The Domer Bowl This Saturday in Lawrence!

The only two former Notre Dame grads who are college football (FBS) head coaches will square off this Saturday in Lawrence, KS!

Charlie Weis '79 (Kansas Jayhawks) and Skip Holtz '86 (Louisiana Tech Bulldogs) will lead their respective teams in this clash.  Here are the links to their two press conferences this week.  GOOD LUCK!

LINK:  CHARLIE WEIS PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  SKIP HOLTZ PRESS CONFERENCE

Debbie Brown: "If Her Walls Could Talk"

Notre Dame women's volleyball coach Debbie Brown is in her 23rd season leading the Fighting Irish.  The former US Olympic team co-captain has 622 career wins and counting -- 14th most among all active coaches!

The folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media produced a story about Debbie -- I believe you'll enjoy this...

LINK:  DEBBIE BROWN

Michigan State's Coach Talks Notre Dame

Michigan State head football coach met with the media to talk about Saturday's game with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.  Here's a link to Coach Dantonio's media session along with a link to some media types from Michigan talking about the game:

LINK:  DANTONIO

LINK:  MSU MEDIA TALKS GAME

Notre Dame Men's Soccer #1 in the Country!

Soccer America released their rankings today of the top 25 men's college soccer teams in the country and the FIGHTING IRISH OF NOTRE DAME ARE RANKED #1!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME #1

Domer John Sullivan: You Can't Make This Up

Folks, when you don't play a glamour position in the National Football League -- you'll agree to deals like this...

Four NFL football players (all centers) agreed to endorse a new product in a marketing blitz called CLEAN SNAP.  One of those players is none other than former Notre Dame football player and now Minnesota Viking -- John Sullivan.

Here's the story:

LINK:  TOILET WIPES FOR MEN

Coach Kelly Presser @ Noon ET Today -- LIVE!

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today at NOON ET to talk about Saturday's game with Michigan State.  Here's a link to where you can watch the replay:

LINK:  BRIAN KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE

Michigan State Week: Trick Shot Monday

As you'll see in the link below -- it was an "abbreviated" Trick Shot Monday -- as just a few Notre Dame players carried on the weekly ritual.  Linebacker Joe Schmidt was the star tonight:

LINK:  TRICK SHOT MONDAY

Ian Williams Out For Season: Broken Ankle

Former Notre Dame defensive tackle -- Ian Williams, now with the San Francisco 49ers -- is out for the season with a broken ankle.  Williams was the target of a "low block" last night in a game against the Seahawks.  

What a tough situation for Ian -- who earned a starting position this season...

LINK:  WILLIAMS -- BROKEN ANKLE

Notre Dame Football: Michigan State Week

Well, it's the third straight week where the Irish must face a Big Ten foe -- this time it's the Spartans from Michigan State.  Here's what the media is saying about Saturday's game:


LINK:  LANSING STATE JOURNAL -- REXRODE

LINK:  LANSING STATE JOURNAL -- SOLARI

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS -- CHARBONEAU

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS

LINK:  M LIVE

A Notre Dame Leprechaun Tells His Story !!!

Former Fightin' Irish Leprechaun Daniel Colt Collins '10  is proud to present his brand new behind-the-scenes book "Life as the Notre Dame Leprechaun: Behind the Face of the Fighting Irish" now available at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore and online at LeprechaunBook.com.

Collins is a "double Domer" -- earning a B.A. in 2010 and a J.D. from the Notre Dame Law School in 2013.

In his unfiltered tell-all book, Collins offers a never-before-seen insider's look at Notre Dame from his own first-hand perspective as he shares unforgettable stories about becoming the face of the Fighting Irish.

From the nerve-racking anxiety of annual Leprechaun tryouts and the surging energy of Notre Dame Stadium on game days, to the adventures that come with constant travel, service, celebrations, parades, and pep-rallies, his story offers inspiration, excitement, laughter, tears, and hope.

Ultimately, this must-read for every Fightin' Irish fan is a love story about a place, its people, and the joy that awaits all those who seize what life has to offer.

Every book sold through www.LeprechaunBook.com comes personally signed by Collins, who will host in-person book signings on campus at the Notre Dame Bookstore this Friday, September 20 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday (ND v. MSU Game Day) from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

LINK:  BUY THE BOOK

ND Women's Soccer Beats #1 North Carolina

The #8 ranked Fighting Irish traveled down to Chapel Hill today to take on the #1 ranked Tarheels -- and Randy Waldrum's Notre Dame squad won the match 1 - 0 !!!

Irish freshman star Morgan Andrews scored the lone goal in the first half on a header -- here's a link to a recap of today's game along with a second link to an ESPNW profile on Andrews:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME BEATS #1

LINK:  MORGAN ANDREWS

Game Highlights: Notre Dame 31 - Purdue 24

Here are the highlights from Notre Dame's 31 to 24 victory over Purdue.

LINK:  HIGHLIGHTS

Coach Kelly Purdue Post Game With Media

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media after last night's 31 - 24 win over Purdue:

LINK:  COACH KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE

The Mornin' After Notre Dame Beats Purdue

Took the customary lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what the media is saying about Notre Dame's 31 to 24 win over Purdue.  Just click on the links below:

LINK:  WEST LAFAYETTE JOURNAL COURIER

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Two Big Plays in 4th Qtr. -- IRISH WIN!!!

A 82 yard TD catch by Davaris Daniels (photo above) -- and then three plays later -- Bennett Jackson intercepts a pass and returns it for a touchdown...  The Irish win 31-24 over Purdue.

THOSE TWO PLAYS CHANGED THE GAME!

It wasn't pretty and it wasn't easy -- BUT IT IS A WIN!

LINK:  POST GAME COMMENTS

LINK:  BOX SCORE

GAME DAY for Notre Dame: Bring on Purdue!

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame play in PRIME TIME tonight at 8 PM ET on ABC against the Purdue Boilermakers.  Here's what the media is saying about the game:

LINK:  WEST LAFAYETTE JOURNAL COURIER

LINK:  WEST LAFAYETTE JOURNAL COURIER #2

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- LESAR

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- HANSEN

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- KEYS TO THE GAME

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE #2

The Chicago Blackhawks Tour of Notre Dame

Here's a NHL.COM video replay of the Chicago Blackhawks tour of Notre Dame earlier this week -- enjoy!  That's Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly shaking hands with the Stanley Cup Champioins' head coach Joel Quenneville.

LINK:  THE BLACKHAWKS AT NOTRE DAME

Blackhawks' Shaw Surprises ND Students!

The Chicago Blackhawks are here on the Notre Dame campus this week for training camp -- and last night Andrew Shaw and GM Stan Bowman dropped in on some students in Keenan Hall to play a little NHL 13 -- the video game!

(Photo above -- that's Shaw in the middle!)

LINK:  BLACKHAWKS AT NOTRE DAME

Think You Know the Rules of Golf? Lew Does!

Dr. Lew Blakey Ph.D., a Notre Dame alum (Class of 1954) -- is generally regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities on the rules of golf.  He has served on the USGA Rules of Golf Committee continuously since 2000 and the Joint USGA-R&A Rules of Golf Committee since 2001.  

During Lew's time on these Committees, the Rules of Golf were rewritten into a more modern form and many important issues were resolved including the problem of correcting an official’s error and the long-standing conflicts between the definitions of lost ball, substituted ball, and wrong ball. 

Blakey has worked as a Rules Official at many national championships including the U.S. Women’s Open and the U.S. Senior Open and, most notable, all four major men’s professional championships, the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship. 

Lew is also quite a player.  In 1991, Blakey won the Northern Virginia Senior Amateur Championship and the Delaware State Senior Amateur Championship. He also won the Washington Metropolitan Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship in 1992 and 1998 and has won six senior club championships at three different clubs. 

Lew and his wife Claire were recently seen at Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course -- Lew with his clubs and Claire with her camera.  Here's a link below to Lew's website on the rules of golf and a link to a nice feature story on him:

In the photo above -- that's Lew on the right (light blue shirt), observing Vijay Singh make a proper drop at the 2005 US Open at Pinehurst. 

LINK:  THROUGH THE GREEN

LINK:  LEW BLAKEY PROFILE 

Domer to Take Over South Bend's Mayor Post

Mark Neal '83, the current Controller for the City of South Bend, will be elevated to Deputy Mayor in charge of the city -- when Mayor Pete Buttigieg deploys on February 28, 2014 to Afghanistan.

Buttigieg is expected to return to his mayoral post in late September (2014).

LINK:  BUTTIGIEG TO SERVE