How Notre Dame & Villanova Ended Up In Rome...

The college basketball season kicks off this Sunday in Rome, Italy when our Fighting Irish take on Vilanova in a doubleheader.  Men play at 9:30 AM ET and the women play at 12:00 PM ET -- both games will be televised.  Fox will carry the men's game and Fox Sports 1 (FS1) will carry the women's game.

 Here's the back story to how this game came about:  ND vs. VILLANOVA IN ROME 

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Notre Dame Mom Susan Saint James Passes Away

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Photo of Dick and Susan on the field at Notre Dame Stadium 

I had the great honor of hosting Susan Saint James and her equally famous husband Dick Ebersol (of Saturday Night Live and NBC Sports fame) on a couple occasions during football weekends at Notre Dame. Susan was a nice as they come. So sorry cancer took her away from Dick and their boys; Charlie Ebersol '05 and Willie Ebersol (USC grad).  

Susan will now join son Teddy Ebersol in Heaven, who perished in a plane crash in 2004 at the age of 14.

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