Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Hyundai Sun Bowl: Coaches Press Conference

University of Notre Dame football coach, Brian Kelly and Miami's interim head coach Jeff Stoutland -- met with the media this morning to talk about this Friday's Hyundai Sun Bowl.  Here's a link:

LINK:  HYUNDAI SUN BOWL PRESS CONFERENCE

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Rudolph Back at Practice!

Well, he's not in uniform -- but Notre Dame tight end, Kyle Rudolph was seen at the Irish's Hyundai Sun Bowl practice yesterday -- running and stretching with the team.  Rudolph was lost for the season in October with a hamstring injury that required surgery.  This photo ran in a story today in the South Bend Tribune -- you'll see Kyle in line, behind Gary Gray, for ND's dynamic stretching exercises.  He's the guy not in uniform!

The "Red Hat Diaries" -- Good Stuff!


The South Bend Tribune has teamed up with Notre Dame walk-on QB Brian Castello -- the guy wearing #15, standing next to Coach Kelly, signaling in the plays each week -- to write a "diary" from the Hyundai Sun Bowl.  We'll link to it every day this week.  Here's Brian's first post:

LINK:  THE RED HAT DIARIES

LINK:  SUN BOWL TALENT SHOW

Hyundai Sun Bowl: Tuesday Media Coverage

Here's this morning's local news coverage from the Hyundai Sun Bowl.  Looks like you better be dressed for "snow or rain" if you're going to Friday's game!  Here are the links:

LINK:  FRIDAY'S WEATHER FORECAST

LINK:  KAMARA OUT OF GAME

LINK:  CHRIS STEWART STORY

LINK:  FLOYD AND RUDOLPH -- OFF TO NFL?

LINK:  BRIAN HAMILTON BLOG

LINK:  A FEW TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS MORNING

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S INJURIES THIS SEASON

LINK:  TOMMY REES STORY

LINK:  LOCAL BUSINESS BENEFITS FROM SUN BOWL

LINK:  SUN BOWL WEEK BEGINS

Hyundai Sun Bowl: Monday's Activities

The gang at UND.COM sure has done a great job this year keeping Notre Dame fans engaged.  Yesterday, they were at ND's first practice in El Paso and they also followed a group of 24 Notre Dame football players who visited a local hospital.  The photo of Notre Dame's practice yesterday at an 11,000 seat high school football field was  "tweeted" by Ben Ford of the Elkhart Truth.  Here's a link to the stories from Monday at the Hyundai Sun Bowl:

LINK:  MONDAY'S PRACTICE REPORT

LINK:  PLAYER INTERVIEWS

LINK:  IRISH VISIT EL PASO HOSPITAL

Brey's Irish Ranked #15 in Both Polls!

The 11-1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball team is now one of seven teams from the Big East ranked among the Top-Twenty in the latest Coaches Poll; Connecticut, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Villanova, Georgetown, Notre Dame and Louisville.  The Irish are back in action tomorrow night (Wednesday, January 29th) when they take on the #9 ranked 11-1 Georgetown Hoyas at the Purcell Pavillion.  Game starts at 7:00 PM EST on ESPN2.  Here's a link to the latest polls:

LINK:  THIS WEEK'S AP AND COACHES POLLS