Tuesday, August 18, 2015

This is a CLASSIC -- From the Folks at ESPN


Notre Dame Fans getting ready for battle!

Phil Jackson Talks Draft Day and Jerian Grant


The Notre Dame All-American is discussed in this diary (if you will) by Charley Rosen who spent a day each week this past year with the New York Knick's Phil Jackson...

LINK:  DRAFT DAY

A Good Grantland Story on Notre Dame FB


I believe most Notre Dame fans will enjoy this story...

LINK:  YOU ARE A HATER...

Warning: Counterfeit Tickets for Texas vs. ND


The Notre Dame Athletics Ticket Department just released a statement this morning that they have evidence of scalpers selling counterfeit tickets to the Texas vs. Notre Dame football game September 5th.

The game has been announced as the most "in-demand" ticket in college football.

BEWARE!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME RELEASE

Notre Dame Football Media Day -- 2 PM ET


You can watch Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly -- LIVE today at 2 PM ET -- as he officially kicks off the 2015 season with his Media Day press conference.

Just click on this link below:

LINK:  WATCH LIVE AT 2 PM ET

Monday, August 17, 2015

Notre Dame Football: South Bend Country Club




The Fighting Irish played a little golf today at South Bend Country Club...

The "Rocket" Reincarnated? Check out #9 !!!



His name is CJ Sanders and he's a former Hollywood movie actor turned Notre Dame freshman football player...

He made a couple of spectacular plays in Saturday's practice -- one is featured in the last clip of the highlights video.


Sunday, August 16, 2015

Malik Zaire Sits Down With Jac Collinsworth


NFL Training Camp Update: Notre Dame


Here's the latest news stories on the 40 former Notre Dame football stars currently on rosters in the National Football League -- including who is running with the first team units on their respective teams.

RUNNING WITH THEIR FIRST UNIT -- AS OF RIGHT NOW:

LINK:  GOLDEN TATE -- LIONS

LINK:  KYLE RUDOLPH -- VIKINGS

LINK:  HARRISON SMITH -- VIKINGS

LINK:  ANTHONY FASANO -- TITANS

LINK:  RYAN HARRIS -- BRONCOS

LINK:  SERGIO BROWN -- JAGUARS

LINK:  JUSTIN TUCK -- RAIDERS

LINK:  TYLER EIFERT -- BENGALS

LINK:  MICHAEL FLOYD -- CARDINALS*

LINK:  CHRIS WATT -- CHARGERS

LINK:  ZACK MARTIN -- COWBOYS

LINK:  J.J. JANSEN -- PANTHERS

LINK:  JOHN SULLIVAN -- VIKINGS

LINK:  STEPHON TUITT -- STEELERS

LINK:  BENNETT JACKSON -- GIANTS

LINK:  R.J. BLANTON -- VIKINGS 

LINK:  THEO RIDDICK -- LIONS

LINK:  MANTI TE'O -- CHARGERS

LINK:  IAN WILLIAMS -- 49ERS

*OUT WITH A BROKEN HAND -- WAS RUNNING WITH THE FIRST UNIT WHEN INJURED. 


NOT STARTING -- AS OF RIGHT NOW: 

LINK:  JONAS GRAY -- PATRIOTS

LINK:  MIKE GOLIC JR. -- SAINTS

LINK:  SAM YOUNG -- JAGUARS

LINK:  KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE -- RAVENS

LINK:  BEN KOYACK  -- JAGUARS

LINK:  CIERRE WOOD -- BILLS 

LINK:  CODY RIGGS -- TITANS

LINK:  JIMMY CLAUSEN  -- BEARS

LINK:  ERIC OLSEN  -- BROWNS

LINK:  KONA SCHWENKE -- SEAHAWKS

LINK:  ROBERT HUGHES -- CARDINALS

LINK:  T.J. JONES -- LIONS

LINK:  DARIUS FLEMING -- PATRIOTS

LINK:  DAVARIS DANIELS  -- VIKINGS

LINK:  TROY NIKLAS -- CARDINALS 

LINK:  LOUIS NIX III -- TEXANS 

LINK:  GEORGE ATKINSON III -- RAIDERS

LINK:  BRAXSTON CAVE -- LIONS

LINK:  DAVID BRUTON -- BRONCOS

LINK:  KYLE BRINDZA -- LIONS

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Coach Brian Kelly With Media After Practice



The Fighting Irish held an open practice today for Notre Dame faculty, staff and their families...

Friday, August 14, 2015

Domer Named President of Colgate University


Brian W. Casey '85 -- a former swim team captain and the 1985 Scholar Athlete of the Year at the University of Notre Dame was just named the 17th president of Colgate University!

Congratulations Brian!

LINK:  STORY

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Coach Brian Kelly Met With the Media Today


Replay: Jonas Gray's 55 Yard TD Run Tonight

2015 Shamrock Series Notre Dame Helmet


Here it is!

Photos: Notre Dame's Green Monster Gear


Here's what the Fighting Irish will be wearing when they play Boston College in the shadow of Fenway Park's Green Monster this November...

Video: Notre Dame's "Green Monster" Get-up



Notre Dame Walk-On Gets Scholarship Today


You've got to love the team's reaction...

Highlights: Practice #6 Back at Notre Dame


Coach Brian Kelly Talks Culver Days...


Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Supreme Court Justice to Speak at Notre Dame


Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be speaking at Notre Dame on Wednesday, September 2nd at 7 PM at Washington Hall.

NBC News' Anne Thompson and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ann Claire Williams -- both Notre Dame alums -- will join Justice Sotomayor on stage.

Here's the details:

LINK:  SOTOMAYOR AT NOTRE DAME

Interview: ND OC Mike Sanford


Tuesday, August 11, 2015

ESPN Interview: ND WR Chris Brown




Know Thy Opponent: Texas' Open Practice


Highlights: Day Five For the Irish at Culver



It's moving day -- as the Fighting Irish break camp at Culver and make the trek back to Notre Dame...

ESPN Interviews Coach Brian Kelly



The Corbett Family Head Football Coach at Notre Dame met with ESPN's Rece Davis...

ESPN Interviews Jaylon Smith & Joe Schmidt



ESPN's College Football LIVE crew is with Notre Dame Football today -- visiting the Culver Academy training location.

Showtime Network: A Season With Notre Dame


This will be fun...

Showtime announced today that they will be airing
"A Season With Notre Dame Football" -- as they chronicle the 2015 football season for the Fighting Irish.

The weekly show will debut September 8th on Showtime.

LINK:  SHOWTIME & NOTRE DAME

Interview: Notre Dame's Todd Lyght



He's a great addition to the Notre Dame football staff.

Photo: ESPN College Football Live at Culver


They will be filing reports all morning from Notre Dame Football's practice today at Culver Academy.  That's ESPN's Rece Davis interviewing Jaylon Smith and Joe Schmidt.

Portland GM: "Baseball Is Not Happening"


Looks like it's an NBA life for Pat Connaughton -- at least for now...

LINK:  PAT CONNAUGHTON

Monday, August 10, 2015

Domer Mike Garofola on Bachelor in Paradise


The Class of 2002 Notre Dame alum is back on ABC's family of "Bachelor & Bachelorette" programming...

LINK:  GAROFOLA

ND's Mike Denbrock Talks Offensive Team


ND Walk-On QB Wins High School Heisman!



His name is Nolan Henry and he's quite a young man.  This past spring he was awarded with Wendy's High School Heisman -- the 21st recipient.

Nolan is currently at Culver Academy with the Fighting Irish Football team getting ready for the upcoming season and his first year at Notre Dame.

LINK:  WENDY'S HIGH SCHOOL HEISMAN

Domer Ryan Doherty Wins First AVP Title!


The 7'-1" former Notre Dame baseball pitching star -- who had 13 wins in the minors for the Arizona Diamondbacks -- won his first pro volleyball AVP tournament this weekend in Seattle!

That's Ryan in the red shorts in the photo above.

Doherty turned to professional beach volleyball a few years ago and has climbed up to #3 in the AVP Player Rankings.  Maybe we'll see him in the next Olympics?

LINK:  BIG WIN

LINK:  YAHOO SPORTS STORY

LINK:  AVP PLAYER RANKINGS 


Golson Wearing a New Number at FSU


Gone is the familiar #5 for Notre Dame alum Everett Golson '15.

LINK:  TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT STORY

LINK:  ORLANDO SENTINEL STORY

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED STORY

Sports Illustrated's Top 25 College FB Poll


The Fighting Irish are ranked #4 in this preseason poll...

LINK:  RANKINGS

Monday's ND Football Practice Highlights


Sunday, August 9, 2015

Current Domers Congratulate Hall of Famers



Notre Dame Ranked #5 for Most NFL Talent


The NFL Scouts have taken notice of the talent Coach Kelly and staff have attracted to Notre Dame over the past five years...

LINK:  NFL TALENT

Golden Tate Dons Custom Wrestling Mask


The former Notre Dame All-American sure knows how to draw attention...

LINK:  THE STORY

WSBT-TV Media Coverage of ND Football

Keivarae Russell Shares Why He Returned


Highlights: ND Football Practice #2


Replay: Jerome Bettis Hall of Fame Induction


The former Notre Dame All-American -- brought the house down in "Steeler Country..."

LINK:  JEROME BETTIS SPEECH

Replay: Tim Brown's Hall of Fame Induction


The former Notre Dame All-American and Heisman Trophy winner honored his school and Coach Holtz...

LINK:  TIM BROWN'S SPEECH