ND's Coordinators Meet with Sun Bowl Media

University of Notre Dame's Charley Molnar and Bob Diaco met with the assembled media this morning in El Paso, TX for the Hyundai Sun Bowl.  Here are the links to their media sessions today:

LINK:  BOB DIACO -- ND DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

LINK:  CHARLEY MOLAR -- ND OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Coach Kelly's New Boots!

University of Notre Dame head football coach, Brian Kelly -- "tweeted" this photo earlier today to his 20,647 followers on Twitter -- from the Hyundai Sun Bowl.  It's a photo of Coach in his new Lucchese Boots!

Justin Tuck Named to 2011 NFL Pro Bowl!

Former Notre Dame football star, Justin Tuck was named last night by the NFL to play in the 2011 NFL Pro Bowl -- January 30th in Honolulu!  For Tuck, this will be his second appearance in the NFL's annual All-Star game.  Congratulations Justin!  Here's a link to the New York Giants website and their story about Tuck's selection:

LINK:  JUSTIN TUCK OFF TO HONOLULU!

Hegarty Named High School Player of the Week!

Notre Dame football verbal commit, Matthew Hegarty (Aztec, New Mexico) was named today by Sports Illustrated as the High School Player of the Week.  Hegarty committed to the Irish in April and is widely considered one of the best offensive lineman -- if not the best -- in the country.  Here's a link to the story and video:

LINK:  MATT HEGARTY -- HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK!

Irish BB Team on ESPN2 Tonight @ 7 PM EST

The #15 Fighting Irish Men's Basketball team tips off the Big East schedule tonight against the #9 ranked Georgetown Hoyas.  It's a home game for Notre Dame and it will be televised on ESPN2 beginning at 7 PM EST.  Both teams are 11-1 on the season -- a great early test for Mike Brey's boys!  Here's a link to UND.COM's story on tonight's matchup:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME vs. GEORGETOWN

It's Only Had 1.8 Million Views -- the Rudy Play!

It's been 35 years and a MOVIE later -- but this YouTube video is the most watched Notre Dame moment on the web.  It's the actual game footage of the last few minutes of the ND vs. Georgia Tech game that became movie legend.  Here's a link to the story and video in the Seattle Post Intelligencer:

LINK:  THE RUDY PLAY

The "Red Hat Diaries" -- Hyundai Sun Bowl

Notre Dame senior "walk-on" QB, Brian Castello -- is writing a story each day this week from the Hyundai Sun Bowl for the South Bend Tribune.  Called the "Red Hat Diaries" in honor of the red hats that he and the back-up QB's at Notre Dame wear on game days.  You'll enjoy this:

LINK:  THE RED HAT DIARIES -- WEDNESDAY

Hyundai Sun Bowl: Wednesday Media Coverage

It's Hyundai Sun Bowl Week in El Paso, TX -- and with only two days left before Friday's 2 PM EST kick-off -- the Fighting Irish and Hurricanes still found time for some fun after yesterday's practices.  Here's a link to this morning's media coverage of the Fighting Irish!

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE 

LINK:  WNDU-TV

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  ON DOWN THE LINE BLOG

LINK:  ELKHART TRUTH

LINK:  TC PALM

LINK:  EL PASO TIMES:  COACHES PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  EL PASO TIMES:  EXTRA TICKETS SELL IN LESS THAN 1 MINUTE!

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish Visit Fort Bliss

The Notre Dame football team had an afternoon yesterday they won't soon forget!  The men and women at Fort Bliss hosted the Fighting Irish and the Hurricanes yesterday -- treating them to all of the "toys" of the military.  The photo is of Notre Dame junior, Mike Golic.  You'll enjoy the looks on all of the faces in this UND.COM video:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME AT FORT BLISS