two former Notre Dame football players will be in the starting line-up this Saturday for the 16th ranked Stanford Cardinal. Tight end Konrad Reuland and kicker Nate Whitaker both were recruited to Notre Dame by Coach Weis -- and transferred to Stanford after their freshman year. Reuland has five catches on the season for 56 yards and is still looking for his first TD -- not this week Konrad! Whitaker is three-for-three on his field goal attempts and 19 out of 21 on extra points this season for the high scoring Cardinal. THEY'RE AVERAGING 52 POINTS A GAME IN THEIR FIRST THREE WINS!

Coach Elston Back with the Team!


University of Notre Dame Defensive Line & Special Teams Coach, Mike Elston -- was back yesterday on the Labar Practice Complex fields -- coaching his team. Coach Elston has been away for the past two weeks battling a virus - and we learned, a trip to the Mayo Clinic. Here's a link to UND.COM's Jack Nolan's interview with Coach Elston:

LINK: COACH ELSTON INTERVIEW

Coach Kelly's Tuesday Press Conference


Here's the video replay of Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly's Tuesday press conference as the Irish begin preparation for a very talented Stanford team this Saturday. Here's the link:



LINK: TUESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE

The Notre Dame Band -- Needs Your Vote!
















I received a note this evening from Jim Callahan from Philladelphia, PA -- alerting me to this promotion. Jim's daughter is a recent Notre Dame grad and had many friends in The Band of the Fighting Irish -- and rightfully, very proud of her favorite marching band! CBS is running a promotion called the Hawaii 5-O Marching Band Contest -- and the Band of the Fighting Irish is one of the contestants! The college marching band with the most votes wins a $25,000 check -- which the ND Band has already decided they will give to a charity. It's time to get behind our BAND -- VOTE TODAY! Here's the link:

LINK: VOTE FOR THE BAND OF THE FIGHTING IRISH!