Sun Bowl Coaches Press Conference -- REPLAY

The Hyundai Sun Bowl Coaches Press Conference -- took place this afternoon -- in El Paso, TX with Notre Dame Head Football Coach, Brian Kelly and Miami's Interim Head Coach, Jeff Stoutland.  Here's a link to a replay of the press conference:

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE REPLAY

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Main Building in Snow!

Notre Dame student Amy Holsinger (@amyholsinger) just "tweeted" this photo of a "snow replica" -- of Notre Dame's Main Building.  Only at Notre Dame!

Irish Beat Providence In Front of 179 Fans...

Can you believe it -- Muffet McGraw's Fighting Irish played a Big East road game last night against Providence in front of an "announced" crowd of 179 fans.  WHAT???!!!  Here's a team (Notre Dame) that averages more than 8,000 in attendance for its home games -- 4th best in the country -- playing in front of 179 fans on the road...  C'MON PROVIDENCE!!!   Oh, by the way -- the 18th ranked Irish won the game 79-43.  Fun Fact of the Day:  Notre Dame is now 19-0 all time against Providence in women's basketball.  A ND GO IRISH BLOG Thank you to Dr. Jim Clancy for alerting us to this story.  Here's a link to the South Bend Tribune game story:

LINK:  IRISH ROLL OVER PROVIDENCE

"Domer" Hesse '75: Sprint's TV Pitchman!

Dan Hesse '75, the CEO of Sprint Nextel and a Notre Dame grad -- was appointed by President Obama yesterday to the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.  Hesse is best known for his "starring" role in Sprint's TV commercials -- here's a link:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME ALUM -- COMMERCIAL PITCHMAN!

College Football "Rudy Awards" -- Vote Today!

University of Notre Dame "walk on" David Ruffer is one of 55 college football players up for the Rudy Award -- named after former Irish movie legend, Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger.  Voting takes place online -- and it ends on December 13th.  So, please vote for Ruffer today!  A big thank-you to Cappy Gagnon '66 -- for bringing this story to the attention of the ND GO IRISH BLOG.  Here's the link:

LINK:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S "RUDY AWARD"

College Football Awards Show -- Tonight...

The annual ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show airs tonight on ESPN at 7 PM EST.  Notre Dame's David Ruffer is the only member of the Fighting Irish up for an award -- as he's one of the three finalists for the Lou Groza Award for college football's top kicker.  The "red carpet" show begins at 6 PM EST on ESPNU.  Good Luck David!!!!  Here's a link to a the winners of all of the awards -- over the years:

LINK:  PREVIOUS COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARD WINNERS